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HEARTLODGED

In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, an avalanche will crush the lodge. Is the cat in the box alive or dead?

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About the Game


There are many instances in the world where we lack the information to make a confident judgement on what we know to be true.
So the world instead shapes itself around what we observe.
When someone disappears, we can't say for sure if they are alive or dead. And this destroys us.
Is this how the world should be?


Two young women named Olive and Ashley awaken in a mysterious lodge in the dead of winter.
A mysterious being identifying themselves only as "HL" appears on a television screen, and informs them of their situation.
In 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 11 seconds, a disastrous avalanche will crush the lodge and the two girls inside it.
Escape, however, is not impossible. It is hidden in the lodge, but it can be found. Will they find their way to the way out... and to the truth of the past that set everything in motion?


- A mind-bending narrative from the creators of vivid/stasis that approaches topics pseudo-science topics and life/death
- Puzzle escape rooms that stand between you and your timely escape from the lodge
- A story about climbing out of a depressive spiral, starring two girls with a little bit too much experience
- An emotionally complex soundtrack by A-Saph (vivid/stasis, EX-XDRiVER)
- Stunning character art and illustrations by Softy Sapphie


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