Black Heart Games
@blackheartgames.bsky.social
Indie game tiny dev team. Makers of:
- 🪩 PlinkIdle Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3684530/PlinkIdle/
- 🤖 Rombo Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3704320/Rombo/
www.black-heart.games
- 🪩 PlinkIdle Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3684530/PlinkIdle/
- 🤖 Rombo Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3704320/Rombo/
www.black-heart.games
PlinkIdle is launching November 2! To say we're excited is a huge understatement.
Here's a video of this morning's build (mid game, a few runs in, choosing buffs, advancing through stages, collecting those offline earnings.) #indiegame
Here's a video of this morning's build (mid game, a few runs in, choosing buffs, advancing through stages, collecting those offline earnings.) #indiegame
September 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
PlinkIdle is launching November 2! To say we're excited is a huge understatement.
Here's a video of this morning's build (mid game, a few runs in, choosing buffs, advancing through stages, collecting those offline earnings.) #indiegame
Here's a video of this morning's build (mid game, a few runs in, choosing buffs, advancing through stages, collecting those offline earnings.) #indiegame
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💜 #FallinLoveFestival Stream Schedule 💜
Excited to announce that we will be participating in this VN fest with some incredible (and ace-friendly!) games this week:
Merry Crisis (@monsoongames.bsky.social)
Messy Hearts (@blackheartgames.bsky.social)
Starbright Agency (@thoughtbreadgames.bsky.social)
Excited to announce that we will be participating in this VN fest with some incredible (and ace-friendly!) games this week:
Merry Crisis (@monsoongames.bsky.social)
Messy Hearts (@blackheartgames.bsky.social)
Starbright Agency (@thoughtbreadgames.bsky.social)
September 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
💜 #FallinLoveFestival Stream Schedule 💜
Excited to announce that we will be participating in this VN fest with some incredible (and ace-friendly!) games this week:
Merry Crisis (@monsoongames.bsky.social)
Messy Hearts (@blackheartgames.bsky.social)
Starbright Agency (@thoughtbreadgames.bsky.social)
Excited to announce that we will be participating in this VN fest with some incredible (and ace-friendly!) games this week:
Merry Crisis (@monsoongames.bsky.social)
Messy Hearts (@blackheartgames.bsky.social)
Starbright Agency (@thoughtbreadgames.bsky.social)
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More #FallinLoveFestival streams! Tonight's game is Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social, a pixel art game with texting-style dialogue, journal narration, and somehow something about a cute seal, which is obviously the most exciting part. We want desperately to meet this seal.
Live now!
Live now!
AcesPlayingAtAttraction - Live on Twitch
making a mess - Fall in Love Festival | !freepalestine !action !educate !mobiledonation | Streaming messy hearts.
www.twitch.tv
September 5, 2026 at 1:41 AM
More #FallinLoveFestival streams! Tonight's game is Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social, a pixel art game with texting-style dialogue, journal narration, and somehow something about a cute seal, which is obviously the most exciting part. We want desperately to meet this seal.
Live now!
Live now!
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Planned Demos:
The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not by @solarprotag.bsky.social
Rottenroots by @lara-klabautermann.bsky.social
Bellochia: Love Powered by Gears by @zntprod.com.br
Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social
Merry Crisis by @monsoongames.bsky.social
The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not by @solarprotag.bsky.social
Rottenroots by @lara-klabautermann.bsky.social
Bellochia: Love Powered by Gears by @zntprod.com.br
Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social
Merry Crisis by @monsoongames.bsky.social
September 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Planned Demos:
The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not by @solarprotag.bsky.social
Rottenroots by @lara-klabautermann.bsky.social
Bellochia: Love Powered by Gears by @zntprod.com.br
Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social
Merry Crisis by @monsoongames.bsky.social
The Mysterious Thief Forget Me Not by @solarprotag.bsky.social
Rottenroots by @lara-klabautermann.bsky.social
Bellochia: Love Powered by Gears by @zntprod.com.br
Messy Hearts by @blackheartgames.bsky.social
Merry Crisis by @monsoongames.bsky.social
PlinkIdle is in its final stretch of development. As I playtested recently, I found myself utterly hating looking at the same boring, static modals and screens over and over.
So I added 💫 motion 💫
I'm enjoying making the interface come alive.
#indiegame #ui
So I added 💫 motion 💫
I'm enjoying making the interface come alive.
#indiegame #ui
July 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
PlinkIdle is in its final stretch of development. As I playtested recently, I found myself utterly hating looking at the same boring, static modals and screens over and over.
So I added 💫 motion 💫
I'm enjoying making the interface come alive.
#indiegame #ui
So I added 💫 motion 💫
I'm enjoying making the interface come alive.
#indiegame #ui
Messy Hearts' first DLC is out now! Volume 2 just dropped on Itch and Steam.
Time to unpack that dark situationship as we go deeper in this retro cozy interactive fiction indie game. 🍿
Time to unpack that dark situationship as we go deeper in this retro cozy interactive fiction indie game. 🍿
July 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Messy Hearts' first DLC is out now! Volume 2 just dropped on Itch and Steam.
Time to unpack that dark situationship as we go deeper in this retro cozy interactive fiction indie game. 🍿
Time to unpack that dark situationship as we go deeper in this retro cozy interactive fiction indie game. 🍿
PlinkIdle is in Next Fest with a new demo! #indiegame #cozygame #SteamNextFest
Lots of new features to share for this guy. New UI, new upgrades, new balance, new prestige system.
Lots of new features to share for this guy. New UI, new upgrades, new balance, new prestige system.
June 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
PlinkIdle is in Next Fest with a new demo! #indiegame #cozygame #SteamNextFest
Lots of new features to share for this guy. New UI, new upgrades, new balance, new prestige system.
Lots of new features to share for this guy. New UI, new upgrades, new balance, new prestige system.
Can you ever really have enough cozy, laid back indie games?
PlinkIdle is full of satisfying little biomes where balls bonk, bump, drip, and ricochet at you all day long. #PlinkIdle #cozygame #indiegame
PlinkIdle is full of satisfying little biomes where balls bonk, bump, drip, and ricochet at you all day long. #PlinkIdle #cozygame #indiegame
June 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Can you ever really have enough cozy, laid back indie games?
PlinkIdle is full of satisfying little biomes where balls bonk, bump, drip, and ricochet at you all day long. #PlinkIdle #cozygame #indiegame
PlinkIdle is full of satisfying little biomes where balls bonk, bump, drip, and ricochet at you all day long. #PlinkIdle #cozygame #indiegame
First game launched yesterday on Steam! 🥰
First and only review was from an account whose profile said "I write bad reviews of indie games for money." 💀💀💀
Gotta love the gaming community. Any advice for developing thick skin in this indie dev world? I'm having trouble with the vibes today. 🙃
First and only review was from an account whose profile said "I write bad reviews of indie games for money." 💀💀💀
Gotta love the gaming community. Any advice for developing thick skin in this indie dev world? I'm having trouble with the vibes today. 🙃
April 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
First game launched yesterday on Steam! 🥰
First and only review was from an account whose profile said "I write bad reviews of indie games for money." 💀💀💀
Gotta love the gaming community. Any advice for developing thick skin in this indie dev world? I'm having trouble with the vibes today. 🙃
First and only review was from an account whose profile said "I write bad reviews of indie games for money." 💀💀💀
Gotta love the gaming community. Any advice for developing thick skin in this indie dev world? I'm having trouble with the vibes today. 🙃
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Messy Hearts has launched and is free on Steam! @blackheartgames.bsky.social
If you've been on the hunt for grown queer storytelling w/ a strangely comforting crushing humbling despair, get a copy!
I'm still profoundly destroyed by what I saw in the demo.
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
If you've been on the hunt for grown queer storytelling w/ a strangely comforting crushing humbling despair, get a copy!
I'm still profoundly destroyed by what I saw in the demo.
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
Messy Hearts on Steam
Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal stor...
store.steampowered.com
April 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Messy Hearts has launched and is free on Steam! @blackheartgames.bsky.social
If you've been on the hunt for grown queer storytelling w/ a strangely comforting crushing humbling despair, get a copy!
I'm still profoundly destroyed by what I saw in the demo.
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
If you've been on the hunt for grown queer storytelling w/ a strangely comforting crushing humbling despair, get a copy!
I'm still profoundly destroyed by what I saw in the demo.
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
Every time I think Messy Hearts is launch-ready, I find more stupid little tiny bugs. SO MANY STUPID LITTLE TINY BUGS.
April 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Every time I think Messy Hearts is launch-ready, I find more stupid little tiny bugs. SO MANY STUPID LITTLE TINY BUGS.
Messy Hearts was SO READY for release, like...so ready. But then I decided I wanted a few more quality of life features, so...now it's a buggy mess again.
But the good news: It'll have controller support done right! And some better UI.
But the good news: It'll have controller support done right! And some better UI.
April 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Messy Hearts was SO READY for release, like...so ready. But then I decided I wanted a few more quality of life features, so...now it's a buggy mess again.
But the good news: It'll have controller support done right! And some better UI.
But the good news: It'll have controller support done right! And some better UI.
It's always such a huge relief to get a game through Steamworks and get it approved for relief after many failed attempts! But now I have this problem.
#indiegamedev
#indiegamedev
February 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's always such a huge relief to get a game through Steamworks and get it approved for relief after many failed attempts! But now I have this problem.
#indiegamedev
#indiegamedev
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Boston Game Dev is excited to be partnering with PAX East to bring some Massachusetts indie games to the PAX show floor!!
We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below
Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...
We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below
Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Boston Game Dev is excited to be partnering with PAX East to bring some Massachusetts indie games to the PAX show floor!!
We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below
Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...
We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below
Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...
go.bsky.app/EAq6rA3 Sharing this awesome starter pack of amazing devs who make games about love and heartbreak <3
The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball on Steam starts today. So excited for Messy Hearts to be a part of it!
The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball on Steam starts today. So excited for Messy Hearts to be a part of it!
Romance and Heartbreak Game Devs
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
go.bsky.app/EAq6rA3 Sharing this awesome starter pack of amazing devs who make games about love and heartbreak <3
The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball on Steam starts today. So excited for Messy Hearts to be a part of it!
The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball on Steam starts today. So excited for Messy Hearts to be a part of it!
AND WE'RE LIVE. Phew, what a sprint. 😮💨
Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free:
- Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
- Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts
Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤
Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free:
- Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
- Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts
Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤
Messy Hearts on Steam
Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal stor...
store.steampowered.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
AND WE'RE LIVE. Phew, what a sprint. 😮💨
Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free:
- Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
- Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts
Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤
Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free:
- Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
- Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts
Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤
Messy Hearts demo is launching soon! I'll post an announcement when we go live. <3
Messy Hearts is a cozy-sad visual novel about a situationship gone awry.
#indiegame #visualnovel #pixelart
Messy Hearts is a cozy-sad visual novel about a situationship gone awry.
#indiegame #visualnovel #pixelart
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Messy Hearts demo is launching soon! I'll post an announcement when we go live. <3
Messy Hearts is a cozy-sad visual novel about a situationship gone awry.
#indiegame #visualnovel #pixelart
Messy Hearts is a cozy-sad visual novel about a situationship gone awry.
#indiegame #visualnovel #pixelart
If an early crusty demo on itch.io underperforms, is it better to create a brand new game page for it when things are much farther along, or post a major update? I would LOVE to re-roll with a new launch, but not sure if it's a faux pas.
#itch.io #indiegamedev
#itch.io #indiegamedev
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
If an early crusty demo on itch.io underperforms, is it better to create a brand new game page for it when things are much farther along, or post a major update? I would LOVE to re-roll with a new launch, but not sure if it's a faux pas.
#itch.io #indiegamedev
#itch.io #indiegamedev
Check out the before & after art style for Messy Hearts, our ultra-cozy (and ultra-messy, kinda sad) pixel art visual novel.
The updated art is coming soon to Itch + our Steam demo.
To wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
#pixelart #indiegame #visualnovel
The updated art is coming soon to Itch + our Steam demo.
To wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
#pixelart #indiegame #visualnovel
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Check out the before & after art style for Messy Hearts, our ultra-cozy (and ultra-messy, kinda sad) pixel art visual novel.
The updated art is coming soon to Itch + our Steam demo.
To wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
#pixelart #indiegame #visualnovel
The updated art is coming soon to Itch + our Steam demo.
To wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...
#pixelart #indiegame #visualnovel
I made a lil' slice-of-work-life video about making UI for hotkeys (Figma and Unity) in PlinkIdle. Sloppy indie game dev in action if anyone is into that sort of thing. 😅
youtu.be/O1jb1JMwICs
youtu.be/O1jb1JMwICs
Game UI: Watch me design hotkey schematics for PlinkIdle in Figma and Unity
YouTube video by Black Heart Games
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I made a lil' slice-of-work-life video about making UI for hotkeys (Figma and Unity) in PlinkIdle. Sloppy indie game dev in action if anyone is into that sort of thing. 😅
youtu.be/O1jb1JMwICs
youtu.be/O1jb1JMwICs
PlinkIdle's first playtest is live on Steam!! We're super excited to get everyone's feedback. It's not too late to enroll if you'd like to check it out. :D #indiegame #playtest
www.brokenworm.com/playtest-pli...
www.brokenworm.com/playtest-pli...
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
PlinkIdle's first playtest is live on Steam!! We're super excited to get everyone's feedback. It's not too late to enroll if you'd like to check it out. :D #indiegame #playtest
www.brokenworm.com/playtest-pli...
www.brokenworm.com/playtest-pli...
PlinkIdle is having an Early Access sale on Itch!
Get it for super cheap for a limited time, and you can see our build progress as we develop the game.
black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle
Get it for super cheap for a limited time, and you can see our build progress as we develop the game.
black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle
PlinkIdle by Black Heart Games, David Frankel, Lauren S - Black Heart Games, misanthropitron, batlove, wearebrokenworm, maklio
Drop the ball. Upgrade your world. Watch the chaos unfold.
black-heart-games-studio.itch.io
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
PlinkIdle is having an Early Access sale on Itch!
Get it for super cheap for a limited time, and you can see our build progress as we develop the game.
black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle
Get it for super cheap for a limited time, and you can see our build progress as we develop the game.
black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle
ThePiPiper will be playing PlinkIdle and Messy Hearts today at 11-12EST / 5-6 CET! We haven't done a lot of streamer outreach yet, so we're really excited to see what they think. I hope they like the games!
www.twitch.tv/thepipiper
www.twitch.tv/thepipiper
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November 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
ThePiPiper will be playing PlinkIdle and Messy Hearts today at 11-12EST / 5-6 CET! We haven't done a lot of streamer outreach yet, so we're really excited to see what they think. I hope they like the games!
www.twitch.tv/thepipiper
www.twitch.tv/thepipiper
Any #VisualNovel fans out there in the indie game world? Our VN, Messy Hearts, is participating in Steam Next Fest!
Check out our free demo, full of pixel art and retro vibes and big moods.
store.steampowered.com/app/4044260/...
Check out our free demo, full of pixel art and retro vibes and big moods.
store.steampowered.com/app/4044260/...
Messy Hearts Demo on Steam
The Messy Hearts demo is the first volume of a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and messy boundaries i...
store.steampowered.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Any #VisualNovel fans out there in the indie game world? Our VN, Messy Hearts, is participating in Steam Next Fest!
Check out our free demo, full of pixel art and retro vibes and big moods.
store.steampowered.com/app/4044260/...
Check out our free demo, full of pixel art and retro vibes and big moods.
store.steampowered.com/app/4044260/...
Thank you to Games Ardor for featuring Messy Hearts! <3
I love seeing people boosting the visibility of the buried indie games that people are likely to miss. This seems like a great site to follow.
gamesardor.net/top-steam-ga...
I love seeing people boosting the visibility of the buried indie games that people are likely to miss. This seems like a great site to follow.
gamesardor.net/top-steam-ga...
Top Steam Games to Look Out for in October 2025 | Game List | Games Ardor
Discover the Top Steam Games to Look Out for in October 2025 with fresh releases and exciting updates. Find your next favorite game this month.
gamesardor.net
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thank you to Games Ardor for featuring Messy Hearts! <3
I love seeing people boosting the visibility of the buried indie games that people are likely to miss. This seems like a great site to follow.
gamesardor.net/top-steam-ga...
I love seeing people boosting the visibility of the buried indie games that people are likely to miss. This seems like a great site to follow.
gamesardor.net/top-steam-ga...