Know by heart

Story-driven adventure about childhood friends whose shared memories come under threat

Ice-Pick Lodge · Released Feb 10, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 847
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Feb 22, 2022
Minimum PC: gtx 560; 4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Know by heart?

This single-player adventure takes place in a provincial Russian town around the turn of the century, as Misha's school crush returns and disrupts his routine. You reconnect with old friends and complete minigames tied to his thoughts and memories. The roughly five-hour story includes nonlinear elements and several endings.

For you if...

+you enjoy reflective stories about growing up and accepting loss

Not for you if...

−you want demanding puzzles rather than simple minigames

What players say

90% of 847 reviews are positive

Players praise the story's emotional impact and the town's atmosphere. Some find the pacing slow, with travel around town singled out as tedious.

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Know by heart system requirements

Minimum: gtx 560, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit or higher
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.5 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce gtx 560
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space

Does Know by heart have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Know by heart 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
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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: 20
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, Russian.

Does Know by 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam