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[[File:Heartbound (first build) - screenshot.png|alt=First build of Heartbound|thumb|The earliest build of Heartbound]]The '''first build''' of [[Heartbound]] dates from October 7<sup>th</sup> 2015, around the time when [[Pirate Software|Thor]] first began to work on the project. It is the oldest version of the game, unreleased to the general public<ref>This build has been provided by Thor for the wiki warriors of the Heartbound Wiki. This is the same build he shows sometimes during [https://www.twitch.tv/gopiratesoftware his live streams], while explaining the Heartbound's development history.</ref>. It predates the game announcement by five months (Mar 11<sup>th</sup> 2016<ref>[https://gopiratesoftware.tumblr.com/post/140877464828/devadventures-5-greenlight-and-heartbound DevAdventures - 5 | Greenlight and Heartbound], Pirate Software's Tumblr, accessed on March 11<sup>th</sup> 2021.</ref>), and the first public alpha build by a little over a year (November 26<sup>th</sup> 2016<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/777732211/1480164715 Play The Alpha!], Steam Greenlight, accessed on March 11<sup>th</sup> 2021.</ref>).

At this early stage of development the game was barebones; it had only three rooms, with no music and no sprites (apart from [[Lore]]). The build was not meant to be playable; it was meant as a proof of concept so Thor could learn the game engine ([[wikipedia:GameMaker|GameMaker Studio 1.4]]).