Pine Hearts

Name: Pine Hearts
Rating: 4.5 (73 reviews)
Author: Secret Mode

By: Secret Mode

Wholesome hiking adventure

Features & Capabilities

Pine Hearts is a cozy, ad-free Metroidvania-inspired hiking adventure. Try the first two areas—Reflection Point and Campsite—for about 20-25 minutes before unlocking the full Pine Hearts experience with a one-time in-app purchase.

Set in a sunny Scottish-inspired nature reserve, the game blends heartfelt storytelling about family memory with gentle puzzles, whimsical characters, and relaxed exploration. Enjoy diverse locales, pet dogs, playful crabs, and comprehensive accessibility options that include color-blocking, high-contrast modes, font scaling, and full input remapping.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Secret Mode

Rating:

4.50

(73) 0.10

Version:

1.5.0 Last updated: 2025-12-16

Version code:

879979218

Creation date:

2025-09-23

Compatible devices:

Size:

981.28MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 170,160 ▲ 3,231

Other rankings

#9 in Try Before You Buy #16 in The Best New Adventure Games #19 in Essential Adventure Games

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Developed by:

Secret Mode

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pine-hearts/id6745611937

User Reviews

Overall, Pine Hearts is widely praised for its cozy vibe, cute visuals, and heartfelt storytelling, with rich exploration and replay potential. However, multiple reviews report stability issues (crashes/loading failures) and progression bugs that hinder progress, plus a desire for a longer game. Despite these drawbacks, players generally view it as good value with strong visuals, music, and endearing characters.

Pros

Cozy, wholesome atmosphere with adorable visuals and a heartwarming story.
Engaging exploration across multiple regions with many side quests and collectible droplets.
Strong, likable main character and emotional storytelling.
Beautiful graphics and music with a nostalgic feel (reminiscent of TOEM).
Good value for money and open-ended, non-time-limited gameplay.

Cons

Frequent crashes and loading failures on multiple devices that can block progress.
Progression bugs or glitches that prevent advancing a quest or talking to key NPCs.
Content feels shorter than many players would like; a longer experience is desired.

Recent reviews

I had a lot of fun playing this game. It was very cutesy, easy to control, not timed or a certain amount of lives so no pressure, very relaxing. Touching story as well. I loved it!

by Sc*****, 2026-05-26

Hello readers and devs, Pine Hearts is an amazing adventure that takes you through 8 different regions of Pine Hearts, a humble area with everything to offer. The progression in this game is excellent; it gave me a reason to re-visit areas I had completed the main story in to hunt for droplets and side quests. The main character is beyond likable and we really get to understand their motivations throughout the story. The memories were unforgettably my least favorite aspect of the game though, their gameplay was confusing and threw me off course from what I was doing in the actual game. Did the main character suffer memory loss? Why can’t they remember? I also was frustrated by the lack of interactions revolving the train station, and NPCs. It seemed I could talk to anyone and everyone in the campsite, but moving towards the golf course you can’t interact as much. Overall though, this was definitely worth my $5 and time. Amazing job, developers, and I can’t wait to see the results of your next project. c: