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2008 · Riva Celso · Adventure · Video game with LGBT character

Heileen

2008 video game

Released
21 October 2008
Platforms
AndroidWindowsmacOS
Genres
AdventureVideo game with LGBT characterVisual novel
Developers
Riva Celso
Publishers
Riva Celso
Modes
Single-player
Engine
Ren'Py
Country
Italy

About

Heileen is a visual novel video game series developed and published by the Italian studio Tycoon Games for the Android, Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows. The first game Heileen: Sail Away (also known as Heileen: Sail to the New World or just Heileen) was released in 2008 and the sequel Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate in 2009. The final installment Heileen 3: New Horizons was released on December 17, 2012. A free online prequel with the title Heileen: A Trip to Bavaria was released in 2009.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player reads through the story and makes decisions at some points, which leads to different outcomes and one out of three possible endings. The player can also start a relationship with one of the other characters, including lesbian relationships. The game offers a quest system and gives them a score rating at the end of the game. The second game features 15 unique endings and an enhanced version of the original quest system in Heileen with 20 quests. The third game does not feature a quest system anymore and offers a new stat raising system instead.

Reception

On Steam, the three games in the series received mixed-to-positive user reviews. Heileen 1: Sail Away received mixed reception, with reviewers noting the short length and limited character development relative to other visual novels, while acknowledging its quest system as a distinguishing feature. Heileen 2: The Hands of Fate holds a Mixed rating based on 19 user reviews, with 57% positive. The third installment, Heileen 3: New Horizons, received the most positive reception of the trilogy, holding a Positive rating with 80% of 26 user reviews recommending it, with the Virtues/Sins stat-raising system praised as an improvement over the earlier quest format.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows6 October 2008Worldwide

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