Battle of the Heart

Battle of The Heart is bullet-hell where the only way to defeat your opponents is through conversation. Set in a cruel sci-fi spaghetti western planet, players must dodge and choose dialogue carefully because with no weapon, every moment matters.

You play as Leah, a girl who was traveling in her space ship when she crashes in the harsh environment of The New West. She has to fight her way past multiple boss battles... without fighting at all. Parry bullets, dodge attacks, talk to enemies to not only survive, but to make the New West a better place whilst finding your spaceship and your cat, Ghost.

Developed by the students of USC School of Cinematic Arts, CTIN 202 "Foundations in Game Design" Summer Class

Idea by Liberty Fritz

Enemy Design by Justin Walker

Written by Xara Shaw (with help from Justin Walker)

Concept Art done by Alex Lai

Backgrounds done by Alex Lai

Pixelated Sprites and Animations done by Liberty Fritz

Scripted and Programmed by Xara Shaw

Level Design by Xara Shaw

Made in Unity 2022 using a free DoTween License