Reanimated Heart (demo)

Reanimated Heart is a character-driven horror romance visual novel about finding love in a mysterious small town.

In a unique setting inspired by pulp horror, the player has to figure out how to build a life from scratch in a strange dimension where the sun never rises and supernatural creatures live freely. There are three mysterious love interests with their own distinct storylines and secrets to uncover, each of their routes contributing their own perspective to the wider story.

This game is currently in development. It will receive free updates up until the end of Chapter 1. The full game will then be released here and Steam.

This game is no longer being updated on Itch for the foreseeable future. The updates will now be on Patreon until release.

PLEASE DO NOT SKIP READING THE WARNINGS BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME. LIKE ANY HORROR MOVIE, THESE TOPICS WILL BE TACKLED BY THE GAME DIRECTLY. PLAYER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

!!! Click here for Content Warnings !!!

Content Warnings (Subject to Change as the Story Progresses): Drug Use/Abuse, Alcoholism, General Abuse, Graphic Violence, Death/Dying, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual Assault, Necrophilia, Eye Trauma, Occult Magic, Animal Death, Mentions of Body Possession, Mild Jumpscares, Insects (Spiders, centipedes, moths etc.), Mentioned Bigotry, Police Brutality, Suicide, Mutilation of Corpses, Tattoo/Piercing Needles

(As of Chapter 1, which is this demo, there is no Explicit Sexual Content yet, but it will be implemented in future chapters.)

At the moment, this version currently has:

• The prologue introduction and in-progress Chapter 1
• Customizable player name, appearance, pronouns and biological sex
• Dynamic dialogue trees -- hold interesting conversations and define your own personality
• Original artwork and soundtrack
• Unique main menu and game UI
• A character journal and inventory system
• Player choice affects plot 
  
• Three bisexual love interests that will feature explicit scenes that adjust depending on player customization
• Partial voice acting
• Three jobs with unique NPCs -- deliver pot to quirky townsfolk, serve drinks at a punk bar, or become a forest witch's apprentice
• 86,000+ word count (in-progress)
  

We are aiming for the following features in the future:

• Three chapters with their own plots
• A gallery for music and art
• Multiple endings for each route, good and bad
• Ideally, at least 4-5 hours playtime with high replay value

SPECIAL CREDITS:

Thank you to the following for helping me with the game!

Main Programmer: Exodus
Music Composers: Claira, Sleepy
Editor: My husband Clovis
Artists: Taymaddi, Gummy
Journal Writer: Mell

Voice Actors

Studio: Very Berry Studios
Crux Hertz: Alex Ross
Black Lumaban: Christian Cruz
Vincenzo Maria Fontana: Devin J. McLaughlin (male)
Grete Braun: Maganda Marie
Missy: Zoe D. Lee