About the Game

an enchanting RPG life sim. Fleeing a continent swept with war your arrival in a new land provides a fresh start. Experience an immersive medieval fantasy world sandbox that allows you to choose who you want to be.


Manage your own homestead, build a farm, plant and harvest crops, rear animals, and upgrade your facilities to craft items and gear. Build a peaceful life for your family and trade your goods from town to town.

Mirthwood features a rich, fully realized world, with gorgeous hand-drawn graphics, immersive sound effects, and an original musical score. Explore an open world comprised of six diverse regions and three distinct towns, with much to discover - and uncover. Battle Storms, Winter, & Disease with survival-lite elements as you progress through a bewitching world.

Take up a sword or ready your bow in real-time combat, Mirthwood will pit you against a variety of enemies from Bandits to werewolves. Equip yourself with a collection of weapons, armor, and clothing. Level and specialize your character in your chosen combat class to improve your ability to survive the dangers of Bleakwood.

Mirthwood’s ecosystem makes organic stories possible. Face new situations and conditions generated by the living world. Embark on quests, encounter dynamic events across the world and investigate mysteries. Search for Rare & Epic Loot across the world and find new adventures along the way.

Meet and befriend (or insult) townsfolk and NPCs across Mirthwood with a new Sims-style interaction system. Establish & Grow a Relationship with any NPC, unlock new social Interactions as your relationships grow, and even uncover quests and tasks. The other denizens of the Free Lands each have their own lives to lead and will go about their days and nights in a fully simulated world.

