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Heileen 1: Sail Away
Developer Winter Wolves
Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest! From the Steam store page
90 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Jun 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
50
Mixed
45 positive · 45 negative
95% range 40–60%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
73 of 134 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 90 · most liked firstA heartwarming tale of a barely legal settler girl discovering the sleeping lesbian within herself.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to be able to recommend this game due to its mixed reviews. Heileen falls short of other romance based Visual Novels. It does not really have a large amount of character development, and none of those sweet sentimental touching moments, that I have come to love from games of this genre. On my first play though, I barely spoke to the person I ended up with, and my character showed no really inkling that she liked him, nor did he to her. In fact, he seemed like an awful…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This interactive novel was a truly lackluster effort in my opinion. It came as part of a bundle I bought, and for this I am glad, because if I had actually spent a few bucks for this game by itself, I would have been pretty upset with the content. The writing is pretty terrible, the voice acting is mediocre, and the story is completely lacking, and often doesn't make any sense. For example, there are a pair of stowaway escaped slaves hiding in a room at the bottom of the ship. Somehow, nobody…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A gathering of animaes appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope and this is what they said They said come sail away come sail away Come sail away with me Come sail away come sail away Come sail away with me And get card drops! All aboard!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was the first visual novel I've ever played. I was interested by the description of it, but to be perfectly honest, the main "sell point" for me was the possibility of f/f romance. What I remembered about this game? That it was disappointing, that I ended up with a character I wasn't interested in the slightest for some unknown reason and that, at some point, I started skipping huge parts of dialogue, because the story wasn't engaging in the slightest. I decided to replay it now and I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple little VN. Cute stories and nice characters. Good if you need something not too deep to invest yourself in for an hour or so. The art is also very nice. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This first visual novel release on Steam by Winter Wolves (Celso Riva) feature a female protagonist Heileen who is brought on a trip to sail to the New World by her uncle Otto. While on board the ship, Heileen will get to meet and interact with John, Marie, Lora, Otto and other minor characters. Achievements involve reaching a special romance ending with John, a sailor working on the ship, Heileen's childhood best friend Marie or with Heileen's aunt Lora. The game has plenty of save slots to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not a huge fan of the genre, so keep that in mind when reading my review. I've done a few of these visual novels, but this was only my second completed 'otome' style novel, if Shan Gui can be considered otome. I've seen alot of feedback about how this is the least popular and detailed of the Heileen series, and I am hopeful that this is the case. I found the game to have all the plot of an adult movie without almost any of the parts of an adult movie that get people to watch. Not that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A casual visual novel, with a story that has charm. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/8257320/]Be sure to leave a like, comment and join Grumpy Reviews [url=https://www.patreon.com/GrumpyReviews]Liked the review? Leave me a tip on Patreon The story has a thinly veiled anti-men theme going on and while it didn't bother me, I apprechiate it might be a hard pill to swallow for some. Especially since the story beats you over the head with it! I honestly wonder who wrote the characters…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I clicked 'Yes' to recommend, but in truth, I only recommend as an introduction to the characters for the 2nd and 3rd entries in this series. Heileen 1 is short, with limited input and very brief, shallow storyline. The endings are easy to get, and it is an easy game to get 100% on with only 3 achievements. It does contradict the second novel (the ending of this one, to the start of the 2nd) - so do play with the knowledge that they don't seamlessly merge together into one story. I've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh Heileen... This first installment in Heileen's adventures is pretty cut and dry. You play a rather generic main character with rather generic romantic options and a generic story to follow. This game is very middle of the road all around. No voice acting, rather bland music and decent enough artwork, at first it might not even catch your eye at all. To me what made it worth playing was the romantic path with Marie, your childhood best friend. It seemed to have the most depth story wise and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the first installment in a three part series, I quite enjoyed playing each one and hope the rest of the series makes it to steam. Its a very simple yet fun visual novel, well worth getting. I already had the game before it made it to steam but plan to unlock the achievements for it. Art is very nice and story gives a small taste of the ones to come.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the first Heileen game I’ve ever played, meaning I have no references about the other two games. If you want a quick experience with this early Winter Wolves game, I guess it’s worth a try (but only on sale — ain’t worth paying the full price to be totally honest). The story is dull, predictable; the main character, at least on this first game, feels empty and rather annoying since it seems that all that matters to her are how good looking some people are. I found that simply…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I only started playing this for the achievements Then I ended up forcing myself to finish this just to 100% it which ended up being cumbersome. I can't recommend this game as it's actually the most boring story in a visual novel that I've ever played. 4/10 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45905648-Gork%2527s-Game-Grind/]Check out my curated list of games
