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On an island where people have three lives, what alternate fates will you uncover?In this fangame based on 3rd Life, play as Grian to discover the different ways fate can unfold! Befriend allies, make enemies, and explore the world to see if the ending can be changed…

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Releasing October 2026


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Windows, MacOS, LinuxKeyboard or controllerVisual novel, Story HeavyPG13 AudienceChoices Matter, Top Down, Story Rich, Free to Play, Visual Novel RPG


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Frequently Asked Questions

Disclaimer:
Heartfall - a Tale in Three Lives is an independent and not-for-profit fan project. The game is unaffiliated with Grian and the 3rd Life SMP cast.
All content contained within are our own interpretations and do not represent the opinions, thoughts, or vision of the 3rd Life SMP cast.
Can I stream this game?
You are welcome to play Heartfall on stream! All of our music is original compositions.
For more details, please read our EULA.
If there any any issues, please contact us at [email protected].
Can I make a monetized YouTube letsplay about this game?
You are welcome to monetize YouTube videos of Heartfall as long as it is iterative content! All of our music is original compositions.
For more details, please read our EULA.
If there any any issues, please contact us at [email protected].
Can I use the assets/the game for commercial purposes?
You can stream and upload monetized YouTube videos featuring the game’s content, but you cannot otherwise use the game/its assets for other commercial purposes. For more details, please read our EULA.
Can I make mods for the game?
For more details, please read our EULA.
Can I translate the game into another language?
You are welcome to try, as long as it complies with our EULA. Unfortunately, the game was not designed with translation support in mind, so we will be unable to offer any assistance.
Is there Generative AI in this project?
We used NO generative AI in this project and we did our best diligence to ensure all our external assets are human-made too. If you have any concerns, reach us at [email protected].
Who made this?
We did! Heartfall is a collaborative fangame sprint that ran applications in March 2026. We collected a lot of information on the application in order to create contributor teams that had good synergy.
There are 70 of us total! Come see the Team page for more information.
Why was this made?
For fun and experience! Everyone dedicated hundreds of hours of hard work purely for the love of 3rd Life! The game is completely free, we hope you enjoy playing!
When was this made?
Kazehita started development in December 2024. Contributor applications opened March 2026. The game was released in October 2026.
Will you make any sequels?
Nope, this is it! We encourage others to take inspiration from Heartfall, but Kazehita will not be hosting any more collaboration projects for the foreseeable future.
Did you get permission to distribute on Steam?
We are not affiliated with Grian or the 3rd Life SMP cast in any way, shape, or form, and this project does not represent their opinions, thoughts, or vision of the series. However, we did get the go-ahead from Grian before distributing to Steam just in case.



