Pine Hearts
A hiking adventure about childhood memories and helping park locals
Hyper Luminal Games Ltd · Published by Secret Mode · Released May 23, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 80
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 10 months ago
- Dec 16, 2025
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Pine Hearts?
You guide Tyke through a Scottish Highlands-inspired nature reserve in a single-player exploration adventure, as he attempts the mountain his late father never climbed. You solve small puzzles and unlock equipment and abilities that open new routes and shortcuts across an interconnected map.
For you if...
- +you prefer short adventures with an unhurried pace
- +you enjoy collecting items and checking every corner
Not for you if...
- −you expect difficult puzzles or intricate Metroidvania abilities
- −you want clear directions rather than searching for objectives
What players say
95% of 80 reviews are positive
Players praise the colorful art and bittersweet story. Some find the wandering and repeated interactions tedious, while recent negative reviews also report freezing and loading failures.
Screenshots and trailer
Pine Hearts system requirements
Minimum: with DX10 (shader model 4…, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Pine Hearts?
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- OS
- Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
- Processor
- SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Pine Hearts have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Pine Hearts run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 37
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Polish.
Does Pine Hearts 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
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Exploration
- Relaxing
- Adventure
- Cute
- Casual
- Nature
- Short
- Singleplayer
- Family Friendly
- Walking Simulator
- Funny
- Isometric
- Emotional
- Story Rich
- Cozy
Recent updates
- Dec 16, 2025 · Small Patch Update v1.5
- Nov 4, 2025 · Small Patch update v1.4
- Sep 9, 2025 · New Update Now Live: Patch Notes, plus Mobile News!
- Jun 24, 2025 · Update 1.1.0.87
- Jul 23, 2024 · Update 1.0.3
2 DLC available.