Know by Heart Game Review

“Know by heart” …” is an exercise in accepting losing. It’s an amalgamation of story and music. The intuitive gameplay, the atmospheric mini-games and the music create the illusion of returning to the past. You feel as though you have grown up, and the we are passing time by in our fingertips.

Players will be immersed into the quiet life of a provincial Russian town, in which traces and echoes of the Soviet era can still be seen and heard.

Misha is the protagonist. He is trapped by a routine job that is never ending. When one morning, he’s stunned by the news that his school crush returns to the town. Misha is hopeful that he can escape from his daily routine in the first time since his teenage years. A short but thrilling event in the history of the town is interspersed with the tale of a group of childhood buddies coming back together. They travel back down memory roads to renew their bonds. However, their old memories and the bonds which bring them closer are a danger.
Features
5 hours of emotional adventure
The atmosphere of a post-Soviet provincial town around the turn century
An emotionally charged plot that includes multiple endings and non-linear elements.
Game mechanics depict the memories and thoughts that are stored within the brains of the protagonist
A selection of playful mini-games
Modern neoclassical piano music


Ayrat Zakirov Ice-Pick Lodge’s chief technology officer, leads this nostalgic project. The story’s events take place in Russia. After a long absence, Misha is set to meet his former friends from childhood. They will reminisce about familiar memories, discover some common ground and reconnect their friendship. But, the joyous reunion could soon get snuffed out by circumstances that are outside of their ability to control.


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