Hearth and Hamlet

 
Hearth and Hamlet comes from developer Phorust Studios and publisher Runic Forge. The game launched on Steam on August 19, 2026, for PC. Players start with nothing but a single campfire and grow it, one decision at a time, into a sprawling medieval kingdom.

Über das Spiel
The core loop blends city-building with incremental clicker mechanics. Players assign a growing population of workers to gather food, wood, stone, and gold, then convert those resources into buildings ranging from market stalls and town halls to barracks, banks, and magic academies. As the settlement expands, managing it becomes just as important as building it.
Players set laws and policies that shape how the kingdom operates, including taxation rules, worker regulations, and city guard drafts. A research tree permanently unlocks new technologies, buildings, and magic as the kingdom advances. Beyond construction, players can trade with faraway lands for exotic resources and recruit soldiers to defend what they’ve built, all while balancing citizens’ happiness for production bonuses.

Wesentliche Merkmale

Campfire-to-Kingdom Progression: Settlements grow from a single campfire into sprawling medieval kingdoms. Every building unlocked feeds into the next stage of expansion.
Laws and Policy System: Players set taxation rules, worker regulations, and civic decisions that shape the kingdom’s character. These choices carry real production and morale consequences.
Magic and Research Trees: Unlocking alchemy labs and magical academies adds a new dimension to resource management. Research permanently expands what the kingdom can build and cast.
Trade and Defense: Trading with faraway lands brings in exotic resources beyond what local terrain provides. Recruited soldiers protect the growing settlement as its wealth attracts attention.


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Details zum Spiel

Entwickler: Phorust Studios
Herausgeber: Runic Forge
Plattformen: PC (Steam, Windows and Linux)
Datum der Veröffentlichung: August 19, 2026
Genre: Incremental, Base Building, City Builder
Preis: $9.99
Local/Online Co-op: Single-player only
Unterstützte Sprachen: English, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese


Systemanforderungen
Mindestanforderungen

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Prozessor: Intel Core i3 @ 3.2 GHz or AMD equivalent
Gedächtnis: 8 GB RAM
Grafiken: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon HD 7770 (2 GB VRAM)
Lagerung: 1 GB available space

Empfohlene Specs

OS: Windows 11 (64-Bit)
Prozessor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD equivalent
Gedächtnis: 8 GB RAM
Grafiken: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon R7 260X (2 GB VRAM)
Lagerung: 1 GB available space