Messy Hearts

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a workplace friendship that begins to unravel. In Volume 1, you follow Florence, a game developer, parent and lonely person trying to manage a stressful life, as a married coworker offers her an unexpected friendship. Their growing connection becomes painful and disorienting, leading to a collision that both pretend not to see coming.

Story and themes

Set during a difficult chapter of life, the story explores mental health, trauma, blurred boundaries and the ways people can hurt each other. It is told through fictional characters and is inspired by painful relationships.

How you play

This is a single-player narrative with a small number of choices. You click through Florence’s memories and conversations, presented in a comic-book format with pixel art, like pages in a journal or an exchange of messages. You can collect characters and journal entries, and pause to take in the sights of this slice-of-life story.