About the Game
From Campfire to Kingdom. Citybuilder Clicker.
Hearth and Hamlet is a cozy incremental citybuilder set in a magic-filled medieval pixel art world. Gather resources, assign workers, construct buildings and slowly, steadily turn a quiet frontier camp into a magnificent, thriving kingdom.
From humble beginnings to magical new heights, you’ll grow your settlement one decision at a time and discover more of what the world has to offer along the way.
RUN YOUR KINGDOM YOUR WAY
Building is only the beginning. As your settlement grows, managing it becomes just as important as expanding it. Set laws and policies to shape how your kingdom operates, including taxation rules to boost income, rules for workers that keep morale high, city guard drafts to protect your population and civic decisions that change the character of your kingdom.
Every upgrade feeds into a research tree that permanently unlocks new technologies, from more advanced buildings and new policies, to stronger magic to experiment with. There’s always something worth working toward.
EXPLORE MAGIC AND TRADE WITH FARAWAY LANDS
Unlock magic as your city advances and discover wild new possibilities, such as alchemical labs and magical academies that add a whole new dimension to how your kingdom operates.
Trade with strange new lands to build resources and grow your economy. Recruit soldiers as your realm expands to protect what you’ve built. There’s a world of wonder to discover as your empire grows.
FEATURES
Incremental idle kingdom builder. A cozy, satisfying gameplay loop that rewards patience and planning..
Medieval pixel art world. Lakes and rivers, magical swamps, faraway lands, and more. All rendered in a charming pixel style.
Deep building system. From simple tents to taverns, castles, magical academies, defensive fortifications, and much more.
Manage resources, workers and policies. Assign your population to gather resources like food, wood, stone and gold. Set policies and laws that shape how your kingdom grows.
Research new technologies. Permanently unlock new buildings, magic and upgrades as your civilization advances. Discover magic, alchemy and more.
Trade with faraway lands. Grow your economy beyond what your local terrain provides by establishing trade routes with neighbouring kingdoms.
Relax, build and grow. Gameplay is engineered to be relaxing and satisfying. Watch your kingdom grow on your terms, at your pace.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Gameplay Changes
• A new tutorial popup has been added to help avoid confusion when building your first ship.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a very rare but stubborn bug that could cause the Ashenholt army to fail to spawn, or the quest to be skipped after a failed attempt.
Additional Changes
• Memory optimisation: Dozens of audio assets have been altered so they use less RAM while retaining their high quality.
• Increased the recommended Steam requirements to 16GB of RAM (up from 8GB). 8GB can still work flawlessly, but leaves little room for multitasking.
• One-Way and Stable Portals are now cheaper to purchase.
Bug Fixes
• One-Way Portals are now activated at the Wizard Academy Shop instead of the Town Square.
• Fixed numerous small graphical glitches.
Additional Changes
• VRAM optimisation: Heavy changes have been made to hundreds of assets throughout the game to make them leaner. This is only the first wave of VRAM optimisation, but I wanted to push this out now to help players experiencing VRAM-related crashes or glitches (white squares / textures not loading).
• Steam launch options have been refined and improved.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when an enemy died.
• Fixed a rare bug that could cause you to fail to defeat an enemy army for a quest, but proceed as if you succeeded.
• Fixed numerous spelling errors.
Additional Changes
• Defunct telemetry has been completely removed.
• Blue Arrows have been updated. Shift + Click will now fast travel to the location the blue arrow is pointing to. Blue arrows now ignore regular mouse clicks to prevent accidental fast travelling.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug where exiting the game during a zombie invasion and then immediately loading a saved game or starting a new game would cause the zombie invasion to remain active in the new game.
• Fixed a few minor graphical bugs.
• Fixed the Soup Kitchen description to correctly display '+20% food consumption'.
Additional Changes
• The Education Building's reward description now specifically indicates whether it unlocks blueprint research.
• Space bar can still be used to gather resources after clicking on a harvest location, but only if you are still hovering over that location.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug where people with a very high dexterity skill were able to build a second location after constructing a building, which could cause additional bugs.
• Fixed a bug where 'Hover to Click' could be used to gather double resources.
• Fixed a rare bug causing a location to build beyond its maximum level.
• Fixed numerous small spelling/grammar issues.
Gameplay Changes
• Research book tabs have been locked to one side to prevent confusion.
• Added a 'Hover to Click' option in the options menu. Enabling this removes the need to click and hold to harvest resources.
• Added a smart tooltip to advise players about blueprints when hovering over them on the building menu.
• Adjusted some quest descriptions to make them clearer.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed some fishermen fishing in the middle of town.
• Fixed some research upgrades not appearing in the research book for the Farm and Hunting.
• Adjusted the Research Book's hitboxes to make it less prone to closing from slight misclicks.
• Fixed a rare issue that may have prevented the 'Buy' button for Magic trading from unlocking.
• Fixed numerous small graphics issues.
• Shrunk the hitbox of the blue arrows to reduce accidental clicks that zoom the camera to their location. (Blue arrows can be disabled in the options menu.)
Additional Changes
• Redesigned the save system to include backup saves and safeguards, making them more resilient to corruption from events such as power failures.
• Redesigned the Quest window to take up less vertical space.
Hey folks! First of all, thank you so much for all of your feedback on the demo. We've got the patch notes for the updated Next Fest demo build here for you.
Important Notice: Save Game Compatibility This update includes extensive backend changes to make the game more robust and flexible for full development. As a result, older save files are no longer compatible.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding as we build toward the full release.
New Features & Content
Slightly extended gameplay with additional progression and content
Several new buildings can now be unlocked
Gold resource access has been unlocked
1 additional main story quest is now available
Several new research options have been added
New Advisor research, providing extra quality-of-life improvements (unlocked in the Leader’s Hut / Manor)
Balance Changes
Worker quantities have been adjusted for improved pacing and gameplay feel
Many research rewards have been rebalanced
Combat has been rebalanced
Bug Fixes
Dozens of small visual bugs have been fixed across the game
Audio system has been overhauled — different sound categories (music, sound effects, UI sounds, etc.) can now be adjusted independently
UI & Quality of Life Improvements
UI Scaling – Full UI scaling support has been added. You can now set scaling to Automatic or manually adjust it in the Options menu (ideal for different resolutions and Steam Deck)
Added an option to hide helper arrows
Updated resolution options to be more robust and reliable
Added a new tutorial tip to better explain key game features and buttons
Adjusted zoom and game size specifically for 4K screens for better visibility and readability
Hide UI - You can hide the ui with Shift + F11
Technical & Stability
Added multiple launch options / command-line arguments to help players experiencing crashes
Large number of code improvements to increase stability and flexibility for ongoing full-game development
Localization
Added support for Traditional Chinese and Korean
This update focuses heavily on polish, accessibility, and laying a stronger technical foundation for the full game. The new UI scaling system and independent audio controls should make the game much more comfortable to play across different setups.
We appreciate everyone who has been playing the demo and providing feedback - it’s been incredibly helpful!
Current Release
Build 25141547
Uploaded Sep 13, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
Hearth and Hamlet.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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