Heart to Hearth
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Game Description
This is a game about soup. If you like soup, this is the game for you. Oh and cute/handsome/sexy/deviously good-looking fantasy customers if you're into that sort of thing.
My producer tells me I have to write an actual description so;
Heart to Hearth is a soup-based dating sim where your hand-crafted soups are the key to your customers’ hearts.
This is a demo/proof of concept we made to gain experience. We appreciate that you’re giving it a look-see~
Background/Lore
Cecilia is a former adventurer, current tavern owner/soup connoisseur. She’s been to the corners of the world, done a lot of quests, and gotten her fair share of recipes along the way. Join her on her restaurant, The Sleepy Sheep's grand reopening as she puts her new soup know-how to the test!
" The gentle glow of the fireplace, the warmth of the bowl of food against your hands, and the pleasure of stuffing your face full of delicious food after a long adventure; there aren't a lot of experiences in this world that can compare. "
" You can always count on the Sleepy Sheep for all your soupy soup needs. "
Features
- Cookbook-reading action!
Pore over Cecilia’s recipe book and find the food item that you think will best sate your customer’s appetite!
- Or go wild!
Do your own thing! Soups are your canvas, and you’re the artist.
- Multiple visual novel paths
Based on customer satisfaction, you might be able to serve and swerve your way into interesting tavern talks! Or not! Good luck!
- Pulitzer Prize Worthy Dialog
Our writing is overflowing with charm. Probably. We know you can’t disprove it. This bullet point has been sponsored by the No Thoughts Gaming Writer Gang.
- Heartwarming art style
Actual soup can warm the body and heal the soul. You can’t taste a game, but we can do the next best thing.
- Playable in French and English
Thanks to our lovely translators; Orlane and his team, you can now switch between English and French in the main menu!
About Us
Hey Everyone, thanks for playing our first game! We're No Thoughts Gaming and we're a group of friends who are passionate (and in this case, soup-obsessed) video game enjoyers. We’re making video games in our spare time to further gain those sweet game development exp points. We hope you look forward to our future projects!
Credits
Producer and Writer
Phuc Nguyen ( portfolio )
Writers
David Nguyen ( portfolio )
Bryant Chau ( gmail )
Programmers
Emmanuel Butor ( github )
Kaizena Ma ( portfolio )
Artists
Holly Cheng ( twitter )
Cindy Hoang ( art station )
Music & Sound Designer
Levina Umali ( portfolio )
Status | Prototype |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (99 total ratings) |
Authors | No Thoughts Gaming, Emman-B, HotPotMage, Asterranaut, David-N, mkaizena, Cinderquil, ChauKami |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Casual, Dating Sim, Female Protagonist, LGBT, Multiple Endings, Point & Click, Romance, Short, Singleplayer |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse |
Install instructions
Ya download it.
Ya open it.
Ya play it!
Make soup~
Development log
- French Translation UpdateJan 26, 2022
- Mac UpdateNov 06, 2021
Comments
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just played the demo. hope the game gets picked up again.
I played the demo about 2 years ago or so and I keep thinking about it from time to time. I loved the concept, the art... it was really pleasing to play. I don't know whether you guys still find time to work on it or you moved on to other projects, but if you ever need and extra hand on the programming side, I'll be happy to help.
this game was so cute and heartwarming. the food definitely made me hungry! everything was drawn really well in a super cute style. the dialogue was a bit long at times but i enjoyed getting to know the characters. i really hope the full version comes out soon!
can I change the size of the scrren/window?
I really love the food art, it makes me hungry haha.
wow game này có người việt làm à cháy đấy
Hi! A Turkish translator here.
I finished your game and really liked it, would you be interested in a Turkish translation? If so, please reach me at ferid_bora52@hotmail.com !
Thank you for your time!
This was such a wholesome and great game and it was perfect! (May also have given me some ideas for a D&D campaign >.>) And it was so fun playing it! Can't wait for the full release!
aww, so adorable! i can't wait to see more :D
Thank you for making this game! The dialogue was a bit too long for my personal taste but I did relate to Cecilia in a lot of ways and the art was so beautiful. Good luck developing the whole game, I'll be on the lookout for it :) Here is my gameplay!
ong a filipino dish is in here!!
Gameplay
Hi, cute game! Was wondering if you could add a settings option for a windowed screen, instead of just full screen? Thanks c:
This is so cute!!! I can't wait to see more!
