The Wild at Heart
Worth it · Strategy · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $24.99, a BANGER if it drops to $11.57.
- Length
- 11.8h 18.4h to 100%
- Value
- $2.12/hr
- Reviews
- 95% of 917 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $11.57 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GTX 660, AMD R7 260X, 4 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 38 times in the 5 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $11.57 BANGER line 18 times.
Value puts it in the top 4 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 98 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Children of Silentown: Prologue (free, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Creepy Tale 2 ($9.99, scores 57).
More about The Wild at Heart
The press gave it 76; the people who bought it give it 95 percent. A 19-point gap in the buyer's favour.
None of the 234 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2021 to August 2026.
At 11.8 hours it is a handheld-sized game, and Valve rates it Deck Verified.
The drop-off
92% start to 11% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 17 when we last checked, on Oct 8, 13:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This game checks all the boxes in what I consider to be an amazing cozy game imo. The art style is very reminiscent of children's book illustrations that I adore so much. The soundtrack is fantastic, I've been listening to it for years before I even played the full game. The story is very simple but that's its charm. in conclusion I love this game so much and I had a blast playing it, I can see myself replaying it...
2 more reviews
The Wild at Heart is a beautiful and charming adventure that deserves far more attention. Its hand-drawn art style feels like a storybook brought to life, while the wonderful soundtrack creates a peaceful yet mysterious atmosphere. The exploration and puzzle-solving are genuinely enjoyable, and commanding the Spritelings adds a fun strategic element to combat and environmental challenges. The game introduces new...
A small pikmin-like game with awesome art and puzzle design. Pick it up whenever you're in a mood to disconnect and play a fun singleplayer puzzle adventure.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
The Wild at Heart scores 71/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1093290/the-wild-at-heartReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.