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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 21474365
Up to date
- Fix some bugs with jousting pausing and returning to main menu
- Fix an issue with NPCs getting stuck as chat target
- Fix skins when equipping a helmet in the vanity slot over a full face cover helmet
- Prevent some other quest NPCs from dying
- Fix issue with Celestial Stag
- Fix animal relationship menu bug
- Update localization for some Jousting text
- Fix Jousting calendar localization
- Fix Shelter Management UI header text issue
- Update French localization from user CdriX
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- Fix an issue with NPCs getting stuck as chat target
- Fix skins when equipping a helmet in the vanity slot over a full face cover helmet
- Prevent some other quest NPCs from dying
- Fix issue with Celestial Stag
- Fix animal relationship menu bug
- Update localization for some Jousting text
- Fix Jousting calendar localization
- Fix Shelter Management UI header text issue
- Update French localization from user CdriX
- Fix gates blocking/breaking animals even when open
- Fix horses disappearing if the player leaves the area
- Fix some issues that could keep the loading screen stuck on
- Several changes and updates to improve performance of loading new areas
- Let player 2 spend feathers to increase their inventory/skill slots
- Minor visual fixes
- Updated Unity Editor version so all future patches have the fix for a potential Unity exploit
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- Fix horses disappearing if the player leaves the area
- Fix some issues that could keep the loading screen stuck on
- Several changes and updates to improve performance of loading new areas
- Let player 2 spend feathers to increase their inventory/skill slots
- Minor visual fixes
- Updated Unity Editor version so all future patches have the fix for a potential Unity exploit
- Optimizations for particle & weather effects
- Improved scaling/readability for more UI menus, controller glyph/prompts
- Improved Character Creation text/sizing/localization, profession card controller navigation issues
- Change Sleep interact option to start from 2nd interact button (F) to avoid accidental sleeps
- Fix Crafting menu not properly clearing item card / requirements when a category had no options unlocked
- Fix dialogue option selection issue for controllers (wrong/previous selection used)
- Fix UI move input repeating too quickly only on controllers and too slow on keyboard
- Fix upper floor image sometimes not loading
- Fix for enemies getting stuck underground
- Fix for some items like Small Stone Fountain unable to be placed
- Fix issue of game/control pause when picking up previously discovered clues/notes
- Fix for issues linking old/changed quests possibly causing crashes (Humble Beginnings)
- Update localization (feather vendor, copper toolkit)
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- Improved scaling/readability for more UI menus, controller glyph/prompts
- Improved Character Creation text/sizing/localization, profession card controller navigation issues
- Change Sleep interact option to start from 2nd interact button (F) to avoid accidental sleeps
- Fix Crafting menu not properly clearing item card / requirements when a category had no options unlocked
- Fix dialogue option selection issue for controllers (wrong/previous selection used)
- Fix UI move input repeating too quickly only on controllers and too slow on keyboard
- Fix upper floor image sometimes not loading
- Fix for enemies getting stuck underground
- Fix for some items like Small Stone Fountain unable to be placed
- Fix issue of game/control pause when picking up previously discovered clues/notes
- Fix for issues linking old/changed quests possibly causing crashes (Humble Beginnings)
- Update localization (feather vendor, copper toolkit)
- Fix Player Farm not loading during tutorial
- Fix input state issue when changing from tutorial to main world
- Fix Forest Shrine resetting (any lost items will come back now)
- Fix issue with horse & some seeds missing from seed vendor
- Fix issue with horse names
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- Fix input state issue when changing from tutorial to main world
- Fix Forest Shrine resetting (any lost items will come back now)
- Fix issue with horse & some seeds missing from seed vendor
- Fix issue with horse names
Some improvements, mostly to help new players with the early game, and bug fixes
- Add new interactable highlight on trees, rocks, herbs, loot & pickups
- Add new step to "Humble Beginnings" quest, "Craft a Hoe at the Anvil" for better clarity
- Add new visual indicator when player is hidden behind terrain
- "Steal" interact text is red to help make it more obvious
- Improve some text sizing and scaling to make various text more readable
- Slightly improve chat and combat voice sounds for female characters
- New default settings automatically applied for Steam Deck (improved performance & battery)
- Fix an issue with animals maturing faster than intended, and growing larger but not changing to the adult visuals
- Fix various causes of interaction issues for NPCs such as using upgraded tools or picking up eggs (particularly spouse/children or hired farmhands)
- Fix some doorways/ramps that blocked NPC movement
- Let NPCs go through gates
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- Add new interactable highlight on trees, rocks, herbs, loot & pickups
- Add new step to "Humble Beginnings" quest, "Craft a Hoe at the Anvil" for better clarity
- Add new visual indicator when player is hidden behind terrain
- "Steal" interact text is red to help make it more obvious
- Improve some text sizing and scaling to make various text more readable
- Slightly improve chat and combat voice sounds for female characters
- New default settings automatically applied for Steam Deck (improved performance & battery)
- Fix an issue with animals maturing faster than intended, and growing larger but not changing to the adult visuals
- Fix various causes of interaction issues for NPCs such as using upgraded tools or picking up eggs (particularly spouse/children or hired farmhands)
- Fix some doorways/ramps that blocked NPC movement
- Let NPCs go through gates
Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Terrain streaming and loading improvements
- Terrain texture compression for lower VRAM, RAM, and install size
- Fix some minor collision issues
- Improve terrain collider updating (should fix more cases of running into "invisible walls")
- Fix cases of building interiors in Brightoak getting hidden when they should still be visible
- Fix NPCs getting stuck inside fenced areas
- Fix NPCs not unequipping tools
- Fix cases of context/interact menu hiding until moving to a different interactable object