Such a cute concept for a game! I love the gameplay of making soup and chatting with customers. I can see so much potential for growth with more soup options, characters, dialogue, and more! I wanted it to be longer, so I'm really hoping for a full release!
I just realized "dude flaming" is Guy Fieri and its hilarious XD
fun game too :)
Hello!!
I really enjoy your game. I love the design of the characters and how sociable the MC is. Fleur is the coolest little bean too. I was wondering if there's a plan on releasing the full game. I'm very interested in the premise of almost bar-like therapy but with soup.
Hi! Thanks for checking out our game and glad you enjoyed it! Celicia is a bit talkative and nosey but she has a certain charm to her doesn't she? Fleur is indeed a cool little bean. That's a fantastic elevator pitch for the game and we wished we thought of that ahaha.
Currently, the team does not have any future plans to work on a full game, unfortunately. It's something we want to come back to eventually, but not anytime soon :( We did discuss the potential of more Fleur content, but no promises for now.
Once again thanks for playing!
So fun !! heartwarming and just calming :)
So sweet! I'm glad our game brought you some joy! Thanks for checking out for game~
This was super fun to play! I haven't gotten all the endings yet, but I loved the character design and the interactions with Fleur!
Awesome to hear that! Fleur is quite charming in their own special way wouldn't you say. Hope that you got the good ending and got to see more of their soft side~ =v=
Thanks for playing!
OMG I played this while I was in class and had free ti me it's so good and I really enjoyed the cute art and great writing can not wait for the full game!
Thanks for checking out our game and glad you enjoyed it! We'll just overlook that you're procrastinating in class >:)c
Never!!!!
great demo it's peaceful and art is cute :)
Thanks for checking out our game and for the kind words :3
Stumbled across this while messing with the site's tags. I wish I found this sooner because this is an adorable game! Neat balance of restaurant management sim and a branching... not quite otome but definitely a more social-oriented visual novel, incredible artwork especially the food it looks so good but damn the character art is great. Story's cute, the characters feel alive, and I'm looking forward to the full version. Good luck!
Hi! Thank you for the in-depth review of our game! Glad you managed to stumble upon our little demo =v= better late than never! It's great to see another person appreciate the hard work our artists put in to bring the game to life.
Thanks for checking out our demo!
I LOVE THIS GAME I played it on vc with my friends and i got all of them hooked on it! the art, the story, the vibes all amazing this is the cutest games i played in a while 100000/10
Wow! That's a pho-nomenal high score O.O Happy that your group enjoyed it so much! Thanks for checking out our game and hope you have a good day~
High five for ya =v=/
I was incredibly sad when I saw this was a demo, then played through the other ending just to get more of this game. Long story short I love this game. I will pay good money for a full game. The ability to create off menu items is refreshing, as many other cooking games do not accept the fact that improvising is a thing sometimes. I absolutely adore this demo and the characters so far, can't wait for the full game when it gets released.
Hi! Happy to hear you enjoyed the game enough to play through all the endings. Hopefully, you saw in the other comments how to skip through the dialogue.
Creating off menu items was an area we wanted to expand on and I agree that other cooking games should allow you to improvise new recipes. There were plans for way more hidden foods not in the menu but workload did not allow for it sadly :<
Thank you so much for the support and for checking out our game~
Hi! I've played this on Stream and I really loved it!
This demo was so short but so wholesome! I loved Fleur and Cecilia, both have really really cute personalities! I also like the little "tutorial" like day where you learned how to make soups (some people forget it in their games and then u r just sitting there like "The heck am I supposed to do now?")
I am excited to see how the whole game will turn out and I will definitely play the full game when it's out!
Good Job! Keep on the good work!
Love
RenaHiro
Hi Back! It was very fun writing both Fleur and Cecilia~ From my constant use of squiggles, you can tell I had a bigger part in writing Cecilia hahaha. Can't wait until we can introduce new characters for everyone to love. :3
The team really appreciates your kind words and for your support ;^;
Thanks for checking out our game~
This was super cute! I am living in a cold country right now and it's the middle of the winter so this lovely game with the warm soups warmed my soul! As another player mentioned my only problem was that I didn't know that you could skip the dialogue - other than that I wouldn't change a thing! Really looking forward to playing the full thing! ^_^
Heya! Having a warm bowl of soup during a cold day has got to be one of the best feelings in the world. Then again, soup is always amazing anytime =v= Hope you're also keeping warm during this chilly time~
Thanks for the feedback! It's definitely obvious the game does not clearly tell the player how to skip dialogue and it's something we're addressing~
Thanks for being a soup-er fan and supporting us!
