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HeidenGames · Published by HeidenGames
Positive — 88% positive (24 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
A horror visual novel with farming mechanics. Investigate, farm and woo the villagers while trying not to die at the hands of the mysterious dogs that roam the lands at night. A complete game that is free.
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Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Casual · 2023 · More free games
Delve into the unsettling yet charming world of A Heart of Butterblue, an adventure game that blends indie creativity with casual gameplay. Navigate the nightmarish landscape, tend to your crops, and form relationships with villagers in this unique simulation experience from HeidenGames.
About this game
A murdered father and a missing grandfather...
It is under these circumstances that Phebe finds herself moving to the isolated frontier town of Edgefield. Rumors have it that monsters roam the lands after dark and anyone caught outside is never heard from again. With eerie murderous howling heard every night, Phebe has no choice to become accustomed to this new life if she wants to find her missing grandfather.
Play as this polite city girl as she forages, farms and (possibly) woos the local villagers as she navigates this new life of hers.
A horror VN and farm sim, A Heart of Butterblue has 3 endings and a word count of 32k. A game you can complete in an afternoon.
Features:
It is under these circumstances that Phebe finds herself moving to the isolated frontier town of Edgefield. Rumors have it that monsters roam the lands after dark and anyone caught outside is never heard from again. With eerie murderous howling heard every night, Phebe has no choice to become accustomed to this new life if she wants to find her missing grandfather.
Play as this polite city girl as she forages, farms and (possibly) woos the local villagers as she navigates this new life of hers.
A horror VN and farm sim, A Heart of Butterblue has 3 endings and a word count of 32k. A game you can complete in an afternoon.
Features:
- Forage, fish, farm and buy items in order to uncover the mystery of Phebe's missing grandfather.
- Three villagers to get close to, each of whom might have their own secrets.
- Time progresses as you play, keep your eye on the clock!
- A free, complete mystery/otome game drawn, coded and written by a solo dev(hi~!).
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
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Version 1.2!
Hello everyone! Steam continues to scare me but here I am, finally updating A Heart of Butterblue to it's newest build. This is now the same build as it is on itch. I wrote a long devlog over there about this build but I'll go ahead and quote myself about what's new in this build: "Here's what's different in this build: 1. I found an inventory bug when Fanny takes the key out of your inventory. Not only does she delete the item from your inventory... SHE DELETED THE ENTIRE SLOT????? But only... sometimes???? This one bug turned out to be the source of the Peyton Flower bug, the Fanny Shop bug AND the Fishing Without a Fishing Rod bug. All three in one! I have since fixed the code and tested it front to back on my computer and it works. It's confusing because I remember this bug appearing quite randomly and never figuring out where it came from and if it was true that Fanny deleted the entire slot from your inventory... I have no idea how anyone would have been able to get to an ending... I don't even know how I got the endings before. So strange. 2. There was a second part of the Fishing bug. I did get some reports that players were able to fish anyway even without a fishing rod (??) and the way you could do it was by using the arrow keys. Allegedly. Because the arrow keys on MY computer didn't move the lure, but it sure did on my friend's computer. ???????????????????????????????????????? Anyway. I threw in a bool to check to make sure you have the fishing rod to let you fish-- even with the arrow keys if you are one of the chosen ones. 3. I took Peyton away from the cliff after he's confessed to Phebe. This is one I should have done a long time ago. 4. This was a trick I learned on Half Haunt Halloween, but there's an option to apply save data a few frames after everything else in the scene is loaded. So I increased the time in between Awake() and the Save Data being applied. 5. Let's talk Resolution... This is one bug I can't figure out. I've fiddled with some op...Read full article on Community Announcements (mitsukootsuki)
