GrassGames Hearts Demo

Hearts is probably one of the most recognizable card games in the world, given the fact that it is played by millions of people. Naturally, once computers got to be more affordable, the game was ported into the virtual environment as well, where you can match your skills against the computer-controlled opponents, or even other people from around the world.

GrassGames Hearts is nothing special when it comes to gameplay, but it is a rather decent representation of the card game and it does come pretty close to the real thing. Moreover, it is loaded with plenty of customization options, which allow you to adjust the experience in order to suit you better. It is also quite simple to use and very intuitive when it comes to the interface.

After you create a profile, which can be either online or offline, you can start having fun by jumping straight into a round of Hearts against the CPU. Their skill may not be exactly impressive, but they play well enough to maintain the illusion and provide you with a challenge. Moreover, if you are not satisfied with them, you can always switch to multiplayer and go head-to-head with players from around the world.

In order to make the experience feel as familiar as possible, you are allowed to choose between a wide range of board textures and color schemes for the decks, either from the ones already available, or even by adding your own. Plenty of other aspects can be customized as well, including the variant of Hearts you want to play, such as Omnibus, Black Maria and various other.

In case you are not satisfied with the lighting of the board itself, that can be changed as well, by simply moving the light source around. Thanks to the rather good-looking graphics engine, the board and the cards look pretty convincing, as long as you choose to render the textures at full resolutions and you take advantage of the antialiasing option as well.

In the end, GrassGames Hearts is nothing special when it comes to the underlying idea, but the sheer amount of boards, deck choices, and esthetic customization options make up for it. The multiplayer component helps a lot as well, since it can be much more fun to play against other people.