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Heaven's Vault

Heaven's Vault

April 16, 2019 $9.99
Windows

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

About

From the creators of massively-branching interactive adventure 80 Days. Winner - IGF Excellence in Narrative award 2019 Nomination -BAFTA for Best British Game 2020 Story Aliya Elasra is an archaeologist, exploring a strange region of space called the Nebula with her robot sidekick Six, hoping to uncover the secrets of the long-forgotten past. When a roboticist from the University of Iox goes missing, Aliya begins a trail of discoveries that will lead to the very edge of her world - and the ancient secret of Heaven's Vault. Gameplay Heaven's Vault is not your usual linear adventure game. Progress through the game in any order you choose - the game's fully adaptive narrative remembers every choice you make, every discovery and every action you take, influencing what happens next. Meet a diverse cast of characters who remember everything you say, and who's attitude to you will change with how you act. Some are friendly, some are cautious, and some are out to trick you. Who will you trust? What will you find? What will you learn? What will you risk? What will you lose? Explore ancient sites, discover lost ruins Find artefacts and translate their strange hieroglyphics Sail an open-world of fast flowing space-rivers Piece together the history of the world and an entire ancient language Diverse cast of characters that remember everything you say Translate Ancient Hieroglyphs An entire ancient hieroglyphic language awaits to be deciphered. A puzzle mechanic with a twist: solutions are narratively significant and further the story - but the wrong translation might send you down the wrong track! Critically Acclaimed 'One of the most well-realized video game worlds ever, with your curiosity and personality molding your story through the Nebula' - USGamer 'Heaven’s Vault is both ambitious and beautiful. It conjures a world rich with life... I don’t hesitate to recommend Heaven’s Vault.' - Game Informer 'Heaven's Vault is one of the most enthralling narrative-driven adventure games I've played' - Wired Industry leading narrative engine Powered by the ink engine, the narrative technology behind 80 Days , Sorcery! , NeoCab , Sable , Where the Water Tastes Like Wine and many more, Heaven's Vault is a dynamically constructed adventure game that responds to every move you make.

76 Metacritic
1889 Positive
320 Negative
1819 Recommendations
18 Peak CCU
44 Achievements

Developer

inkle Ltd

Publisher

inkle Ltd

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV

Tags

Adventure (188) Narrative (181) Mystery (180) Female Protagonist (170) Sci-fi (170) Choices Matter (165) Point & Click (163) Interactive Fiction (155) Puzzle (153) Atmospheric (150) Exploration (145) Singleplayer (136) Indie (130) Choose Your Own Adventure (127) Story Rich (92) 2D (73) Space (72) Historical (61) Colorful (55) Great Soundtrack (51)

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About

From the creators of massively-branching interactive adventure 80 Days. Winner - IGF Excellence in Narrative award 2019 Nomination -BAFTA for Best British Game 2020 Story Aliya Elasra is an archaeologist, exploring a strange region of space called the Nebula with her robot sidekick Six, hoping to uncover the secrets of the long-forgotten past. When a roboticist from the University of Iox goes missing, Aliya begins a trail of discoveries that will lead to the very edge of her world - and the ancient secret of Heaven's Vault. Gameplay Heaven's Vault is not your usual linear adventure game. Progress through the game in any order you choose - the game's fully adaptive narrative remembers every choice you make, every discovery and every action you take, influencing what happens next. Meet a diverse cast of characters who remember everything you say, and who's attitude to you will change with how you act. Some are friendly, some are cautious, and some are out to trick you. Who will you trust? What will you find? What will you learn? What will you risk? What will you lose? Explore ancient sites, discover lost ruins Find artefacts and translate their strange hieroglyphics Sail an open-world of fast flowing space-rivers Piece together the history of the world and an entire ancient language Diverse cast of characters that remember everything you say Translate Ancient Hieroglyphs An entire ancient hieroglyphic language awaits to be deciphered. A puzzle mechanic with a twist: solutions are narratively significant and further the story - but the wrong translation might send you down the wrong track! Critically Acclaimed 'One of the most well-realized video game worlds ever, with your curiosity and personality molding your story through the Nebula' - USGamer 'Heaven’s Vault is both ambitious and beautiful. It conjures a world rich with life... I don’t hesitate to recommend Heaven’s Vault.' - Game Informer 'Heaven's Vault is one of the most enthralling narrative-driven adventure games I've played' - Wired Industry leading narrative engine Powered by the ink engine, the narrative technology behind 80 Days , Sorcery! , NeoCab , Sable , Where the Water Tastes Like Wine and many more, Heaven's Vault is a dynamically constructed adventure game that responds to every move you make.

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