Heart&Slash

AHEARTFULOFGAMES · Full Hearts Games

Released: Aug 9, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 17:21 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

17 Apr 2018Developer post
UPDATE #62: MINIFIXES
Hello, players! We had some bug fixes lying around, which we had not yet gotten around to uploading. So here you have version 1.1.6: Fixed rooms in the Factory that would not spawn normal enemies if a Big enemy had spawned already. Revert change that made FPS camera by default co
Hello, players!
We had some bug fixes lying around, which we had not yet gotten around to uploading. So here you have version 1.1.6:

Fixed rooms in the Factory that would not spawn normal enemies if a Big enemy had spawned already.
Revert change that made FPS camera by default controlled with movement keys. It made playing using laser guns with gamepads difficult.
Fixed an overlap in the tutorial with certain languages when playing in 1280x720.
Fixed doors in many endless rooms not closing properly when returning from next room.
[VoidInsanity] Slash Quest 2 chains disappeared if the player changed levels while the quest was active.
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28 Feb 2018Developer post
UPDATE #61: CAMERA AND SOUNDS
Hello. Once again, we bring a small update (actually, two in one, as we discovered a small issue that we rectified before uploading the previous version). The most important bit is that now the first person camera used by specific equipment will, by default, be rotated with the c
Hello.
Once again, we bring a small update (actually, two in one, as we discovered a small issue that we rectified before uploading the previous version).
The most important bit is that now the first person camera used by specific equipment will, by default, be rotated with the camera controls, instead of the movement controls. That means, by default, with the mouse or the right analog stick.
Another relevant change involves fixing the explosion sound of an attack by B-DSS and the Super Elite bots, which was not configured.
We have also made some small changes to configurations and code, to improve memory management a little bit. The difference is not that noticeable, but should avoid some stuttering in low-spec PCs.
And we leave you with the changelog:
Version 1.1.5

Fixed bosses briefly dissapearing during their intro animations.
Version 1.1.4

Improved performance of animations.
FPS camera is by default controlled with camera keys.
Slight improvement to memory management, reducing ocassional stuttering.
Fixed explosion sound in B-DSS and Super Elite.
Adjusted the display of leaderboards, so the colours have better contrast and elements are easier to distinguish.
Cheers from the team!
Original post
28 Feb 2018Developer post
UPDATE #61: CAMERA AND SOUNDS
Hello. Once again, we bring a small update (actually, two in one, as we discovered a small issue that we rectified before uploading the previous version). The most important bit is that now the first person camera used by specific equipment will, by default, be rotated with the c
Hello.
Once again, we bring a small update (actually, two in one, as we discovered a small issue that we rectified before uploading the previous version).
The most important bit is that now the first person camera used by specific equipment will, by default, be rotated with the camera controls, instead of the movement controls. That means, by default, with the mouse or the right analog stick.
Another relevant change involves fixing the explosion sound of an attack by B-DSS and the Super Elite bots, which was not configured.
We have also made some small changes to configurations and code, to improve memory management a little bit. The difference is not that noticeable, but should avoid some stuttering in low-spec PCs.
And we leave you with the changelog:
Version 1.1.5

Fixed bosses briefly dissapearing during their intro animations.
Version 1.1.4

Improved performance of animations.
FPS camera is by default controlled with camera keys.
Slight improvement to memory management, reducing ocassional stuttering.
Fixed explosion sound in B-DSS and Super Elite.
Adjusted the display of leaderboards, so the colours have better contrast and elements are easier to distinguish.
Cheers from the team!
Original post
26 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #60: PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE SLASH FIX
Hey A small fix for an issue introduced in the previous one, making Slash unwilling to initiate combat in the tutorial or if you hit it in the city or later. Plus, a small fix for the leaderboard, which could get stuck if the connection to Steam servers failed. We hope you enjoy
26 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #60: PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE SLASH FIX
Hey A small fix for an issue introduced in the previous one, making Slash unwilling to initiate combat in the tutorial or if you hit it in the city or later. Plus, a small fix for the leaderboard, which could get stuck if the connection to Steam servers failed. We hope you enjoy
25 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #59: PATCH 1.1.2
This is mostly a bugfixing patch, but we have sneaked a couple of improvements to enemy AI. As an extra, we've also made the encounter with COPGORE shorter. Now, three impacts should be enough to defeat it. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE We have introduced a couple of small changes to e
This is mostly a bugfixing patch, but we have sneaked a couple of improvements to enemy AI.
As an extra, we've also made the encounter with COPGORE shorter. Now, three impacts should be enough to defeat it.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
We have introduced a couple of small changes to enemy AI which should help with the flow of combat.
First, we have reduced their wandering a little bit, which reduces considerably the number of times enemies get stuck into stairs or handrails. This was more common on the Factory and, as a result, on Endless Dungeon.
Second, enemies will now stop being aggressive if they are not able to reach the player. This was a common problem in the second and third levels, in which robots would remain aggressive eventhough a wall or being in different platforms prevented them from attacking the player.
BUG FIXES
Thanks to some of you, we have been able to track and fix some issues. We're also fixing things we broke in the last update. Here is the list of fixes:

