A city on a clock
Twenty-minute days, weekly rent, warm and cold seasons, rain and night. Eat, sleep and pay up, or pay the price.
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Hood Heights
You came home broke, with rent due in a week. Work the block, make a name, and climb from the River District to a penthouse in the Heights.
Early Access, coming soon · Windows PC
About the game
Back on the block.
You left Hood Heights looking for a better life, and it did not work out. Now you are back with one bag, one room and rent coming due, and somewhere out there is the person you never stopped thinking about, who left this town too. This time you mean to make it here, and to bring the block up with you.
Days run twenty real minutes from dawn to dark. Hunger builds, energy drains, and the weekly rent goes up as your name starts to carry. Pick up custodian shifts and contractor work, take odd jobs off the community board, fix up the fishing boat and sail out for bass and blue marlin, grow flowers in your loft, cook, sew and sell from your own stall, or take a quieter kind of work after dark. Street Cred opens gates and districts; a hidden reputation decides how people talk to you.
The road runs through the River District, Rust Bucket, City Park and the Commercial District, each with its own people, favors and secrets that no marker points to. At the end of it stands the City Center tower: win a Tuesday rap battle and a Thursday cook-off, find somebody to vouch for you, and Floor 10 can be yours. The game keeps going after the credits, and the penthouse still has bills.
Supporters who own the Supporter’s Edition can use this page to contribute ideas we will actually consider applying to the game. Sign in with your account to unlock the form when ownership is set.
Features
What you’ll do
Four districts to earn
From the River District to Rust Bucket, City Park and downtown. Each gate wants Street Cred, a favor or the fare.
Hustle your way
Hold up to three jobs, run errands off the community board, fish, garden, cook, craft and sew, and open your own stall.
Your name on the street
Street Cred unlocks doors and better stock. A hidden reputation shifts how everyone talks to you, and it drifts back if you let it.
Rap battles and cook-offs
Take the mic on Tuesdays and plate your best catch on Thursdays at the City Center to earn a meeting with the Tower Boss.
Life at the top
Buy Floor 10 and the story goes on: maintenance that climbs, rent you can sponsor for the block, and someone you left behind.
Questions
FAQ
What is the difference between the Standard and Supporter Edition?
Both are the full game. The Standard Edition ($12.99) is planned for Steam. The Supporter Edition ($19.99) will be sold directly by GodWinds and adds Ultra graphics, community mods and the Environment Modifier, with updates straight from the studio.
Do I need a strong graphics card?
No. Hood Heights is drawn on the CPU, so a recent processor and an SSD matter most. Integrated graphics are fine, and Low graphics helps older laptops.
Does it support a controller?
Not yet. Hood Heights is played with keyboard and mouse, and the Action and run keys can be rebound.
How do I save?
You save by sleeping: in your apartment bed, on a park bench or at a few other places you will find. There is one save slot, kept on your PC or, if you turn it on, in the cloud.
Supporter area
Welcome Supporters!
If you bought the Supporter’s Edition of Hood Heights, you will see a form below to submit ideas that we will actually consider applying to the game.
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