A storyteller based in Berlin and Amsterdam, Milan Lefferts a.k.a. heartcase is interested in telling stories through games and text.Â
Currently, he is setting up his new game studio: heartcase.
He led the development team at Grumpy Owl Games for 7 years, as well as with an applied/serious gaming company called Pandemos.
His work covers a wide spectrum of digital and physical media: video games, board games, TTRPGs, books and graphic novels.
Follow heartcase on: tiktok  bluesky  insta  itch.io
game dev
direction, design, code, production, animation
writer
stories, dialogue, narrative design
maker
graphic design, printing
selected projects
gorepunk
A blood-soaked eco-punk RPG set in a world where humanity thrives in the corpses of dead titans.
SIRE
A personal narrative game about my father, his passing and our strained relationship.
Untamed Tactics
Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!
Anu Veniya: Refuge Among The Strands
After God’s sudden demise, his Daughter wanders the worlds he has left behind. Looking for a purpose, she stumbles upon a lost princess who ran away from home. Perhaps together they can find what they are looking for.
Editing for Hasker Brouwer's excellent second graphic novel/comic.
<graphic novel, fantasy, high concept>
Untamed Feral Factions - Spirit Strike expansion
The first expansion to the fast-paced shuffle-building card battle game Untamed Feral Factions,the Spirit Strike expansion adds the Snakes, Gorillas and Deer into the mix, adding new keywords and abilities, and enabling powerful new combos!
Moreover, the Squirrel and Platypus factions are also available to add even MORE variety to your Untamed Feral Factions game!
Spirit Strike is available both standalone (including the core set of animals) and as an expansion for the core game.
A visit to a cheap holiday resort becomes even less romantic than initially thought..
Untamed Feral Factions
Untamed: Feral Factions is a fast-paced shuffle-building card battle game. Players each take control of three animal factions that battle together to bring down the opponent's three Strongholds. Each faction has its own unique appearance, Stronghold, and play style. By combining three different factions each game, players will be able to discover new synergies, combos and strategies.
keep me alive
play SIRE part 1
A storyteller based in Berlin and Amsterdam, Milan Lefferts a.k.a. heartcase is interested in telling stories through games and text.Â
Currently, he is setting up his new game studio: heartcase.
He led the development team at Grumpy Owl Games for 7 years, as well as with an applied/serious gaming company called Pandemos.
His work covers a wide spectrum of digital and physical media: video games, board games, TTRPGs, books and graphic novels.
Follow heartcase on: tiktok  bluesky  insta  itch.io
game dev
direction, design, code, production, animation
writer
stories, dialogue, narrative design
maker
graphic design, printing
selected projects
gorepunk
A blood-soaked eco-punk RPG set in a world where humanity thrives in the corpses of dead titans.
SIRE
A personal narrative game about my father, his passing and our strained relationship.
Untamed Tactics
Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!
Anu Veniya: Refuge Among The Strands
After God’s sudden demise, his Daughter wanders the worlds he has left behind. Looking for a purpose, she stumbles upon a lost princess who ran away from home. Perhaps together they can find what they are looking for.
Editing for Hasker Brouwer's excellent second graphic novel/comic.
<graphic novel, fantasy, high concept>
Untamed Feral Factions - Spirit Strike expansion
The first expansion to the fast-paced shuffle-building card battle game Untamed Feral Factions,the Spirit Strike expansion adds the Snakes, Gorillas and Deer into the mix, adding new keywords and abilities, and enabling powerful new combos!
Moreover, the Squirrel and Platypus factions are also available to add even MORE variety to your Untamed Feral Factions game!
Spirit Strike is available both standalone (including the core set of animals) and as an expansion for the core game.
A visit to a cheap holiday resort becomes even less romantic than initially thought..
Untamed Feral Factions
Untamed: Feral Factions is a fast-paced shuffle-building card battle game. Players each take control of three animal factions that battle together to bring down the opponent's three Strongholds. Each faction has its own unique appearance, Stronghold, and play style. By combining three different factions each game, players will be able to discover new synergies, combos and strategies.
keep me alive
play SIRE part 1