- Fix some spouse/children movement issues, prevent children from wandering into town
- Add Quit button to Pause Menu for easier quit to desktop
- Always show item amount removed/added to clarify vs. total remaining
- Fix minimap quest marker not showing until changing active quest
- Minor UI fixes for Fishing Minigame and Player2 Relationship
- Fix some text not using localization
- Fix some missing localizations
*p2 Hotfix patch to fix a terrain loading optimization issue in some caves and mines.
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- Terrain streaming and loading improvements
- Terrain texture compression for lower VRAM, RAM, and install size
- Fix some minor collision issues
- Improve terrain collider updating (should fix more cases of running into "invisible walls")
- Fix cases of building interiors in Brightoak getting hidden when they should still be visible
- Fix NPCs getting stuck inside fenced areas
- Fix NPCs not unequipping tools
- Fix cases of context/interact menu hiding until moving to a different interactable object
- Fix some spouse/children movement issues, prevent children from wandering into town
- Add Quit button to Pause Menu for easier quit to desktop
- Always show item amount removed/added to clarify vs. total remaining
- Fix minimap quest marker not showing until changing active quest
- Minor UI fixes for Fishing Minigame and Player2 Relationship
- Fix some text not using localization
- Fix some missing localizations
*p2 Hotfix patch to fix a terrain loading optimization issue in some caves and mines.
1.0.66
- Added new celebratory Trophy Stand item to traveling merchant (for Best Indie Games Summer Showcase 2025 inclusion)
- Minor backend changes for future content
- Added button to open Relationship Menu (Right-Stick Press / R)
- Don't show relationship menu over active dialogue
- Make hide helmet toggle persistent/save
- Fix helmet toggle getting reset when equipping a new helmet
- Close Skills overlay when switching tabs
- Fix issue with passing out on horse
- Improve deer/rabbit flee action (run more and pick new direction instead of getting stuck at walls)
- Fix issue with restarting the wedding quest
- Wedding fixes: spouse hands out after ceremony, remained in wedding garment until reload
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- Don't show relationship menu over active dialogue
- Make hide helmet toggle persistent/save
- Fix helmet toggle getting reset when equipping a new helmet
- Close Skills overlay when switching tabs
- Fix issue with passing out on horse
- Improve deer/rabbit flee action (run more and pick new direction instead of getting stuck at walls)
- Fix issue with restarting the wedding quest
- Wedding fixes: spouse hands out after ceremony, remained in wedding garment until reload
- Prevent the player farm debris from respawning each season
- Change auto-save interval 5 to 10 minutes
- Fix goats sometimes playing a wrong sfx
- Fix for archer enemy trying to aim while dying/dead
- Fix Chat menu hiding able to prevent player movement
- Fix declining generated quests not removing the dialogue
- Fix generated quests conditions able to not load correctly
- Fix farmhand and spouse relocation (could get stuck under map)
- Fix for already stuck NPCs
- Fix selection & icon issues in the Journal menu
- Fix chat not properly affecting marriage/happiness
- Fix issues with cancelling wedding ceremony, Added camera pan to ceremony start
- Fix propose/divorce from Social menu not properly closing all UI
- Fix issue with Relationship menu staying up over other menus
- Prevent calling horse from other floors
- Fix animals not eating Hay from troughs, and now prioritize troughs
- Fix skill card list not scrolling to show selected cards (controller/arrow keys)
- Fix Wine Rack visuals
- Fix Red Hood skin visuals
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- Change auto-save interval 5 to 10 minutes
- Fix goats sometimes playing a wrong sfx
- Fix for archer enemy trying to aim while dying/dead
- Fix Chat menu hiding able to prevent player movement
- Fix declining generated quests not removing the dialogue
- Fix generated quests conditions able to not load correctly
- Fix farmhand and spouse relocation (could get stuck under map)
- Fix for already stuck NPCs
- Fix selection & icon issues in the Journal menu
- Fix chat not properly affecting marriage/happiness
- Fix issues with cancelling wedding ceremony, Added camera pan to ceremony start
- Fix propose/divorce from Social menu not properly closing all UI
- Fix issue with Relationship menu staying up over other menus
- Prevent calling horse from other floors
- Fix animals not eating Hay from troughs, and now prioritize troughs
- Fix skill card list not scrolling to show selected cards (controller/arrow keys)
- Fix Wine Rack visuals
- Fix Red Hood skin visuals
1.0.63p6
- Fix issue with loot sometimes not being interactable
- Fix Bee House not saving production
- Fix Trea, Cedric, and Isolda not saving relationship
- Fix possible wrong name display in radial menu
- Fix issue with quest markers for combat generated quests
- Reduce time NPCs spend chatting
- Show "Missing Lover's Ring" message when using Propose button from Relationship menu without ring
1.0.63p3
- Fix fast travel not unlocking when it should
- Reset Chat UI when reopened (fix for broken conversation cards)
- Fix Silas (black market) missing shirt
- Fix Kettle Helm recipe in Anvil
- Add intro hint about difficulty settings after prologue
1.0.43
- Let enemies attack vertically
- Reduce vertical hit hitbox range to 70%
- Fix issue that could cause Fish Creel/trap to not load correctly
- Fix for the horse getting stuck when calling it
- Fix Feedback/Bug Report button saying it failed to send
- Add feedback button to Pause menu
- Fix walk toggle not working
- Move inventory UI so health is visible
- Improve quest marker for Night of Falling Stars entrance
- Change Bee Hut to produce 2x more honey per queen and no longer auto select more regular honey
- Fix/adjust pig avatar preview
- Reduced chance for a crop to wilt from Blight
- Keep the tilled soil when a crop wilts
- Reduced chance to remove any empty tilled soil each day
- Fix for a cause of missing/broken eye visuals when toggling helmet visibility
Current Release
21474365
Uploaded Jan 13, 2026
System Requirements
OS
Windows 10 64 bit
CPU
Dual-core CPU @ 2Ghz
RAM
8 GB RAM
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX 5700
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .ISO file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Mount the ISO file (double-click or right-click → Mount)
4
Run setup.exe
5
Launch the game from desktop shortcut or Start Menu
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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