๐ŸŽฎ The Game

๐ŸŽต Join Mia in a frantic rhythm game & help her confront herself

๐ŸŽต Build a makeshift word weapon redirecting the boss's attacks

๐ŸŽต Immerse yourself in an original soundtrack featuring mesmerizing vocals

๐ŸŽต Made with love and passion for the 2023 Boss Rush Jam


โŒจ๏ธ Controls

Keyboard only!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Dodge with left and right shift

๐Ÿ‘‰ Collect letters by typing the corresponding letter when it's about to hit you

๐Ÿ‘‰ Fire your collected letters with space when on any incoming letter

๐Ÿ’ฌ IF YOU PLAY VIA BROWSER, USE Google Chrome!

๐Ÿ’ฌ IF MUSIC/SOUND REFUSES TO PLAY, Reload page!


๐Ÿ’ฟ Soundtrack

Listen to the original soundtrack on YouTube or Bandcamp.
View the sheet music on MuseScore.
The beat and vocals in the music represent
the heartbeat and inner voice of our protagonist Mia.


๐Ÿ‘ค Credits

Story, UI, Art, Design - Thomas Boone
Music, Sound, Design - Tijmen Matthys
Tech art, Design - Joran De Pessemier
Code, Voice (boss), Design - Jason Cho

Vocals - Simona Marchese

3D assets :
Character - nira(study me)Zutomayo by nico_cookie
Boss - Casey by vaess
Pick-ups - Neon Letters by danny_p3d 


โค๏ธ Thanks for playing and take care!
๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment below to share your thoughts & suggestions.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Be sure to follow us and play our other games as well!

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorsThomas Boone, jorandp, Jason Cho, Tijmen Matthys
GenreRhythm
TagsMusic, Singleplayer

Download

Download
Heartbeat_Windows.zip 47 MB

Install instructions

1) Extract the zip file

2) Go inside the folder

3) Double click the GameJam.exe

4) Have fun!

Comments

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(+2)

extremely fun, the music sounds way higher budget than most game jam games get to. would recommend

(+1)

awww so cute