Character models were not displayed in the character selection screen of Story.
[@Dettadeus, Nono Ohno] Added missing colliders in B-DSS and FRANK-Y rooms. Fixes HEART going through walls and camera getting stuck behind walls.
Reduced number of hits COPGORE can take from 5 to 3.
[Nono Ohno] Recycling a head while jumping would break the camera.
[Blaise] Completing arenas while using rocket cam lock-on broke camera.
[Nono Ohno] Slash quest 3 dialogue repeats and can cause an overlap.
Original post
25 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #59: PATCH 1.1.2
This is mostly a bugfixing patch, but we have sneaked a couple of improvements to enemy AI. As an extra, we've also made the encounter with COPGORE shorter. Now, three impacts should be enough to defeat it. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE We have introduced a couple of small changes to e
This is mostly a bugfixing patch, but we have sneaked a couple of improvements to enemy AI.
As an extra, we've also made the encounter with COPGORE shorter. Now, three impacts should be enough to defeat it.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
We have introduced a couple of small changes to enemy AI which should help with the flow of combat.
First, we have reduced their wandering a little bit, which reduces considerably the number of times enemies get stuck into stairs or handrails. This was more common on the Factory and, as a result, on Endless Dungeon.
Second, enemies will now stop being aggressive if they are not able to reach the player. This was a common problem in the second and third levels, in which robots would remain aggressive eventhough a wall or being in different platforms prevented them from attacking the player.
BUG FIXES
Thanks to some of you, we have been able to track and fix some issues. We're also fixing things we broke in the last update. Here is the list of fixes:

Character models were not displayed in the character selection screen of Story.
[@Dettadeus, Nono Ohno] Added missing colliders in B-DSS and FRANK-Y rooms. Fixes HEART going through walls and camera getting stuck behind walls.
Reduced number of hits COPGORE can take from 5 to 3.
[Nono Ohno] Recycling a head while jumping would break the camera.
[Blaise] Completing arenas while using rocket cam lock-on broke camera.
[Nono Ohno] Slash quest 3 dialogue repeats and can cause an overlap.
Original post
02 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #58: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BUGFIXING
Happy new year from the aheartfulofgames team! We want to apologize for the bugs we introduced in the endless dungeon update. We focused a bit too much in that part of the game and the test runs we made of the story mode were subpar. Making things worse, we had already seen most
Happy new year from the aheartfulofgames team!
We want to apologize for the bugs we introduced in the endless dungeon update. We focused a bit too much in that part of the game and the test runs we made of the story mode were subpar.
Making things worse, we had already seen most of those problems when releasing Heart&Slash in other platforms, but thought they were either platform specific or affecting more recent versions of the tools we use. We were mistaken and your game experience was affected by that. We're sorry.
This release includes Win64, Win32 and Linux. Mac builds will be uploaded once we return to our normal lives.
BUGFIXES
Now, into the bugfixing, which has taken a little longer because most of us were far from a dev machine for the holidays.

Fixed potential memory leak involving camera shake.
Fixed walls and floors the player could go through in sewers.
Fixed some instances of Z-fighting in factory level.
These are not all the issues we've seen reported, but the problem with collisions in the sewers required a quick fix. We'll try to have the rest fixed in the coming weeks.
IMPROVEMENTS
We have also introduced a small improvement for people playing in low spec machines and another quality of life change.

