Tin Hearts

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  • Summary: Behind every brilliant invention, hides a magical story. Guide a troop of tin soldiers through a magical toy-filled world, in this immersive puzzle adventure game from members of the team that brought you Fable.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Impulsegamer
    May 4, 2023
    90
    Tin Hearts is the adorable, and poignant spiritual successor to Lemmings you never knew you needed.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Apr 28, 2023
    85
    Tin Hearts is a delightfully charming puzzle game, the likes of which I’ve not played in a long time. The story is effortlessly engaging and the puzzle mechanics demand you play just one more level. They’re not unfairly obtuse while also still offering a solid challenge. The opening stages don’t show the game in its best light right away, but once things get moving Tin Hearts is difficult to put down. A few minor technical and user interface issues caused some brief stumbling but rarely put a damper on my enjoyment.
  3. KeenGamer
    May 3, 2023
    80
    Tin Hearts is a fun and touching narrative puzzle game. The puzzles are creative and challenging (and a little long), while the story is engrossing without getting in the way of the puzzles. The steampunk art direction and Victorian setting draw you in to the world, story, and the gameplay even more. A lack of graphical polish and performance issues keep this otherwise great game from being amazing.
  4. GAMES.CH
    Apr 28, 2023
    78
    Tin Hearts is a wonderful little game of guiding toy soldiers through the remnants and memories of a toy workshop. While a little light on challenging experienced players, an excellent level progression, heartwarming story, and downright adorable visual design more than make up for it. However, the Nintendo Switch version suffers from muddy textures and occasional stutters that pull an otherwise excellent experience down.
  5. The Games Machine
    May 2, 2023
    78
    An atmospherically rich puzzle game with an intriguing backstory and simple but layered gameplay. Too bad about a few too many stumbles on Nintendo Switch and near-zero replayability.
  6. Gaming Age
    Apr 24, 2023
    75
    If you’re a fan of Lemmings – or even just a fan of heartfelt stories with nice visuals – there’s still plenty here you should be able to enjoy. Tin Hearts isn’t going to make you rethink your opinion of the genre, but if you’re already a fan, you’ll have fun with this.
  7. Pure Nintendo
    May 10, 2023
    75
    Tin Hearts offers puzzle gamers a touching story and plenty of challenges across its 40+ levels, some of which are quite lengthy and rewarding. However, user interface issues, inconsistent graphics, and a few odd development decisions make toy time a little less fun than it could have been.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. MontyMarwood
    May 5, 2023
    10
    The game starts off fairly simple, with blocks that contain certain icons cut from their woodwork, making it easy to slot these into the rightThe game starts off fairly simple, with blocks that contain certain icons cut from their woodwork, making it easy to slot these into the right place. Later on, however, completely blank objects can be placed anywhere, so you’re given complete creative freedom in how you’re going to solve the puzzle.

    Then the story kicks in and I am now sobbing. Well played.    … Expand
  2. Frank447
    May 13, 2023
    10
    3D Lemmings in a nutshell but with loads more to offer.

    Stop, rewind, and fast forward time make trying out different strategies a breeze.    3D Lemmings in a nutshell but with loads more to offer.

    Stop, rewind, and fast forward time make trying out different strategies a breeze.
    Future path tracing during stop time makes aligning blocks and other interactive items simple.
    On some levels you are given separate control of one soldier independent of the rest which creates some great puzzle solving challenges.

    Level 33 so far and have enjoyed every minute.
    Never repetitive, introduction of new interactive items / play mechanics is well paced.
    Graphics are good (backgrounds) to great (animation of toy soldiers and backstory videos).
    Music is so-so but voice acting for the backstory videos is high quality.

    Difficulty / complexity increase with level but never to the point of total frustration.

    Overall, a great quality game, hope a sequel is in the works.    … Expand
  4. caldakos
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Extremely pleasant puzzler experienced through an engaging emotional story.
  5. Cherebi
    May 4, 2023
    9
    Tin Hearts is a wholesome puzzle game that offers more than meets the eye. Throughout the game you are told a story about a family, andTin Hearts is a wholesome puzzle game that offers more than meets the eye. Throughout the game you are told a story about a family, and alongside the music and voice acting, you feel invested in their lives and their world.

    The puzzles gradually increase in difficulty and you get introduced to new gameplay puzzle mechanics often that keep the gameplay feeling fresh and new.

    if you enjoy "Lemming" style puzzle games then Tin Hearts is definitely one for you to check out.
    (Game was played on the Nintendo Switch version)    … Expand
  6. applecrotz
    May 7, 2023
    9
    I used to love playing Lemmings, and Tin Hearts reminds me of it, even though it is much more complex. Tin Hearts is a very lovingly designedI used to love playing Lemmings, and Tin Hearts reminds me of it, even though it is much more complex. Tin Hearts is a very lovingly designed puzzle game that starts off easy, but quickly ramps up in difficulty. I love the look and the music, it creates a great mood.… Expand
  7. Coagulant7795
    May 4, 2023
    8
    I'm not crying, you're crying! Well executed, cutesy little game, riffing off the old Lemmings concept, but with some additional twists andI'm not crying, you're crying! Well executed, cutesy little game, riffing off the old Lemmings concept, but with some additional twists and turns. Graphics could be better in this day and age, but at the end of the day it's the gameplay and vibe more than anything else.… Expand
  8. ndruha
    May 13, 2023
    1
    I wish I knew this before purchasing. The terrible controls scheme on Switch make this game unplayable. I suggest developer to eitherI wish I knew this before purchasing. The terrible controls scheme on Switch make this game unplayable. I suggest developer to either implement touch screen controls support or rethink the control scheme.… Expand

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