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Ocean's Heart

Top-down action RPG exploring flooded ruins for a missing father

Max Mraz · Published by Nordcurrent Labs · Released Jan 21, 2021

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 1,510
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Sep 19, 2023
Minimum PC
OpenGL 3.0
0.2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Ocean's Heart?

This top-down pixel-art action RPG follows Tilia as she searches for her missing father across forests, mountains, marshes, and the ruins of a flooded kingdom. You explore at your own pace, complete side quests, solve puzzles, fight monsters with weapons and magic, and gather materials for potions and weapon upgrades.

For you if...

  • +you like wandering through top-down worlds at your own pace
  • +you enjoy finding secrets and taking on side quests
  • +you like puzzles alongside real-time monster fights

Not for you if...

  • −you want a linear story without optional detours
  • −you prefer turn-based battles to real-time combat

What players say

82% of 1,510 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art, exploration, and side quests. Common complaints focus on awkward controls, stiff directional combat, and maps and quests that give too little guidance.

How many players finish Ocean's Heart?

18% of Steam players have unlocked «Ocean's Heart», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Ocean's Heart system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 3.0, 0.2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows7 (64bit)
Processor
1 GHz
Graphics
OpenGL 3.0
Memory
200 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows7 (64bit)
Processor
2.5 GHz
Graphics
OpenGL 3.0
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space

Does Ocean's Heart have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Ocean's Heart run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
21
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.

Does Ocean's Heart 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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