Gravehearts

Lychgate Studios

About this game

Welcome to 'Gravehearts', A slice of death, slow burn, cosy game with the hint of the macabre.

Follow the story of the new groundskeeper of Overlook Cemetery in the small town of Blackwood. You wanted to start a new life, but could not escape the ghosts of your past, and now you can't seem to escape the ghosts of the past. Strange things are going on in this town, and it seems like only you can help; you are the connection between the living and the dead.

Gravehearts is a visual novel that will be updated as individual chapters. There will be no additional charges for each chapter, and there will be no in-game purchases. We are just here to hang out and enjoy our time with the spirits, no Ouija bored needed.

Follow us on our socials to keep up to date with the latest chapter releases,
You can follow Gravehearts on Instagram @graveheartshearts and bluesky @graveheartsgames.bsky.social.

✞ The characters ✞
Graveheart's story is a heavily character-driven story where you will get to know our characters deeply and possibly even intimately.

Wyatt: A cowboy from the USA, brought to the Scottish Highlands by a 100-year-old vendetta.
Ledger: A 2000-year-old spirit, who keeps the records of all buried in the graveyard.
Agnes: Her family now moved on, but she stayed behind, hoping that in death she could live.
Andy: Our living soul and our co-worker, he doesn't really believe in ghosts, but he is mildly afraid of them, especially Cecil. Cecil is weird
Cecil: A poltergeist that possesses a small cat doll, a spirit with extreme power but mainly just here for the teehee and the haha's..
Antony: A Modern spirit, gone too soon, he waits for his loved one to join him.

You can help your spirit friends as well as the other wayward spirits in the town, but not all spirits are happy; some can be liars, some can be tricksters, and some can be violent.

✞ Features✞
-You can customise your character's names and pronouns with the option of He/ She or They.
-The character you play has a backstory and problems of their own to solve; it's not only ghosts that are haunting you.
-Befriend the ghosts; depending on your choices made in the game, you can become close with the spirits, you can become close friends, you can fall in love with them, or they can hate your guts. Depending on the choices you make, it can affect your route in the story.
-The game features some beautiful music created by Scott Buckley, Kevin Macleod and Jahzzar.

✞ Content Warning✞
Gravehearts is a game intended for more mature audiences (16+). Being a game about ghosts, it will have some horror elements, and the game will explore more difficult topics around subjects such as death, grief, injury, sickness, accidents, abuse and mental health struggles. As these are key components to the plot, these things cannot be censored.
However, if there are scenes that contain distressing sound effects or visuals, the player will be warned on approach to the scene.
This game will contain no jump scares.

The game will also contain alcohol use, cigarette use, violence, threat, swearing and religious themes.

✞ Demo✞
The demo of Gravehearts will always be available to play for people who are interested in the game but aren't sure if they want to buy it yet. The Demo is the first half of chapter one and is available to play for free on itch.io.

✞ About The Creator ✞
'Gravehearts' is created, written and illustrated by Kroov, aka Lio Pressland, a comic artist and illustrator from Scotland. You can follow them on socials all under @kroovv!

No AI was used anywhere in the creation of this game.

Gameplay is currently only available in English.

What’s new

Gravehearts Version 0.2