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, the game is quite mediocre. However, some enjoyment can be had. The three possible romantic relationships have a quirky cuteness to them. (Kudos for the same-sex options.) But if you're looking for a deep story, you'll be disappointed with this. The game is definitely shallow when it comes to writing style and depth. I wasn't a fan of the art work; it was a bit amateur-ish. The game is also way too short. I got through all the endings in a few hours. I wouldn't say I hated the game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is very easy, just skip and skip!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An early Winter Wolves visual novel with 3 romance options (2 female + 1 male), an ok story with some mystery thrown in and decent characters (however this may be acquired taste, as always - personally, I'm not fond of John, who appears to be "default" game romance). There is no trace of hentai there, although there are some mildly suggestive scenes that may not be appropriate for younger audience. The main flaw is game length - I managed to complete all 3 patches in just below 2 hours. It's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and short Visual Novel to kill time. Finished and gained all 3 endings in just ~2 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Out of the few Winter Wolves games I've played, this is probably the best one, which isn't saying much. It's a very simple visual novel, especially compared to its sequels, but it's easy to complete. The story and characters are generic romance visual novel standard fare and it's really not worth playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has no distinctive features and built around cliched story and characters.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Love Story, going interactive... Visual Novels, not to be confused with Interactive Novels, are kind of a no go genre for me. Still I do have some of them on my account. And I am always disgusted about how careless and without any compassion those stories are often told. Heileen is no excetption to this. Sure it's nice to play, somehow cute... But... Well... It's missing a lot of the stuff which a novell should have, namely a story that holds enough suspense to bind it's reader to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easy 100%, hilariously racist undertones and cheesy dialogue, but it's been bundled or put on sale a million times. It's not a waste of the time you'll spend playing it, but wait for a steep discount or another bundle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of WInterWolves earlier games, and the newer games are definately better. The game is a pure visual novel/dating sim/ You play as an 18 year old girl named Heileen, who is going on a journey from England to the New World with her uncle, Otto, her uncle's mistress, Lora, her best friend, Marie, and the crew on the ship. By the end of the game you can end up with a sailor named John, Marie or Lora. The game is pretty short and the three achievements are easy to get. For the price, you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Splat of dongo in your library.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heileen 1: Sail Away is a visual novel game, where you'll progress through the story and make decisions at several points. As a result you will get different scenarios and at the end one of three possible endings. Summary Heileen, a 17th century girl, goes on a journey with her uncle Otto to the New world of America. She is accompanied by her best friend Marie and her uncle's mistress Lora. During the journey Heileen forge different relationships and at the end Heileen ends up shipwrecked on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The characters are largely either unlikeable or dull, and the plot is contrived.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ Choices aren't too obvious, seem to truly effect the outcome (at least, in my playthrough) - Story isn't interesting - Short [Rating: 57/100]
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heileen, cute 18 years old english girl. She has a quiet life, without any real problems. But one day, her uncle Otto, a famous english merchant, decides that it is time for a change, and forces her to follow him on a journey to the New World. During the voyage, she'll meet old and new friends and discover lots of secrets, and ultimately find what really wants for herself. FEATURES - Lots of unique characters to interact with and three different endings! - Quest system: get points when you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If they was a option for 'neutral' then I would have chosen that. The story is about 2-3+ hours. In that time, I played through the whole game. The relationships are rushed and sometimes for me, out of the blue. Specially that the MC "Heileen", seems to dislike at least 2 of them. Heileen is just 18 year old girl, that really seem to dislike man. And in this game it's not hard to. The male characters are rude and sexist to say the least. But Heileen seems to have dislike them before going on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an interesting little visual novella. Based on the date of release and the price, I suspect this may be one of (if not the) first releases from Winter Wolves. As such, you can see a lot of... issues that they figured out as they got more experience. So while the weakest of their efforts, it is still interesting to see how far they've come. There are three paths in this game, plus 40 side quests. This is a good introduction to many of the characters in the trilogy. So, I shall recommend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty much mediocre is the way to describe something like this... The dialogues are so bad and awkward (looks like someone with problems or in a delirium would write), quite every character is a joke, the art is pretty bad, the only thing that could rescue it´s his soundtrack and I never listen something that good while playing. Maybe this would be somehow pleasant for someone who likes cheap histories or began to play visual novels, looks like a whole weird try to bring climax to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heileen episode 1 is not a too bad of an Novel, the drawing/animating is clunky and there are barely backgroundsounds that is, but the dialogue story is actually quite interesting and makes you wish to play the other 2 games (which are said to be way better than the 1st one) Lore: You play Heileen, she lives with her uncle as her parents die, she gets forced to sail to america with him, she doesnt want to at first, her vegetarian childhoodfriend comes with her, theres a sailor shes interested…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100%able in less than 1 hour using a very good steam guide. Nice ;) I have to wait longer for the card drops than I used to 100% this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This must be one of the silliest - and shortest (1 hr to finish) - games ever made. It's all about little girls' overly dramatic fantasies about boys (and other girls); what's worse, all you can do is click on a very limited choice of replies. If you're over 13, don't bother.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →quick visual novel, but with a story that forces you into awkward relationships
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not buy! ★☆☆☆☆
