Know by Heart

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  • Summary: Misha, the protagonist, is stuck in his monotonous, dead-end job, until one day the routine is shattered as his school crush returns to town. For the first time in years Misha regains hope of escaping the ennui of his daily life. A brief but tumultuous episode of the town's life isMisha, the protagonist, is stuck in his monotonous, dead-end job, until one day the routine is shattered as his school crush returns to town. For the first time in years Misha regains hope of escaping the ennui of his daily life. A brief but tumultuous episode of the town's life is interwoven with the story of a gang of childhood friends coming back together. It's up to them to journey down memory lanes and rekindle their friendship, but their memories of the past and the very bonds between them become threatened...

    "Know by heart..." is a game about accepting loss. The plot, the music, the intuitive gameplay and atmospheric mini-games work together to weave an illusion of briefly returning to one's childhood and inevitably growing up, the feeling of time slipping through our fingers.

    Players will be immersed into the quiet life of a provincial Russian town, where traces and echoes of the Soviet era can still be seen and heard.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Slant Magazine
    Feb 22, 2022
    80
    Ice-Pick Lodge’s game is in direct conversation with the developer’s Pathologic series, and seems to serve as a kind of inverse to it.
  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Mar 2, 2022
    70
    Know by heart is an exciting and well-written story, despite starting out very slowly.
  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 28, 2022
    70
    Know by Heart could have been a nice romantic movie in the vein of Perfect Sense, free from its mediocre gameplay. Still, it is somewhat satisfying to play.
  4. Adventure Game Hotspot
    Jun 14, 2023
    70
    With its limited interaction, Know by heart… may have worked better as a book or film, but it’s a beautiful game with a touching personal story that never loses its focus on the people of a quiet town in crisis.
  5. Gamepressure
    Feb 13, 2022
    60
    Know by heart feels personal, that’s for sure. Ice-Pick Lodge told us an interesting story, set in an even more interesting place and time. I just wish they built an interesting game around it as well.
  6. Screen Rant
    Feb 14, 2022
    40
    Know by Heart features a meticulously crafted story, and its feeling of nostalgia comes from a genuine place, but it doesn't sell its narrative in an entertaining way. Know by Heart involves a character being given a reprieve from their boring job to relive happier times with their friends, but they have only passed their boredom onto the player.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Samcro123
    Sep 10, 2023
    10
    10/10. Beautiful game. It surprised me how good story it is. minimalistic graphic is ok but story is most important
  2. Arokollo
    Feb 11, 2022
    10
    It is a touching and sad tribute to youth and memories. And an instructive parable about the need to let go of the past.
    Not immediately    It is a touching and sad tribute to youth and memories. And an instructive parable about the need to let go of the past.
    Not immediately noticeable, but insane variability, interesting visual style, thick atmosphere and excellent voice acting.
    I hope this is not the last such project of this studio.    … Expand
  4. Semyyyla
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    Потрясающая игра от русских разработчиков.
  5. GVB
    Dec 21, 2022
    8
    A sad tale about loss and young love and hope. Very well written (the developers are the creators of Pathologic, so you can imagine the topA sad tale about loss and young love and hope. Very well written (the developers are the creators of Pathologic, so you can imagine the top quality of the narrative). My only problem is with the lack of subtlety of the premise. IMHO there are better ways to do it, with a not so obviously metaphorical "problem".

    But hey, it's a really good game.    … Expand
  6. Ragnar1987
    Feb 9, 2023
    8
    Классная игра, воспринимается скорей как визуальная новелла. Сюжет интригует. Атмосфера 10 из 10. Минус, не хватает вариативности и хотелосьКлассная игра, воспринимается скорей как визуальная новелла. Сюжет интригует. Атмосфера 10 из 10. Минус, не хватает вариативности и хотелось бы больше концовок.… Expand
  7. grihajedy
    Mar 23, 2022
    7
    7/10
    Русские создатели легендарного "Мора" пробуют себя в новых жанрах.
    На этот раз это Point & Click бродилка/квест. Графика очень простая,    7/10
    Русские создатели легендарного "Мора" пробуют себя в новых жанрах.
    На этот раз это Point & Click бродилка/квест. Графика очень простая, везде 2 полигона, что, в совокупности с другими факторами, делает игру очень "на любителя".
    По сути игра, как книжка, или визуальная новелла, про какие-то бытовые частные воспоминания одного человека, в центре которых стоит, конечно же, любовная история, изюминкой должны были стать декорации Советского Союза и, типо настольгия, но, если честно, эта тематика уже очень надоела на данный момент, тем более, в таком формате, мне, как зумеру, особенно тяжко в такое играть. Всё-таки мне кажется игра должна быть видеоигрой, либо делайте уже 2д новеллу, либо книгу напишите, ну не вижу я никакой надобности подавать эту историю в таком формате.

    Подписывайтесь на Кураторство в Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37365104/    … Expand
  8. hyunwest123
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    not my cup of tea. the grphics are too minimalist/abstract for my taste and the game doesn't make sense to me. got bored within the first minute.

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