Heartworm

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Title: Heartworm
Genre: Action , Adventure , Indie

Developer: Vincent Adinolfi

Publisher: DreadXP

Franchise: DreadXP

Release Date: Jul 31, 2025

About This Game

Sam, unable to move on from the death of her beloved grandfather, falls down an internet rabbit hole chasing the promise of reuniting with him.

Following the lead of a mysterious forum, she finds herself at a supposedly supernatural house in the mountain, hoping to make contact with the other side.

• A journey through grief and loss within retro-inspired atmospheric environments.

• 4-6 hours of gameplay with multiple endings

• Both pre-rendered and in-game cutscenes

• A focus on exploration with classic puzzles, and limited combat using a camera as a weapon

• A modern control scheme with 3rd person over-the-shoulder aiming and optional classic tank controls

• Optional pixelation and retro effects calling back to the first 3D console era for a more authentic experience

• A haunting original soundtrack

Experience a psychologically-focused narrative love letter to late 90s genre staples Silent Hill and Resident Evil.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains written and visual depictions of death.

System Requirements

Windows

Minimum:

• OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) or Windows 10
  
• Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
  
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable
  
• DirectX: Version 10
  
• Storage: 8 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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