Hearthlands
Medieval fantasy city builder with self-directed citizens and diplomacy
Four White Cats · Released Apr 28, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 414
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 months ago
- Mar 28, 2026
What is Hearthlands?
You play a king governing a settlement in a procedurally generated medieval fantasy world. Build a city, manage production and services, trade or negotiate with neighboring realms, and defend against attacks while your subjects act on their own. You can play a campaign or adjust sandbox settings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy governing medieval settlements through building and diplomacy
- +you want both a campaign and customizable sandbox games
Not for you if...
- −you dislike managing production chains and residents' needs
- −you want to give citizens direct movement orders
- −you prefer combat over city management
What players say
83% of 414 reviews are positive
Players praise the straightforward city management, campaign, and custom games. They complain about unreliable supply routes and unclear production chains; one recent player reports a sawmill bug.
Screenshots and trailer
Hearthlands system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- XP, Vista, 7, 8+
- Graphics
- GeForce / Radeon
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 50
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Polish, Russian, Italian.
Tags
- City Builder
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Indie
- Colony Sim
- Management
- Medieval
- Singleplayer
- RTS
- Fantasy
- Resource Management
- Sandbox
- Cute
- Isometric
- Economy
- God Game
Recent updates
- Mar 28, 2026 · What's new in 1.3.1
- Sep 25, 2022 · Hearthlands Status Update
- Mar 3, 2021 · Hearthlands Status Update
- Jun 30, 2019 · What's new in 1.2.0
- Dec 9, 2017 · What's new in 1.1.3
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