I love this! Hope to see a full version in the future, would love to support!
Thank you for your support! We also hope a full version will come sooner than later =v=
The demo was surprisingly short, but I'm in love with the artwork and how the dialogue changes with each soup! It's not a simple pass/fail, but it branches out to many conversations. Very fun!
My one complaint is that I wish there was a way to click through text or skip them? The intro is always the same so getting to the "meat" of the story can take a bit long (no pun intended haha).
It's absolutely lovely so far and I hope it gets more attention! <3
Make as many puns as you want, we're a group of puny people ;) You can press left control to skip any dialogue you've seen before! It's a built-in function in the game, but we did not make it as clear or prominent as it should be so that is definitely an area for improvement. Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you so much for checking out our demo and such thoughtful words ;^; Glad you enjoyed it so much and explored all the other endings.
as a filipino, i was so happy when i saw ginataang bilo bilo in the options! what a lovely game <33
Yay! Glad you liked it! We're big fans of sweet/dessert soups so of course, we had to have at least one version in the game. We tried to have a big collection of soups from different cultures and had a ton more ideas but sadly couldn't fit them in.
Thanks for checking out the game!
Another soup-er fan! Awwwwww yeah~ Thank you so much for checking out the game and we're glad you liked it!
Loved the video btw! Definitely dropped a like and subscribe O.Ob. Personally loved the commentary and the voice acting. It was fun that you guys had so much fun with it :3 It's a welcome surprise that everyone seems to like Mr. Chair way more than we imagined ahaha.
Hello! From what I see, a lot of the team are Vietnamese? If it's correct, can we add your game in a collection of Vietnamese games? Thank you so much and hope to hear from you guys soon!
Heya! You're correct in your observation. The majority of our team is Vietnamese and you can definitely add our game to the collection! Thanks for checking out our game and noticing~
Why is your Mac build labeled as being for Linux?
Hi~ Great catch on your part. Our programmer said it was a mistake on his part and he mislabeled it. It should be fixed soon. Thanks for letting us know!
dang, i didnt realize it was a demo. ngl, that makes me sad but ill wait for the full game ಥ_ಥ❤
Awww~ We're glad you liked the game so much ;^; We're also hoping we can return to work on this game in the near future. I hope you'll still be around then!
Thanks for checking out the demo!
Hi! Would you be interested in a Spanish translation for this game? If you are, please contact me!
Apologizes for the late reply.
Sadly we are not currently looking for translators, but thank you so much for your interest and offer.
This was quite wholesome,cant wait for full game!
And that was a quite wholesome comment =v=
Thank you for your kind words and for playing our game!
hope it has more races though!
this is everything i have ever wanted in a game! the art is amazing! the character dialogue is amazing! everything about the game is so comforting! one question , is making fan art allowed? the characters are just so cute and look super fun to draw! adding this to my favorites for sure!! :)
It's heartwarming to hear such compliments! Thank you so much ;^; And yes! you are more than welcome to draw fan art. We're glad you love the characters that much~ (producer here) I enjoy Fleur's design and the use of gold accents and accessories, but nothing beat's Cecilia's comfy apron and cute sheep designs. I definitely don't have a favorite btw :p
Thank you so much for your compliments and for playing the game~
im in love oh my god this is the sweetest game i want soup and to run a lil soup shop and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa send help i love this so much 🥺💕
Awww yeah~ Another soup enjoyer! Don't worry, Cecilia is an experienced adventurer and soup maker; she will come to your rescue anytime! It's great you love the game so much ;^; Hopefully we can bring more soup content in the future.
Thx for souping it up with us~
that was absolutely adroable! I loved the character designs, and the dialouge was so nice, to have such a blunt chatterbox character where it went well :D ! ahh~ so nice
I had a lot of fun making voices for the charcaters too while i was playing (´◡`✿)
Awwwwww it's nice to hear you had such a fun time with our game! :3 Celilia is quite the chatterbox and it's hard to get her to stop sometimes. And Fleur can talk a surprising amount if you can get her to open up~ Having different team members read the script and do their own voice for the characters was also something we liked doing!
Thank you for playing the game~
Made a video
It's about time Mr. Chair got the recognition he deserves. And Fleur thought she was so sneaky by trying to leave without paying. Glad you two caught that~ ahahaha. The extra commentary was hilarious and made for a fun playthrough.
Even though we're a soup restaurant, I hope you're ready to be served some subs and likes. :P
On behalf of Mr. Chair and the team, Thank you for playing our game!