We have some exciting news to share – Pine Hearts is eligible to be nominated for the 'Sit Back and Relax' award at the Steam Awards 2024, and we need YOUR help to make it happen! 🏆

If you’ve enjoyed exploring Pine Hearts Caravan Park, soaking in the cosy atmosphere, heartfelt storytelling, and relaxing gameplay, then this is your chance to show your love for the game! 💫

As an indie studio, every bit of recognition counts, and being nominated for a Steam Award can make a huge difference! It helps us reach more players, provides a huge boost to our visibility, and ultimately allows us to continue making games we’re passionate about for you to enjoy 💚

It only takes a moment, but it would mean the world to the team and really help Pine Hearts get more recognition. And you get the chance to share your favourite games from this year and earn fun Steam badges, so it's a win-win! 🌟

Thank you so much for your continued support across 2024, we can’t wait to share what 2025 has in store! 💚

- Melissa, Social Media and Community Coordinator

The warm summer weather has got us in the mood to go camping, so what better time for a patch update! The team have been working hard to fix some of the most common and impactful bugs the community has reported and I'm happy to update you on those fixes below. Enjoy the sunshine and we'll update you with more news from Pine Hearts soon! 🌲💚

- Melissa, Social Media and Community Coordinator

• Fixed a few instances where Tyke could get stuck walking in place trying to reach an object or NPC to interact with them.
  
• Improved visibility of an important quest item.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the Blue Knight’s helmet to appear invisible.
  
• Fixed an NPC being a little too generous with droplets.
  
• Reworded ‘Quit to Menu’ confirmation pop-up to be less concerning when it comes to save data! It will now let you know if your game will be saved or if you will be returned to a previous autosave if quitting while saving is not possible (such as in a Memory). Sorry about the frights!
  
• Fishing and Digging spots now accurately reflect whether or not you’ve already interacted with them after loading a save.
  
• The game now pauses if a controller is disconnected.
  
• Black and White Mode now remains active if it was enabled in a saved game.
  
• Fixed several issues with the Reset All confirmation pop-up appearing at the wrong time and activating other commands.
  
• Fixed an issue with some incorrect actions being described in the controller remapping menu.
  
• Fixed Options Menu closing when backing out of a controller remapping confirmation.
  
• Fixed an issue that would lead to the Controls tab appearing in other tabs of the Options menu
  
• Fixed an issue that could lead to players having an empty Quest Log.
  
• Fixed a bunch of issues we made while trying to fix the above issues 😅

• Added non-letterboxed support for 16:10 aspect ratios.
  
• Fixed Bonnie’s barks appearing misaligned on some resolutions.
  
• Fixed prompts for the Band not being fully visible on certain resolutions.
  
• Fixed Lost ‘n’ Found Achievement not triggering if the Ruined Castle was left too soon.
  
• The game can no longer be controlled if the game window is no longer active (i.e.: if switching to another window or if the Steam Overlay is open).
  
• The Mouse cursor is now automatically hidden when using a controller (until the mouse is moved).
  
• Fixed an issue that would prevent the Gameplay Data screen from displaying its status accurately.

This patch has addressed the issue where players were unable to complete the game if they exited during the mountain area of the game. This will also ensure those who have been affected can now complete the game.

If you have any other questions or are experiencing any other issues please leave them in the comments!
We hope you've been enjoying your adventure in Pine Hearts 💚

- Melissa, Social Media and Community Coordinator

If you've made your way through the Mountain Gate to the final area of the game, please finish this whole section before quitting your save! Quitting the game after entering the final Mountain area of the game, through the large gate from the beginning of the game, can cause progression issues to occur so it's best to finish this section after entering, or save and exit before you enter.

For anyone who is currently experiencing this issue:
The team are working on a fix for this right now that we're aiming to have ready for our next patch! Save data should be restored with this update and you will be able to continue from the start of the Mountain Gate section.

If you have any other questions or are experiencing any other issues please leave them in the comments!
We hope you've been enjoying your adventure in Pine Hearts 💚

- Melissa, Social Media and Community Coordinator

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We're so excited to finally have you visit the campsite! We can't quite believe this day has finally arrived 💚

Your hike around the park will take around 5 hours to complete, but with so many secrets stuffed throughout the campsite we hope you'll have plenty to keep you busy for a while! 🌲

If you enjoy your visit to Pine Hearts please consider leaving us a review! Reviews are an incredible way to support the games you care about and are especially helpful for indie teams like us.

And check out our launch trailer below!
Thank you so much for all of your support, and we hope to see you soon at the campsite! 🌲
- Team HLG

Grab your camping gear and prepare to be immersed in a cosy narrative-adventure set within the picturesque Scottish countryside, and a heartfelt journey through Tykes' fondest memories💭🌲

Check out the brand new launch trailer, and make sure to wishlist and follow Pine Hearts on steam to keep up with all the latest news on the run up to release!

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Safe In Our World[safeinourworld.org] ambassadors therealpengy[x.com] and Phoebe Hesketh, and content creators psykit[x.com] and mousewastaken[x.com], advocate for and are involved in supporting accessibility and mental health awareness in games. We wanted to give them a hands on opportunity to test our accessibility features and learn more about the game's story and themes and why building something inclusive was so important to us at Hyper Luminal Games.

They got to chat with members of the team including Creative Director Rob Madden[x.com], UX/UI Designer and Accessibility Lead Searra Leishman[x.com], and Social and Community Coordinator Melissa Cocker[x.com] about all things Pine Hearts. As well as testing various accessibility settings and our accessibility hardware set up for events, we chatted about the origins of the game's stories and themes.

You can see how the day went and hear more from everyone involved in the video below!
For future updates make sure to wishlist and follow Pine Hearts on steam!

Our in-house cartography team (our UX/UI and art specialists 💪🎨) have been hard at work sharpening up our map designs across the whole park, as well as adding a whole host of new features, including:

• 🌎 Updated world map
  
• ⛳ Updated regional maps for each area of Pine Hearts
  
• 🏃‍♂️ Added Player Character marker, to keep track of where you are in the world!
  
• ⭐ Added markers for Primary Quest Interactions
  
• 🏌️‍♂️ Added markers for Primary NPCs
  
• ⛺ Added markers for Secondary Quest Interactions
  
• 👩 Added markers for Secondary NPCs

That's all for now, but lots more news coming your way soon! Make sure to wishlist Pine Hearts and follow the store page to keep up with the latest news! 💖
- Melissa (Community Manager)

Featuring some previously never before seen regions of the Pine Hearts Caravan Park with a whole new host of things for you to discover!

⛳ Admire the perfectly manicured lawns of the Golf Course
🍰 Try some home baked treats in the Caravan Park
🏰 Unearth the treasures of the Ruined Castle
🌊 Smell the fresh sea breeze down by the Rock Pools

Make sure to wishlist the game and give us a little follow on steam to keep up to date with all the latest Pine Hearts news!