Messy Hearts has recently added full controller support, and has a Linux build which means that it should be perfect for playing on the Steam Deck.

I don't usually write these, so apologies if I've gone way off script. In a few words: powerful, frustrating, uncomfortable, compelling, and brave. I'm listed. I want to see how it ends. I'm rooting for every character in this story. I feel a lot of appreciation for the closeness of it. I finished it an hour ago and my mind has been spinning on it because it moved me and because I'm not quite sure if I'm experiencing it as it was intended to be experienced or not, and that's exciting! As a female dev ...

Hiya! I'm writing up a tumblr post with a few Next Fest recs, and thought I'd share what I wrote about Messy Hearts here for you, so you know how much I enjoyed it: "Oh, I love this! So Messy Hearts is a well paced, linear VN with gorgeous, poppy pixel art, and a refreshingly adult story about the complexities of ethically non-monogamous dating among a group of complicated, neurodivergent adults, who all have jobs and kids and spouses! It’s genuinely messy, feels like a really good depiction of how ...