Platforms
- PCApr 16, 20198.2playscore7.814 Critics9.3901 Players
- PlayStation 4Apr 16, 20197.9playscore7.613 Critics9.0109 Players
- Nintendo SwitchJan 28, 2021NAplayscore7.68 CriticsNA0 Players
29 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Heaven's Vault is a game deeply concerned with the past, how it affects the present, and whether or not it can predict the future. Its fantastic translation puzzles and intricate story are often overshadowed by its unfortunate need to constantly pause and load, sadly denying it the higher score that it otherwise deserves.
Kate Gray · Feb 13, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Heaven’s Vault is a relaxing game with an interesting, immersive storyline and a beautiful world to explore. While it lacks some “side activities,” it has plenty to offer with its unique puzzle system and tons of replay value.
Kaelyn Daugherty · Feb 11, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Heaven’s Vault is one of those extraordinary adventure games that will likely become more legendary in time. Much like the ancient Empire that players must uncover in the game, Heaven’s Vault is rife with intricate details where players are likely to notice something new each time they revisit the immense nebula.
Jahanzeb Khan · Jan 29, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Heaven’s Vault is a game that was made with love and passion, that much is clear. This is a fascinatingly unique concept for a game, and the Ancient text must have taken a team months upon months of planning and work to put in place, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into a fun or engaging experience when stretched out into hours of vague and unsatisfying puzzling.
Dave Aubrey · Jan 28, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Issues aside, Heaven’s Vault is still a worthwhile experience. It’s a completely unique kind of game, mixing deep character development, intergalactic sailing (literally), mystery solving, and even ancient civilization linguistics. To top it off, it looks gorgeous, sounds decent enough, and runs surprisingly well on the Switch.
Leo Faria · Jan 28, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Overall Heaven’s Vault is a very interesting and unique game that you should consider giving a try, especially if you have any interest in linguistics. While issues with the dialogue and a less than stellar space flight mechanic hold the game back from being truly great, there is enough good here to make it well worth your time.
Joe Devader · Jan 28, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Although history repeats itself, there are always different choices leading up to history’s major events causing them to be different, either in subtle or blatant ways. Each time you replay Heaven’s Vault, your knowledge of the past will help guide your decisions towards your own more ideal ending, just as history helps us to do in our lives each day.
Niki Fakhoori · Jan 28, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - The detailed landscapes, engaging plot and intriguing premise of a completely fictional ancient language to decipher make Heaven’s Vault a game for which it’s worth getting lost in translation.
Laura Cress · May 03, 2019 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Heaven’s Vault is both ambitious and beautiful. It conjures a world rich with life; I enjoyed learning about the different cultures and religions of those dead and alive. Despite the long travel segments and a handful of bugs, I don’t hesitate to recommend Heaven’s Vault. The impressive language-learning mechanic largely succeeds, and with a world brimming with detail, it makes this adventure an exciting one.
Elise Favis · Apr 18, 2019 Reviewed on PC - It’s a recurring theme in Heaven’s Vault: everything I like about it is, at least partly, ruined by the things I don’t. The world is fascinating, and I’ve enjoyed digging into its rich past, but getting from point to point is a chore. It’s a joy to learn a new, Ancient language, but finding inscriptions can be fiddly. The writing in Heaven’s Vault makes the towns you visit come alive—but the story struggles to find its voice.
Samuel Horti · Apr 17, 2019 Reviewed on PS4Read full review
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An ancient network of rivers flows from one moon to the next. No one knows how the Nebula was formed. All things come to an end.
Developer: Inkle