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HeartCore Descent

Fly to the center of the planet to destroy its heart core! A simple yet challenging 2D Precision Platformer Indie game about flying a rocketship through various terrains, progressively getting harder and harder.

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Tobias Emberland Stokkenes
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Tobias Emberland Stokkenes
Release
June 17, 2026
45 days ago
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Fly to the center of the planet to destroy its heart core!

HeartCore Descent is a simple yet challenging 2D Precision Platformer Indie game, where you control a rocketship through various terrains. The goal is to fly through all levels, and reach the heart core at the center of the planet.

There are 5 Chapters, each with a different theme. Each chapter has 5 levels, so 25 levels total, each level progressively getting harder. When you crash, you restart at the beginning of the level. If you close the game mid-chapter, you need to play the chapter over again.

When you finish the main game, you unlock the Epilogue. The Epilogue, unlike the chapters, is one level only... but it's harder AND longer than the main levels, so to complete the level, you're going to need significant skill and consistency.

This game is incredibly hardcore (heartcore), so good luck! (You'll need it.)

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