Heart Lock: A Cozy Intro To Spellcraft

Name: Heart Lock: A Cozy Intro To Spellcraft
Rating: 7 (17 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Lunar Penguin Media LLC

Aug 27, 2021

Visual

side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
interconnected map
non linear
utility gated
Has Hub

Features

relaxed
no map

Themes

fantasy

Summary

Enter this crafting-driven Metroid-like game to plunge deep into your emotions. You must craft spells to defeat monsters plaguing your heart, and explore a dreamscape to unlock the skills needed to defeat your nemesis.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Developer / Publisher: Griffin Snow

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Positive

12 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- Differences
- Demo Available
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- first person
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Developer: Tecmo

Publisher: Nintendo, Tecmo

1987

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- fantasy
- no map
- Differences
- item gated
- 8-Bit
- pixel
- boss gated
- action
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- fantasy
- Differences
- Game Jam Entry
- pixel
- action
- gore
- medieval
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Publisher: Hyperviolet Games

Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- fantasy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
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Publisher: Dear Villagers, Plug In Digital

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- non linear
- utility gated
- relaxed
- Differences
- third person
- no combat
- post apocalyptic
- Sci-Fi
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Developer: Nintendo, Retro Studios

Publisher: Nintendo

2009

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- Has Hub
- Differences
- Has Romhack
- action
- Ranged Combat
- equipment
- map markers
- Sci-Fi
- 3D
- first person
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Publisher: PQube

2019

90%

Very Positive

687 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- side scroll
- relaxed
- Differences
- Demo Available
- pixel
- boss gated
- action
- no combat
- Semi-Linear
- Metroidvania Lite
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92%

Positive

12 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- Has Hub
- Differences
- hand drawn
- open world
- timer
- multiple endings
- discrete levels
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2022

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- no map
- Differences
- pixel
- multiple endings
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To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- utility gated
- side scroll
- fantasy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- equipment
- gothic
- multiple endings
- Sci-Fi
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Developer / Publisher: Haydee Interactive

2016

84%

Very Positive

6,663 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- interconnected map
- utility gated
- no map
- Differences
- item gated
- third person
- action
- difficulty options
- puzzle heavy
- 3D
- isometric
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- interconnected map
- non linear
- side scroll
- relaxed
- Differences
- Demo Available
- action

Heart Lock: A Cozy Intro To Spellcraft

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