In Dead Hearts you play the role of Zero, Nekojin living in a village in the mountains. One night the village is invaded by elite knights of the neighboring empire, Araynia. You, your sister and childhood friend, are the only ones to emerge from this event. After a successful escape, you are forced to survive in the wilderness and wander for a long time to a prosperous city to join the gendarmerie and take revenge.
Dead Hearts is an RPG with dynamic action, battles happen in real time with a view from above. Earn levels, items, silver, companions, new skills and better equipment to face increasingly powerful opponents. There are many different quests in the game to move the story forward... or to help a settler from the surrounding village with his problem of rats. The game has several endings, and some romance with some of the characters, as well as the dynamic character of the main character, which changes depending on the choices made or events in the game world.
The continent on which the action takes place was divided into 2 parts: Western and Eastern.
- The western part is mainly desert, and is mostly inhabited by elves.
- The eastern part is more diverse, both in nature and in the races living there.
In the west there are nations:
- Theocracy of Elfrand
- Dishan Empire
- Satsuran Kingdom
- United Commonwealth of Continental Nations
- Chetiak
In the east there are nations:
- Principality of Ywjilthar
- Araynia Empire
- Chetian Federation
- Vrignian Monarchy
- Polonian Republic
- Abria
- Wiederescian Republic
In the game world there are four, uncovered, humanoid races:
- Humans
- Elves
- Nekojin
- Angels