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Heaven's Vault

Original title: Heaven's Vault - April 16, 2019
Heaven's Vault
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Studio:inkle
Stars:Sally Beaumont
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Award
Game
Independent Games Festival Award - Excellence in Narrative
Winner
2020
Award
Game
British Academy Games Award for British Game
Nominee
2020

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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
inkle
PublisherIGDB
inkle
Studio
inkle
GenresIGDB
Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point-and-click
Platforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Release DateIGDB
April 16, 2019
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
76
Game Engine
Unity

Explore the lost ruins of the Nebula, read ancient inscriptions, and uncover a forgotten past in this narrative archaeological science-fiction adventure game from the creators of 80 Days.

About the Game
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From the creators of massively-branching interactive adventure 80 Days.

Winner - IGF Excellence in Narrative award 2019 Nomination -BAFTA for Best British Game 2020

Story

Aliya Elasra is an archaeologist, exploring a strange region of space called the Nebula with her robot sidekick Six, hoping to uncover the secrets of the long-forgotten past. When a roboticist from the University of Iox goes missing, Aliya begins a trail of discoveries that will lead to the very edge of her world - and the ancient secret of Heaven's Vault.

Gameplay

Heaven's Vault is not your usual linear adventure game. Progress through the game in any order you choose - the game's fully adaptive narrative remembers every choice you make, every discovery and every action you take, influencing what happens next. Meet a diverse cast of characters who remember everything you say, and who's attitude to you will change with how you act. Some are friendly, some are cautious, and some are out to trick you.

Who will you trust? What will you find? What will you learn? What will you risk? What will you lose?

  • Explore ancient sites, discover lost ruins
  • Find artefacts and translate their strange hieroglyphics
  • Sail an open-world of fast flowing space-rivers
  • Piece together the history of the world and an entire ancient language
  • Diverse cast of characters that remember everything you say
Translate Ancient Hieroglyphs

An entire ancient hieroglyphic language awaits to be deciphered. A puzzle mechanic with a twist: solutions are narratively significant and further the story - but the wrong translation might send you down the wrong track!

Critically Acclaimed

"One of the most well-realized video game worlds ever, with your curiosity and personality molding your story through the Nebula" - USGamer

"Heaven’s Vault is both ambitious and beautiful. It conjures a world rich with life... I don’t hesitate to recommend Heaven’s Vault." - Game Informer

"Heaven's Vault is one of the most enthralling narrative-driven adventure games I've played" - Wired

Industry leading narrative engine

Powered by the ink engine, the narrative technology behind 80 Days, Sorcery!, NeoCab, Sable, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine and many more, Heaven's Vault is a dynamically constructed adventure game that responds to every move you make.

Source: Steam

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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026
Time to Beat
Main + Extras11h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
English

Source: IGDB + Steam, store.steampowered.com

Content Rating
Suggestive Themes
PEGI 7
USK 6
ESRB T
ClassInd: L
IGRS: 3
USK (DE): 0
Game Features
Single-player
Full controller support
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows Vista or later
CPU:SSE2 instruction set support
RAM:4 GB RAM
GPU:Shader Model 4.0 capable card
Storage:2 GB available space
DirectX:Version 10
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Data aggregated from 5 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Steam, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 27.08.2026