Heart of the Woods
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:2/15/2019
- Franchise:Studio Elan
- Developer:Studio Élan
- Publisher:Studio Élan
- Last Updated:8/14/2025
- Steam App Id:844660
Heart of the Woods
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Heart of the Woods has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 8 players achieved on 5/31/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Heart of the Woods. It has received a total of 905 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Heart of the Woods. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Heart of the Woods and its growth over time. It currently has 5,143 followers on its community page.
About Heart of the Woods
Heart of the Woods is an Indie, and Casual game developed by Studio Élan. On 2/15/2019, it was released on the Steam Store by Studio Élan.
Players have rated Heart of the Woods as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 905 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 860 positive reviews and 45 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99. It can also be purchased through Studio Élan Yuri Game Bundle which gives a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Heart of the Woods - Official Artbook available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), German, Chinese (Traditional), and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Heart of the Woods supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Partial Controller Support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Captions available
From the Steam community, Heart of the Woods has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Interactive Fiction
- Fantasy
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Visual Novel
- LGBTQ+
- Choices Matter
- Mature
- Mystery
- Nudity
- Cute
- Romance
- Sexual Content
- Dark Fantasy
- Indie
- Anime
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Heart of the Woods and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Heart of the Woods is referenced by 3 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Heart of the Woods Original Soundtrack - Moonlight | Music | 2/15/2019 | View |
 | Heart of the Woods Original Soundtrack - Snowfall | Music | 2/15/2019 | View |
 | Heart of the Woods - Official Artbook | DLC | 9/3/2020 | View |
Related Bundles
Heart of the Woods is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Studio Élan Yuri Game Bundle | 6 | 6 | $81.84 | View |
Related Packages
Heart of the Woods is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of the Woods | $7.49 | View |
Supported Languages
Heart of the Woods is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Heart of the Woods data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 14). Heart of the Woods on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/844660
- Valve Corporation. (2025, August 14). Heart of the Woods. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/844660
- Studio Élan. (2023, July 7). Heart of the Woods. Heart of the Woods. https://vnstudioelan.com/