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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺

@adinolfi.bsky.social

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working on Heartworm - a retro suburban gothic survival horror game http://heartwormgame.com Discord: http://discord.gg/hke9Yf9Ww5

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · Jul 31

Heartworm - the retro, fixed camera survival horror inspired game I have been working on for five years is out NOW on Steam. Please check it out if you're into that sort of thing! And if you enjoy it, leave a review as it really helps! Thank you

store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/...

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 12h

I will definitely be writing more music! I have some old stuff up on Spotify but I felt really proud of how the music for Heartworm came out so I’m looking forward to releasing more! So glad you enjoyed it

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William 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @descryptic.bsky.social · 14h

Just one question for @adinolfi.bsky.social - Are you planning on making more music in the future? Heartworm's OST hits my brain similarly to the Silent Hill OSTs, but the sombre piano notes add this unique flavour to it that I'd love to hear more of. I'm especially fond of the Save Room theme!

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Kody aka Bull Moose 🎮➡️ A few different things! @bullmoosegaming.bsky.social · 1d

I started Heartworm tonight, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit. @adinolfi.bsky.social absolutely NAILED the environment design.

It runs like a charm on my Steam Deck too!

A woman standing on a dirt road with a yellow car against a smashed gate. There are trees and a smoke plume in the background and all around.

A giant building in purple fog exists in the background. A woman stands on a floating stone bridge.

A woman’s silhouette is seen in light coming from below the floorboards.

A woman standing in front of a door on a staircase that is seemingly not connected to anything

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much!

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Alex McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 2d

Really special game, feels so deeply intimate yet also just out of reach. Locations feel familiar and disorienting. I want anything I make to feel this personal. Please play Heartworm.

store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/...

Much love @adinolfi.bsky.social ❤️

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TechnoPoverty @technopoverty.bsky.social · 3d

Gettin' back to @adinolfi.bsky.social's HEARTWORM tonight while digging into NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND

TechnoPoverty @technopoverty.bsky.social · 17d

HAUNTEMBER begins with HEARTWORM, paired along with Hermann Hesse's SIDDHARTHA, tonight!

7:30pm cst

twitch.tv/technopoverty

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William 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @descryptic.bsky.social · 3d

A friendly reminder to play Heartworm during the Spookiest Month of the year!

Absolutely love the world-building put into this title, I cannot wait to see what else @adinolfi.bsky.social has working up in the pipeline!

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 9d

The Heartworm soundtrack is also out now - featuring 60 original songs.

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3940700/...
Bandcamp: knulpmusic.bandcamp.com/album/heartw...

And on all streaming platforms

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 9d

The Heartworm 1.1 Update is out and is 15% off.

If you haven't played yet and are interested in a surreal psychological horror game inspired by retro favorites, pick it up now during the Steam Autumn sale. The soundtrack is also available now.

store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/...

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DreadXP @dreadxp.bsky.social · 10d

The 1.1 Update for @adinolfi.bsky.social's Heartworm is out now!

Changes include Challenge mode, soundtrack, trading cards, a new camera mod, costumes, a reworked final boss, and more.

Heartworm is also going to be 15% off during the Steam Autumn Sale.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLiP...

Heartworm | 1.1 Update Out Now

YouTube video by DreadXP

www.youtube.com

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 11d

This is probably one of the best things I could hope to come out of Heartworm 🖤

Henry Beedee @hibide.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you @adinolfi.bsky.social Heartworm got me to get to it and wow

Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse, a book quoted in the video-game Heartworm.

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DreadXP @dreadxp.bsky.social · 17d

The 1.1 Update for @adinolfi.bsky.social's Heartworm comes out September 29!

It adds:
A Challenge Mode with stricter resource management
A new costume reward
A new Long Exposure camera mod
Improved final boss
...and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwVI...

Heartworm Update 1.1 Trailer

YouTube video by DreadXP

www.youtube.com

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Wofling It Down @whoisthisbitch.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Time has finally come to play @adinolfi.bsky.social 's HeartWorm. I'm brimming with anticipation.

Come join the journey over @: www.twitch.tv/cynicals3a/v...

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à la mode games @alamodegames.bsky.social · Sep 5

@fearzinemagazine.com 's 4th issue is now up for grabs on kickstarter! I got to do the art for the cover this time around, which features Sam, the protag from @adinolfi.bsky.social 's recently released indie horror title Heartworm

❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/fea...

Fearzine Issue #4

Fearzine Magazine is a physical and digital magazine focused on horror games, nostalgia, and titles from indie studios and developers.

www.kickstarter.com

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Sputnik34 🔜 BLFC @sputnik34.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey everyone, just an reminder that my last video just came out the other day! Doing another push for it while I can before Silksong lmao

youtu.be/Lfcev1EnbEY

Heartworm Is Peak Survival Horror

YouTube video by Sputnik34

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Scarlet Magus 💀 Horror Vtuber @scarletmagus.bsky.social · Sep 1

I rarely leave Steam reviews as I usually feel I've said enough on stream and social media so my community of #horror lovers know my stance on a game.

But occasionally I come across a game that leaves such an impact, I need to tell EVERYONE. Heartworm by @adinolfi.bsky.social is one of those games!

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · Sep 1

thank you so much Scarlet!!!

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Sputnik34 🔜 BLFC @sputnik34.bsky.social · Sep 1

NEW VIDEO JUST COME OUT!
The new indie survival horror darling by @adinolfi.bsky.social has really taken root as one of the best examples of "classic survival horror" in recent memory. i just had to talk about it.

Please like and share around! It helps a lot :')
youtu.be/Lfcev1EnbEY

Heartworm Is Classic Survival Horror Done Right

YouTube video by Sputnik34

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Designation: E.M.O.T./T.O.M.E. | Horror Vtuber | DOOM & BOOM @dicc.social · Aug 28

They say a picture's worth a thousand words... Do screams count, I wonder?

Tonight, I'm back with more of the fantastic classic retro-inspired survival horror game, @adinolfi.bsky.social's‬...

HEARTWORM 🔴 TONIGHT @ 7 PM EST!

↳ twitch.tv/designationemot

⌜ #Vtuber | #ENVtuber | #Heartworm ⌟

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you for playing and sharing!

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Akupara Games @akuparagames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tempting fate...or is fate tempting us? 👀

Thanks to our friends @adinolfi.bsky.social + @dreadxp.bsky.social for making the gem that is ❤️🩹Heartworm!

Clip from @faemidway.bsky.social 's stream on our Twitch channel last week 📼

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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 INDIE SURVIVAL HORROR 📺 @adinolfi.bsky.social · Aug 19

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🦇🌸🕯️Candle🕯️🌸🦇 @candlehearts.bsky.social · Aug 19

still warm, still breathing 🦌 🌿

#heartworm #horrorart #indiegame #artsky

sam, a character from heartworm, lays in the dense forest foliage with a large deer. The deer lays asleep and Sam looks upon her in sadness. Sam has short black hair, black shirt and boots, and green rolled up shorts. She also has an intricate rose vine tattoo snaking up her left leg (our right).

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · Aug 18

‼️ New #YouTube Video ‼️

I really loved Heartworm by @adinolfi.bsky.social and its gorgeously retro-styled exploration of melancholy and grief in a well-designed survival horror package. (And the themes gave me a great excuse to talk about hiraeth!)

Watch now: youtu.be/-dTIL2VjKx8

Heartworm: survival horror and the nostalgia of grief (Review)

YouTube video by AKblackandred

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El Joe @yosoyelxjoe.bsky.social · Aug 17

NEW INTERVIEW IS LIVE!

HeartWorm: A Deep Dive into an Indie Survival Horror Masterpiece
We dive into the world of Heartworm, exploring its inspirations, survival horror roots, and the emotional journey! @adinolfi.bsky.social
Watch here: youtu.be/QIVdRxxclTw

🔥 HeartWorm: A Deep Dive into an Indie Survival Horror Masterpiece 🔥 #heartworm #SurvivalHorror

YouTube video by El Joe

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