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Heart Fragment

Starfield Gaming · 2021-07-30

Steam

IndieRPGSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 30, 2021 (Linux), Jul 30, 2021 (Mac), Jul 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.

Heart Fragment is a free-to-play Indie, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2021, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 338 reviews).

2
playing now
92%
positive of 338 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Can you collect all of the fragments, solve the mysteries, and find your way to a happy ending? In this mysterious otome game, play as a protagonist (name customizable but "Xani" by default) struggling to cope with the hand life as dealt you. Your mother's death was a tragedy, and left you cynical and numb to the world. Now, though, greater challenges are piling up fast - and it all begins when you find out you are not entirely human. The disappearance of a friend. A sudden attack that leaves you wounded. Mysterious characters entering and leaving your life. Growing bonds. Coming to terms wi(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 50,336 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2021-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720212026Week of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 14:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
101Jul 2021Jul 2026Jul 2021 — avg 2 · peak 15Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 8 · peak 21Jul 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 9May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.002021-07-302022-05-052021-07-30 — best price $9.992021-10-04 — best price $4.992021-10-11 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $4.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $2.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $7.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-05-05 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.7%
earned "Nostalgia"
13.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-09-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1487%65

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGAnimeIndieOtomeFantasyRomanceDating SimSimulationStory RichFree to Play

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.