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring story and characters.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story is pretty much already decided for you. There is little you can do to alter the ending. Also the characters in this story are insufferable. Especially the main character. Nice art though, I really enjoyed that part!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Badly written, not engaging. Characters seem fine at first, but they aren't helped by the writting. Avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got this one from a bundle, launched it to farm cards, and finally decided to give it a try, because why not... It is a really short visual novel. I have played it for at most an hour (the record says 8 hours because I minimized the game when friends dropped by and I forgot it was still running...) and unlocked all three "endings"... thanks to a playthrough. Because this is the main reason I don't recommend this game: story doesn't seem to care about your choices. Most of those unlock…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hate it when the tears start welling up.. Good job.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well it's not long story, but... there's multiple endings and even side quests... Drawings seem to be ok, music fine. Witnessing the end of this novel takes something about an hour+, but there's continuation of this story, so if You will get interested in this story, You can find it's continuation on Steam...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short and nice VN, although I didn't get hooked on the graphic style. It is possible for Heileen to romanticize a guy (John) or two girls (Lora or Marie). As each ending gives one achievement, and there are 3 achievements in all, it's a simple game to do to get the 100%. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked up the 2nd in bundle, it made no sense, had to pick up the first, and to my surprise? Found myself loving it. It'g oing to be hit or miss. You have to like Visual Novels, and I lucked out as 17th century sailing, mysteries, pirates, and stowaways are a total niche love of mine which this definitely fits. The romance options are cute, the art is pretty great, and the story is decent enough, especially with the mystery quests along the way. Explore all of it, and you'll probably enjoy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game, it's not for the diehard visual novel fans that are expecting something super complex, but its fun to go through here and there and get all the endings. I am a huge fan of visual novels and otome type games, so to see one so cheap on steam, I bought it right then and there, as i've been hearing nothing but good things about Heileen on many otome forums and blogs, I really wanted to try it, and legally at that. I've played some seriously heart wrenching vistual novels (like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely NOT worth the price of $5.99. Maybe if you get it in a very cheap bundle it might be worth playing, but it is NOT worth paying $5.99 for. At all. The story is lackluster at best. It isn't engaging at all. In fact, it's rather annoying. The characters aren't well developed and it feels as though they're more of cardboard cutouts than actual characters. The writing is just...bad. It comes across as a teen boy's weird fantasy that has very little writing talent at all. The only pro…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horrible story with annoying characters that pushes you down a certain path. Stay away from this game. My rating 1/10, not recommended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when I first played Heileen 1... I had no experience with visual novels at all and I was a bit baffled by the fact that the game was like an interactive story, and better yet, with LGBT romances. I truly enjoyed this game, even if it is a bit short due to its cute and sweet story. Of course, Heileen 2 and 3 both have an improved narrative and other mechanics that can brake away from the simple mechanics, but still, it is a good game for fans of romance and cute stories. I started to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I normally am not much into visual novels but this game is a beginning of a decent serie, i say game because you actually have choices not just read some story. This game may be too simple but before playing other two games of this serie, you must play this one for the plot. This serie was my travel-time fun and it was a good choice for that time. Probably i won't play visual novels at home. Still recommend it. ^^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forget it. I really love visual novels made in Japan. Not only there are tons of them, but there are games for everyone, with many interesting stories, themes and styles. That doesn't mean I play only them, no. I really love to try anything from this genre. Since there is really nice choice in those on Steam, mostly made by people from other countries, I would gladly get those and play them all. Heileen 1: Sail Away was probably one of my first visual novels on Steam that I ended. How was it?…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this has a decent story and the artwork is a bit unusual but i've seen worse. its not very long even doing all of the endings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whooo boy what a hot mess this game is. I actually quite like Winter Wolves as a developer and have bought a few of their games; there's a visible committment to doing better with each release and that's aces in my book, so I'll probably continue to buy from them in the future despite this negative review. That said, this is one of the company's older offerings (from 2008!), and it...shows. Where to start? Well, the writing ain't great, but it's mostly just a bit weak rather than flat out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do Not Buy This Game! There are few things that are truly awful. This is one of them. It's a mockery of a historical novel, and not even an entertaining one. The anachronisms bounce between stupid and annoying. Also weirdly racially insensitive, as somehow returning the slaves that were saved from slavery to slavery is a good thing? They'll be safer there? I ... I don't even know ... As for the romances, they're run of the mill to get the basic guy or best friend ending, and weird to get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got the game cause it was on sale and the story really just seemed sort of flat. It felt like the writing was all over the place - half the scenes were so random and didn't even make sense tbh. Like they were thrown in as a filler or something. And many of the characters were just plain annoying. I like other Winter Wolves games, but Heileen falls way short of their better quality games and I don't think I'll be buying either of the sequels anytime soon.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short story of an 18 year old girl who decides to go on a boat trip with her uncle to 'the new world'. On her journey she has to make different decisions and depending on your decisions there will be different endings and relationships. This is one of these casual 'girl' games with a very uninteresting short story. The only reason I played this game is because it was in a bundle and to get the achievements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a very long game but the story is intresting ^^ Good game for the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The characters all have a charm to them, though most of the males seem to be either ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ or creepy pervs in here... The big drawback I'd say is that this game is a tad short, even if it's supposed to be the overture of a larger arc. At least it's in a bundle. That said, would I replay it? Why the hell not?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great visual novel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Average visual novel and the story is really bland, characters lack humanity feels like everyone is a stiff robot. Won't recommended this game to anyone such a waste of time. Protagonist is really weak and meak and her dialogues are dumb af.
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