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Written by Eric Hauter on 1/21/2021 for PC Max Mraz, the lone developer of Ocean’s Heart – a new Zelda-like today released on Steam – is something of a creative genius. Though Mraz seems to be far too nice to refer to himself in those terms, just listening to him talk, one gets the feeling that they are in the presence of a towering, almost intimidating, artistic mind. Four years ago, Mraz stumbled across Solarus, an open-source game engine primarily designed to create Legend of Zelda fan projects. Impressed with what he saw, Mraz decided to try to make a game, despite the fact that he had no idea how to code. This game – a complete, coherent, and professional Zelda-like adventure – has made its way onto Steam. Over four years, Mraz learned to code, created all of the game’s visuals, and recorded the entire soundtrack, all by himself. ....