Heartbound

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Heartbound

Short description

Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.

Developer
Pirate Software
Publisher
Pirate Software
Release
Mon, Dec 24, 2018
Price
$9.99
Reviews
3,251
Positive
53%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards
Tags
Story Rich RPG Adventure Indie Great Soundtrack Pixel Graphics Choices Matter 2D Singleplayer Action Early Access Puzzle Psychological Horror Funny Atmospheric Horror Cute Anime LGBTQ+
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.4msomewhere between $985k and $2m · roughly 100K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $9.85, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 1% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

8 data points since Jul 31, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$1.4m → ~$1.4m
Reviews 3,249 → 3,251
Followers 26,403 → 26,360
Price $9.99 → $9.99
Positive reviews 52.8% → 52.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 129 further data points reach back to Dec 1, 2018 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $7.99 on Dec 22, 2021.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Heartbound is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Story Rich + RPG + Adventure

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