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Heaven's Vault

Narrative space adventure about archaeology, choices, and decoding ancient writing

inkle Ltd · Released Apr 16, 2019

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 2,010
Recent reviews
Mixed
58% of 17 in 30 days
Players
14
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Apr 24, 2024
Minimum PC
GTX 660
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Heaven's Vault?

A single-player, point-and-click adventure set in the Nebula, where archaeologist Aliya Elasra searches for a missing roboticist with her robot companion, Six. You explore ruins, sail between locations on space rivers, translate ancient inscriptions, and make choices that affect the story.

For you if...

  • +you like patiently following clues through conversations and ruins
  • +you enjoy building up an understanding of a fictional language
  • +you prefer story choices that shape character relationships

Not for you if...

  • −you want action instead of reading and investigating
  • −you want demanding puzzles rather than story-led exploration

What players say

84% of 2,010 reviews are positive · 58% of 17 in the last 30 days

Players praise the worldbuilding, mystery, and process of deciphering the ancient language. Their most common complaint is that walking, sailing, dialogue, and transitions take too long; some also dislike the limited ability to revisit locations or reload choices.

Players over time

▲ +3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Oct 3, 20269
Oct 2, 20269
Oct 1, 20265
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Sep 29, 202614
Sep 28, 20268
Sep 27, 20267
Sep 26, 202611
Sep 25, 20266
Sep 24, 202610
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 23, 202612
Sep 22, 20267

How many players finish Heaven's Vault?

28% of Steam players have unlocked «Complete the Game», 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

Heaven's Vault screenshot 1

Heaven's Vault system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or later
Processor
SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2+ Gb of vram
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Not recommended for Intel HD GPUs

Does Heaven's Vault have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Heaven's Vault 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
44
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Heaven's Vault 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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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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