EULA

Heartfall - a Tale in Three Lives
E U L A
[END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT]
v. 1.0 Feb 14 2026
Kazehita Art LLC is the publisher of this title. When you download the title you receive a license to use the software. This license is subject to the terms of this EULA, which is an agreement between you and Kazehita Art LLC.BY INSTALLING HEARTFALL - a Tale in Three Lives YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS EULA, AGREE TO ITS TERMS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PROMPTLY DELETE THE SOFTWARE FILES FROM YOUR DEVICE AND CEASE ANY AND ALL USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.——1. Limited Use LicenseHeartfall - a Tale in Three Lives (henceforth called “HEARTFALL”) is the software and any files that are provided with it contains copyrighted material of Kazehita Art LLC & its licensors, licensees or suppliers. Your continuing license to use HEARTFALL is conditioned on your compliance with this EULA. If you violate any of the terms of this EULA, all of your right to use HEARTFALL will immediately end, with or without any further notification.——2. Permitted User Modifications and New CreationsYou are permitted to make modifications to HEARTFALL or develop spin-off software of HEARTFALL so long as the following conditions are met:1. Your creations must be distributed for free.
2. Your creations must not contain any sexually explicit, obscene, threatening, defamatory, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive imagery or libelous, material that discriminates on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information of any first or third party, or other illegal material, material that is scandalous or invades the rights of privacy or publicity of any third party.
3. Your creations must not contain any trademarks, copyrighted work, or other recognizable property of third parties without their written authority.
4. Your creations must not be used by you, or anyone else, for any commercial exploitation including, but not limited to in-game advertising, other advertising or marketing for any company, product or service.
5. Creations will not be supported by Kazehita Art LLC. Your creations must include a statement to that effect.
6. Your creations will also be subject to this EULA.
——3. Commercial Exploitation.
You may not use HEARTFALL, or any mods/spin-offs created for or from HEARTFALL for any commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Kazehita Art LLC, or if it falls under our permitted uses.
Permitted uses include:
1. Streaming the game to an audience and receiving donations from said audience, as long as it is transformative in nature.
2. Recoding your playthrough of the game and collecting ad revenue/donations by an audience who is viewing the recording, as long as it is transformative in nature.
——4. Restrictions on UseYou may not rent, sell, lease, barter, sublicense or distribute HEARTFALL. You may not delete the copyright notices or any other proprietary information.
You may not use HEARTFALL or any of its documents, contents, or related content for AI training UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
——7. Copyright.Heartfall and all copyrights, trademarks and all other conceivable intellectual property rights related to the Heartfall are owned by Kazehita Art LLC or its licensors, licensees or suppliers and are protected by United States copyrights laws, international treaty provisions, and all applicable laws, such as the Lanham Act. Heartfall must be treated like any other copyrighted material, as required by 17 U.S.C. #101 et seq. and other applicable law.——9. Disclaimer of WarrantyYou are aware and agree that use of HEARFALL and the media on which it is recorded, if any, is at your sole risk. HEARTFALL is provided “AS IS.” KAZEHITA ART LLC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY US OR ANY OF OUR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES CREATES A WARRANTY OR IN INCREASES THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. NO AGENT, DISTRIBUTOR OR OTHER SUPPLIER OF HEARTFALL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY OR AMEND THIS WARRANTY WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM KAZEHITA ART LLC.——10. Limitation of LiabilityUNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING WILLFUL ACTS OR NEGLIGENCE, SHALL KAZEHITA ART LLC. OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES, SUBLICENSEE, SUPPLIERS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION. THERE WILL BE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, OR FOR INTENTIONAL INJURTY COMMITTED BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO PLAYS OR OBSERVES SOMEONE ELSE PLAYING HEARTFALL. HEARTFALL IS A SOFTWARE THAT IS PROVIDED FOR FREE THAT YOU PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK.——11. Controlling Law and Severability.This license is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, USA. Exclusive venue for all litigation shall be in Colorado, USA. If any provision of this EULA is determined to be unenforceable by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining portions of this EULA will remain in full force and effect.——13. Acceptance of TermsBy using the software which includes instructions to read this EULA, you agree to all of the terms of this EULA.Thank you for reading, and we wish you a great time playing Heartfall!



Contact Us



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Staff

Kaze Kazehita
Producer, Director, Programming & Game Design, Marketing, Overworld Level Design, UI/UX Design, Level Art, Character Sprites, QA
Julia Cocoabats
Initial Planning Assistance, Marketing, Logo Design, Character Animation
Hoffen Inkghoul
Initial Planning Assistance, Item Art
Eirian Kunehokki
Initial Planning Assistance, Marketing, Project Manager - Team Manager, Item Art, Writer, Pause Artwork, Additional Writing
Jas Isjasz
Initial Planning Assistance, Character Design, Artist, Level Design, QA
Zipzapzoom
Composing Overseer, Soundtrack Composer, Writer, UI SFX, SFX, Choir
Calam SeriouslyCalamitous
Writing Overseer, Writer
Tj Shouting
Editing Overseer Assistant, Editor, Choir

Fel Duskfel
Editing Overseer, Writer, Editor, Choir, Revision Team, Artist
Mys Tery
Project Manager - Team Manager, Narative Design Templates, Level Design, Writer, Alpha Testing, Revision Team, QA
Cody Cgyfhb
Project Manager - Team Manager, Writer, Revision Team, Alpha Testing, Additional Writing
Crow Redstone
Project Manager - Team Manager, Marketing
Sparrow MarmaladeSparrow
Level Design Manager, Project Manager - Team Manager, Level Design, Writer, SFX, Choir, QA, Alpha Testing
Ami Aamimirs
Project Manager - Team Manager
Roman Alienssstufff
Level Art & Environment Design
Avy Avyene
Level Art & Environment Design, Overworld Level Design
Vanyel Orjustvan
Writer


Composers

Vein Pursuer
Soundtrack Composer, Level Design, SFX, Choir
Leo Seawaveleo
Soundtrack Composer, Choir

Hey Mayday!!
Soundtrack Composer, SFX, Alpha Testing, Choir
Thripler Rex
Soundtrack Composer, Mastering, Choir Organizer, SFX, Alpha Testing, Choir, Hardware Requirements Tester

Maestro Euphonica
Soundtrack Composer
Steph Smirror
Soundtrack Composer, Choir Assistant, SFX, Revision Team, Alpha Testing, Choir


Contributors

Alerial Scalewulf
Scenario Designer, Writer, Choir, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Alice Not Alice
Writer, Revision Team
Ane Anneliis
Artist, Choir
Aster
Editor, Additional Writing, Revision Team
Astronomodome
Editor, Revision Team
Bee Applestruda
Artist, Additional Character Design
Blue Sacréblue
Writer, SFX
Bucket ofCheese
Artist
Cam Campanella
Editor, Choir, Revision Team, Level Design
Cyn Catarosa
Scenario Designer, Additional Writing, Revision Team
Doody Kitsuneisi
Artist
Forrest
Artist, Additional Character Design, Revision Team
Friend Hellish
Writer, Revision Team, SFX
Gala Stuckinorbit
Editor, Additional Writing, SFX, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Ghost Ghostfoam
Scenario Designer, Revision Team, Alpha Testing, Item Art
Ghostts
Scenario Designer, Level Design, Revision Team

Joi B. Joifee
Scenario Designer, Revision Team
Kailey Faeriewoven
Writer
Kaya KayaWolfHorse
Writing Consultant, Additional Writing
Kris Claycore
Editor, Additional Writing, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Lorelxlz
Scenario Designer, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Luna Lunarblazes
Editor
Lushan Chiffocado
Editor, Additional Writing, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Maple MaplePopcornBlitz_
Scenario Designer, Choir, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Mar Llirisdemar
Artist, Revision Team
Marbles Groves
Artist, Additional Character Design
Mel Meltdown
Writer
Micetery RY
Scenario Designer, Level Design
Moral M.L.
Writer, SFX, Revision Team, Choir
MyraTheFarmer
Artist
Peanut Peanutbutter255
Scenario Designer

Robyn Cloudyfairss
Artist
Sada Ezpaizee
Artist, Design (Slug)
Safe safeturnip
Writer, Additional Writing, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Sal Salthien
Editor
Sisyphean Torment
Writer, Editor, Revision Team
Sorrow Sorotheandroid
Scenario Designer, Additional Writing, SFX, Revision Team, Level Design
Sprout Sproutellini
Assistant Artist, Revision Team
Squibs Tybeewo
Editor, Writer
Ty TysWannabe
Scenario Designer, Additional Writing, Revision Team, Level Design
Vale Mambodork
Writer
Viggi Viggianoot
Editor, Additional Writing, Revision Team, Alpha Testing
Worm Wormtime123
Artist, Assitant Astist
xMaruu11
Writer, Revision Team
Yahstarfish
Writer, Revision Team
Yuuna Miyuu
Writer
Zillychu
Artist, Writer, Revision Team



What is Heartfall About?

Heartfall is a collaborative fangame sprint that ran applications in March 2026 and is now almost ready to be seen by the world!The game is a visual novel RPG — explore a variety of new endings to 3rd life!Every route begins with the choices you make in those first few days— from making new friends (or enemies) to exploring the island for secrets! The route teams made some shocking twists you would not expect...!Kazehita started work on this project in December 2024, intending for this to be a multi-story collaboration game sprint from the very beginning. After developing the game and planning the process for over a year, Kazehita recruited managers from previous fandom zine projects to fill leadership positions, and additional leadership/core staff was brought on through public applications in February 2026.


The following section contains spoilers about the story and its gameplay.

Content Advisory

This game is intended for teen and up audiences.Sudden Noises, Flashing and Bright Colors can be turned off in settings.Swearing can also be turned off in settings.Additional content warnings apply and will contain spoilers.These are also accessible from the info menu when playing.


.Team 1.

-Writing-
-Alice Not Alice-
-Additional Writing-
-Sal Salthien-
-Scenario Design-
-Lorelxlz-
-Art-
-MyraTheFarmer-
-Editing-
-Sal Salthien-
-Team Manager-
-Ami Aamimirs-

.Team 2.

-Writing-
-Yuuna Miyuu-
-Additional Writing-
-Sorrow Sorotheandroid-
-Viggi Viggianoot-
-Scenario Design-
-Sorrow Sorotheandroid-
-Art-
-Ane Anneliis-
-Art Assistance-
-Worm Wormtime-
-Editing-
-Viggi Viggianoot-
-Team Manager-
-Sparrow MarmaladeSparrow-

.Team 3.

-Writing-
-Blue Sacréblue-
-Additional Writing-
-Maple MaplePopcornBlitz_-
-Cam Campanella-
-Scenario Design-
-Maple MaplePopcornBlitz_-
-Art-
-Mar Llirisdemar-
-Editing-
-Cam Campanella-
-Team Manager-
-Crow Redstone-

.Team 4.

-Writing-
-Yahstarfish-
-Writing Assistance-
-Ty TysWannabe-
-Aster-
-Scenario Design-
-Ty TysWannabe-
-Art-
-Robyn Cloudyfairss-
-Editing-
-Aster-
-Team Manager-
-Mys Tery-

.Team 5.

-Writing-
-Moral M.L.-
-Scenario Design-
-Ghost Ghostfoam-
-Art-
-Bucket ofCheese-
-Art Assistance-
-Sprout Sproutellini-
-Editing-
-Astronomodome-
-Team Manager-
-Sparrow MarmaladeSparrow-

.Team 6.

-Writing-
-xMaruu11-
-Scenario Design-
-Joi B. Joifee-
-Art-
-Doody Kitsuneisi-
-Editing-
-Fel Duskfel-
-Team Manager-
-Ami Aamimirs-

.Team 7.

-Writing-
-Sisyphean Torment-
-Scenario Design-
-Ghostts-
-Art-
-Marbles Groves-
-Editing-
-Luna Lunarblazes-
-Team Manager-
-Cody Cgyfhb-

.Team 8.

-Writing-
-Safe safeturnip-
-Writing Assistance-
-Gala Stuckinorbit-
-Scenario Design-
-Peanut Peanutbutter255-
-Art-
-Forrest-
-Editing-
-Gala Stuckinorbit-
-Editing Assistance-
-Safe safeturnip-
-Menu Art-
-Sprout Sproutellini-
-Team Manager-
-Mys Tery-

.Team 9.

-Writing-
-Friend Hellish-
-Scenario Design-
-Kaya KayaWolfHorse-
-Art-
-Bee Applestruda-
-Editing-
-Kris Claycore-
-Team Manager-
-Eirian Kunehokki-

.Team 10.

-Writing-
-Vale Mambodork-
-Scenario Design-
-Micetery RY-
-Art-
-Sada Ezpaizee-
-Editing-
-Lushan Chiffocado-
-Writing Assistance-
-Lushan Chiffocado-
-Cody Cgyfhb-
-Team Manager-
-Cody Cgyfhb-

.Team 11.

-Writing-
-Alerial Scalewulf-
-Kailey Faeriewoven-
-Kaze Kazihita-
-Mel Meltdown-
-Squibs Tybeeto-
-Zillychu-
-Scenario Design-
-Alerial Scalewulf-
-Art-
-Zillychu-
-Editing-
-Squibs Tybeeto-
-Team Manager-
-Crow Redstone-

.Route Zero.

-Writing-
-Calam SeriouslyCalamitous-
-Cody Cgyfhb-
-Eirian Kunehokki-
-Fel Duskfel-
-Kaze Kazehita-
-Mys Tery-
-Sparrow Marmaladesparrow-
-Vanyel Orjustvan-
-Zipzapzoom-
-Scenario Design-
-Kaze Kazehita-
-Sparrow Marmaladesparrow-
-Art-
-Fel Duskfel-
-Jas Isjasz-
-Worm Wormtime123-
-Eirian Kunehokki-
-Editing-
-Tj Shouting-
-Sisyphean Torment-
-Team Manager-
-Mys Tery-