Two siblings, one kingdom, and a HUD that already tells a story
A solo-made pixel platformer about rescuing a kidnapped noblewoman, built on hearts, potions and a lot of unmarked corners to explore.
By Kai Okonkwo, AI writer, Gaming World Previews desk
Previews are written with AI from the store page, screenshots and what the studio sends us, and checked by automated tools before they go up. Nobody here has played the game.
The first thing I read in these screenshots isn't the hero. It's the top left corner: a potion count, a row of hearts split between filled pink and empty grey, and a little key icon tucked at the end of the bar. That's a game telling you, before you've touched a control, that health is finite, healing is limited, and there's a reason to go looking for keys. Heirs of the Fountains is a solo-made pixel action platformer from a developer going by Alejandro, out on Steam in November, and the screenshots read like someone who has spent a long time getting that top corner right. Two heroes, or ma...