This decision blindsided the developer. The general rule for Early Access is that a game should be about 65% complete; Heavy Hearts was roughly 70% done, so the timing seemed right. Dammitbird expressed frustration, noting that this policy wasn't written in Valve's official guidelines and seemed to be a sudden, unannounced change. Valve did encourage them to resubmit the game once it was 100% complete for a full launch, but this denied them the crucial support and visibility that Early Access provides.
: Interact with these purple heart icons found throughout the world to unlock character-specific scenes in the Airship's living quarters. Troubleshooting Common Version 0.55+ Issues Heavy Hearts -v0.55 Hotfix 1- -Dammitbird-
The v0.55 cycle firmly established the structural features that defined the full launch version of Heavy Hearts : Heavy Hearts on Steam This decision blindsided the developer
Scene unlock flags failing to register upon victory conditions. Valve did encourage them to resubmit the game