The HeartBeat
A cyberpunk rhythm game about keeping a dying mayor alive
猫柚工作室 · Released Oct 5, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 115
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Oct 11, 2020
What is The HeartBeat?
In this text-based rhythm game set in New Dunk in 2077, you govern a city threatened by a digital virus. You follow music and screen prompts to pump a mechanical heart while reviewing your secretary's reports and choosing policies that affect the city's future.
For you if...
- +you enjoy replaying short stories to explore different outcomes
Not for you if...
- −you want to read and deliberate at your own pace
What players say
98% of 115 reviews are positive
Players praise the combination of rhythm play and political decision-making. A reviewer criticizes the English translation and reports problems with how some endings are coded.
Screenshots and trailer
The HeartBeat system requirements
Minimum: GTX 650, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows
- Processor
- I3
- Graphics
- GTX 650
- Memory
- 100 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does The HeartBeat have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The HeartBeat run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.
Does The HeartBeat use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam