I’m Kostas Zarifis from Rogue Sun and we’re excited to announce that our immersive narrative-driven puzzle adventure, tin heartsComing today to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
A powerful story of love and compromise, tin hearts unravels the thought-provoking story of Albert J. Butterworth, a genius inventor of the Victorian era, masterfully woven into the fabric of a world steeped in mystery. March through more than 50 levels full of time-consuming puzzles that will make the soldiers flee, breaking new ground and solving increasingly complicated puzzles to help your soldiers reach their goal.
To prepare for an emotional journey that could both warm and break your heart, here are our top tips to help you solve the increasingly complicated puzzles!
There are clues everywhere!
When you take your first steps into the whimsical and magical world of toys tin hearts You’ll soon find that there are clues everywhere. With various photo frames, hidden handwritten letters and memories to discover in each level, that will soon be clear tin hearts is a puzzle and storytelling game in equal measure. Familiarize yourself with each one and you’ll be rewarded with a heartwarming story!
Solve puzzles with your imagination
Don’t be afraid to use your imagination to solve each of the increasingly complex puzzles. Each new invention has a unique mechanic that opens new possibilities to help your soldiers achieve their goal.
From toy drums to get your soldiers to safety, cannons to build makeshift bridges, trains to forge new ways to stick wheels, and balloon machines to glide you through space, you might even find that there are different possibilities for each puzzle!
A relaxed puzzle adventure
tin hearts is a challenging puzzle adventure – but it’s not a punishment. Instead, we aim to create a relaxed atmosphere free from serious consequences for player actions. For example, it’s possible to reverse time to save your soldiers from a disturbing fate, but most of the puzzles can also be solved without every single soldier reaching the goal! At least we hope you will try!
Manipulate the clock!
As the adventure continues tin hearts introduces the player to the mechanics of the cuckoo clock and pocket watch and unlocks the ability to manipulate time, which in turn increasingly aids in solving puzzles.
Players will find that they can freeze time entirely to get a fuller picture of what they need to do, reverse time to change the trajectory, or alternatively speed up time once the puzzle has been solved!
Push the chicken!
Finally, keep an eye out for the miniature toy chickens hidden everywhere tin hearts. Reminiscent of our time fable Give the chickens a nudge at Lionhead Studios for a fun Easter egg!
We are so proud of the release tin hearts, We hope you’ll take the time to solve the relaxing puzzles, enjoy the poignant soundtrack, unravel a deeply emotional story across generations and dimensions, and ultimately enjoy a wholesome game that we’ve grown our hearts into over the years and put our soul
tin hearts
Wired Productions Ltd
$29.99
Behind every brilliant invention lies an incredible story. From members of the team that brought you Fable comes Tin Hearts – an immersive puzzle adventure wrapped in a powerful story of love and compromise. Lead a squad of mischievous toy soldiers through a world of magical toys and use a variety of whimsical and imaginative contraptions to hop, shoot and slide them to their destination. March through more than 50 levels of time-consuming puzzles that send soldiers fleeing, find new ways for your toys, and solve progressively more elaborate puzzles to unravel the emotional, thought-provoking story of Albert J. Butterworth, a genius inventor of the Victorian style, to reveal times. Embark on a trail of puzzles: pilot toy cannons to clear the path in front of you, jump to new heights with trampoline drums, and manipulate balloon inflation machines to help the soldiers reach their goal! UNVEIL THE STORY: Discover a deeply emotional story that spans generations and dimensions, masterfully woven into the fabric of this mysterious world. Clues are everywhere, look for them and you’ll be rewarded with a heartfelt story beautifully voiced and animated in three acts. EXPLORE A MAGICAL WORLD: Feel like a kid in a toy store as you immerse yourself in a magical, alternate Victorian universe filled with nostalgic warmth and charm. USE YOUR IMAGINATION: Unlock powers to control objects in the world, from wooden blocks to drums to toy trains. Link objects in interesting ways as you build paths to the exit for your fearless toy soldiers to follow and slowly unveil the mysteries of their past. MANIPULATE TIME: Pause, fast forward and rewind time to change the outcome of your actions and solve increasingly complex puzzles. ENJOY THE UNFORGETTABLE SOUNDTRACK: Take your time working through the relaxing puzzles and enjoy the haunting soundtrack by award-winning composer Matthew Chastney, whose credits include trailers for “JOKER”, “Chernobyl” and “Bridgerton”. FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF FABLE: Tin Hearts is brought to life by former members of the exceptionally talented Lionhead Studios development team behind the critically acclaimed Fable series.