Ambient color is 30% brighter in all rooms, by using a 30%-100% random distribution.
Dynamic resolution can downgrade several steps at once if perfomance degrades significatively.
Original post
02 Jan 2018Developer post
UPDATE #58: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BUGFIXING
Happy new year from the aheartfulofgames team! We want to apologize for the bugs we introduced in the endless dungeon update. We focused a bit too much in that part of the game and the test runs we made of the story mode were subpar. Making things worse, we had already seen most
Happy new year from the aheartfulofgames team!
We want to apologize for the bugs we introduced in the endless dungeon update. We focused a bit too much in that part of the game and the test runs we made of the story mode were subpar.
Making things worse, we had already seen most of those problems when releasing Heart&Slash in other platforms, but thought they were either platform specific or affecting more recent versions of the tools we use. We were mistaken and your game experience was affected by that. We're sorry.
This release includes Win64, Win32 and Linux. Mac builds will be uploaded once we return to our normal lives.
BUGFIXES
Now, into the bugfixing, which has taken a little longer because most of us were far from a dev machine for the holidays.

Fixed potential memory leak involving camera shake.
Fixed walls and floors the player could go through in sewers.
Fixed some instances of Z-fighting in factory level.
These are not all the issues we've seen reported, but the problem with collisions in the sewers required a quick fix. We'll try to have the rest fixed in the coming weeks.
IMPROVEMENTS
We have also introduced a small improvement for people playing in low spec machines and another quality of life change.

Ambient color is 30% brighter in all rooms, by using a 30%-100% random distribution.
Dynamic resolution can downgrade several steps at once if perfomance degrades significatively.
Original post
22 Dec 2017Developer post
UPDATE #57: ENDLESS DUNGEON HAS ENTERED THE GAME!
Hi, all! Today we are finally releasing the Endless Dungeon mode of Heart&Slash. Follow Slash in its eternal struggle to escape from QUASSY's grip. It might be a never ending fight, but doesn't mean you can't have fun trying! This new mode is available to all players, and wil
22 Dec 2017Developer post
UPDATE #57: ENDLESS DUNGEON HAS ENTERED THE GAME!
Hi, all! Today we are finally releasing the Endless Dungeon mode of Heart&Slash. Follow Slash in its eternal struggle to escape from QUASSY's grip. It might be a never ending fight, but doesn't mean you can't have fun trying! This new mode is available to all players, and wil
21 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #4
We're publishing a small update to fix an issue with the leaderboards: the first time they were opened, they could stall indefinitely when requesting friends information. It should work properly now. And also, a reminder that once the Endless Dungeon mode comes out of beta, we wi
21 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #4
We're publishing a small update to fix an issue with the leaderboards: the first time they were opened, they could stall indefinitely when requesting friends information. It should work properly now. And also, a reminder that once the Endless Dungeon mode comes out of beta, we wi
19 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #3
New update for the Endless Dungeon. Mainly, the leaderboard is much easier to understand now. We've also adjusted difficulty a little, actually making the hardest enemies, Heartless, less common. In detail, this is the changelog: Improvements to rankings display, specially for th
New update for the Endless Dungeon. Mainly, the leaderboard is much easier to understand now. We've also adjusted difficulty a little, actually making the hardest enemies, Heartless, less common.
In detail, this is the changelog:

Improvements to rankings display, specially for the top 3.
Removed Heartless enemies from all transitions minus the loop one in Endless Dungeon.
Added new, hardest versions of the Heartless encounter in Endless Dungeon.
Original post
19 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #3
New update for the Endless Dungeon. Mainly, the leaderboard is much easier to understand now. We've also adjusted difficulty a little, actually making the hardest enemies, Heartless, less common. In detail, this is the changelog: Improvements to rankings display, specially for th
New update for the Endless Dungeon. Mainly, the leaderboard is much easier to understand now. We've also adjusted difficulty a little, actually making the hardest enemies, Heartless, less common.
In detail, this is the changelog:

Improvements to rankings display, specially for the top 3.
Removed Heartless enemies from all transitions minus the loop one in Endless Dungeon.
Added new, hardest versions of the Heartless encounter in Endless Dungeon.
Original post
18 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #2
After quite a long time since the previous update to the game, we're here to upload a new build of Heart&Slash' endless dungeon, and confirm its upcoming release outside the testing branch. For the time being, if you want to be part of the testing team, enter the code 4eWasAS
After quite a long time since the previous update to the game, we're here to upload a new build of Heart&Slash' endless dungeon, and confirm its upcoming release outside the testing branch. For the time being, if you want to be part of the testing team, enter the code 4eWasASk8terBoy in the Beta tab of the game and then select the endless_test branch.
In this patch, we've worked on fixing bugs and improving balance and stability of the mode. If you read the changelog, you'll see this:

