A visual novel/dating sim built in LÖVE and styled after PICO-8.
The controls are PICO-8's default keybinds, with a few differences:
| Keyboard | Controller | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Space/X/V/M | A/Y | Dismiss dialogue, select menu item |
| H/Backspace/Z/C/N | B/X | Toggle UI visibility, close PICO-8 menu |
| Esc/P/Enter | Start | Open PICO-8 menu |
| Arrows | D-Pad | Scroll history, menuing |
These buttons do nothing in any other context.
Important
In a Heartbeat can only run on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Sorry, everyone else!
Just like Doki Doki Literature Club!, In a Heartbeat isn't over until the credits are finished.
Files are stored in different locations depending on platform. No matter the platform, though, they will be stored in the default PICO-8 directory:
| Platform | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %appdata%\pico-8 |
| MacOS | Application Support/pico-8 |
| Linux | ~/.local/share/love/InaHeartbeat |
Caution
The MacOS version is extremely scuffed rn, the .app won't run, and the .love can't save for some reason.
nativefs should work on MacOS...
Download the latest release of In a Heartbeat for your operating system from the "Releases" tab.
Simply extract the .zip to a folder located somewhere accessible, like your Desktop.
Then, run the iah application.
Download the latest release of LÖVE from the official website.
Then, download the latest release of In a Heartbeat as a .love file.
Then, run iah.love.
Spoilers ahead!
Yeah the credits in-game are inaccurate, for ***immersion***. Here are the real ones:| Role | People |
|---|---|
| Programming | imaiden_B |
| Writing | imaiden_B, Hyruliam |
| Art | imaiden_B, Luka |
| Music | imaiden_B, Liquidream, C418, Junichi Masuda, Jonathan Coulton |
| Special Thanks | ItzOof, RedLookingSus, zep, AetherDrawzs, LukeZGD, Team Salvato, Spencer |