Adventure · April 16, 2019

Heaven’s Vault (2019)

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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.

Adventure releases from 2019

85 Adventure titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • 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

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.2k Steam reviewsTop 91% in Adventure
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 70%
Metacritic76/100Genre average 77 — top 64% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 2.2k reviews

1.9k positive · 309 negative

Metacritic

76/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

1.8k

Press Quotes

“Heaven's Vault is a piece of interactive storytelling that drops you into a dense mesh of narrative choices. The whole thing's as intricate and inter-connected, perhaps, as one of the tiled abstract patterns that decorate the walls and doorways of the game's Middle-Eastern and North-African-inspired environments... This thing is a wonder.” Recommended – Eurogamer “This science fiction adventure is a very exciting thing indeed. It’s a game about exploring the past, in the future, through archaeology and translation, and it…

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 16, 2019
Developerinkle Ltd
Base price$9.99 -60%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

0h

Typical completion time

Achievements

44

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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