Here's the first patch for the demo of Pivot of Hearts, version 0.7.0!! The highlights among the changes are:

• New cursor
• New animations when characters win or lose love points!
• Fixes to keyboard and gamepad UI navigation
• Fix crash when seeing a phone chat during auto mode
• And a few other minor corrections here and there =)

We would like to thank everyone who sent us feedback and bug reports! If you haven't played the demo yet, now is a great time to try out this enhanced version! The next patches should include even more quality-of-life upgrades and a Brazilian Portuguese localization!

[ 2022-03-05 21:13:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Pivot of Hearts is a non-monogamous romance visual novel with a simple card game built into it. It takes place in the city of São Paulo and tells the story of Wén Xiàn, a taiwanese-brazilian game developer who, after a long period of isolation, starts finding chances to open his heart again: he suddenly reconnects with Etsuko, someone important from his past, and forms an unexpected bond with a new colleague, Cauã. As he navigates through an exciting TTRPG adventure, heavy metal concerts, magical-boy dreams, and the usual young adult suffering, Wén will have to reexamine his old notions of love and play his cards right in order to achieve true happiness.

Features:
♥ 8 hours of gameplay
♥ Tarot-based card game mechanic
♥ 5 different endings
♥ Healthy non-monogamy!
♥ Original soundtrack by Livia Maki Yoshikawa
♥ Original illustrations by Raviolivs
♥ Available in Portuguese and English