By default, camera speed is set to 50%, instead of 100%.
Set Slash's theme as soundtrack for Endless Dungeon.
Added new enemy Heartless on Endless Dungeon.
Fixed rooms in Endless Dungeon which would not open after completing the combat.
Fixes to Endless Dungeon rankings.
Meat Cleaver no longer spawns in Endless Dungeon.
Balance changes to Endless Dungeon.
We've still got some minor changes in the pipeline, but we expect the next update to be published on Dec. 22, to accompany the release of Heart&Slash on Switch. For the time being, the Endless Dungeon will only be available on Steam, while we add leaderboard support for other platforms and go thorugh their respective certification periods.
We are also working on some fancy extras for a future update. But for the time being, enjoy the adventures of Slash before meeting our dear Heart.
Have fun!
Original post
18 Dec 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #2
After quite a long time since the previous update to the game, we're here to upload a new build of Heart&Slash' endless dungeon, and confirm its upcoming release outside the testing branch. For the time being, if you want to be part of the testing team, enter the code 4eWasAS
After quite a long time since the previous update to the game, we're here to upload a new build of Heart&Slash' endless dungeon, and confirm its upcoming release outside the testing branch. For the time being, if you want to be part of the testing team, enter the code 4eWasASk8terBoy in the Beta tab of the game and then select the endless_test branch.
In this patch, we've worked on fixing bugs and improving balance and stability of the mode. If you read the changelog, you'll see this:

By default, camera speed is set to 50%, instead of 100%.
Set Slash's theme as soundtrack for Endless Dungeon.
Added new enemy Heartless on Endless Dungeon.
Fixed rooms in Endless Dungeon which would not open after completing the combat.
Fixes to Endless Dungeon rankings.
Meat Cleaver no longer spawns in Endless Dungeon.
Balance changes to Endless Dungeon.
We've still got some minor changes in the pipeline, but we expect the next update to be published on Dec. 22, to accompany the release of Heart&Slash on Switch. For the time being, the Endless Dungeon will only be available on Steam, while we add leaderboard support for other platforms and go thorugh their respective certification periods.
We are also working on some fancy extras for a future update. But for the time being, enjoy the adventures of Slash before meeting our dear Heart.
Have fun!
Original post
26 May 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #1
After quite some time, we've finally managed to lock the endless dungeon mode down to something we think is close to our original idea. It's still in development, of course, so we'll keep updating the beta branch with changes and fixes, until it works as expected. In this first u
26 May 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #1
After quite some time, we've finally managed to lock the endless dungeon mode down to something we think is close to our original idea. It's still in development, of course, so we'll keep updating the beta branch with changes and fixes, until it works as expected. In this first u
17 May 2017Developer post
ENDLESS DUNGEON MODE. COMING SOON!
The long awaited, Kickstarter final stretch goal, ENDLESS DUNGEON MODE is almost here! We are just adding the finishing touches to the score system and fixing bugs with well, the endless dungeon generation. We've also added leader-boards, so you'll be able to compete with other p

Heart&Slash

Updates & announcements

UPDATE #62: MINIFIXES

UPDATE #61: CAMERA AND SOUNDS

UPDATE #61: CAMERA AND SOUNDS

UPDATE #60: PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE SLASH FIX

UPDATE #60: PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE SLASH FIX

UPDATE #59: PATCH 1.1.2

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

BUG FIXES

UPDATE #59: PATCH 1.1.2

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

BUG FIXES

UPDATE #58: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BUGFIXING

BUGFIXES

IMPROVEMENTS

UPDATE #58: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BUGFIXING

BUGFIXES

IMPROVEMENTS

UPDATE #57: ENDLESS DUNGEON HAS ENTERED THE GAME!

Nintendo Switch version released today, too

UPDATE #57: ENDLESS DUNGEON HAS ENTERED THE GAME!

Nintendo Switch version released today, too

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #4

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #4

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #3

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #3

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #2

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #2

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #1

ENDLESS DUNGEON UPDATE #1

ENDLESS DUNGEON MODE. COMING SOON!