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Hearth and Hamlet

Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval Incremental where you build a city, that blends resource management and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.

Release date
August 19, 2026
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Developer
Phorust Studios
Publisher
Pythia Games, Gamersky Games
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About Hearth and Hamlet

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 WAYBuilding 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 LANDSUnlock 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.…

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★ 7.9/10Steam · 2,435 ratings
SteamLast checked November 5, 2026

Most helpful8

Recommended
Bro. Why the hate on an $7 game. My rule is a Dollar per hour, You'll get at least least 7 hours of reasonable fun…
Not recommended
I love incremental games, and I love city builders. This scratches neither itch.
Recommended
it's fun to play tbh, worth spending time on it especially if you're working on something and wants a side game to enjoy
Not recommended
Very. F'N. Tedious. Feels like an AFK resource/clicker, and it is, in a sense. This game could easily occupy your cell phone.
Not recommended
There's nothing to do besides updating whatever is next. And then waiting for the next possible upgrade. It's fun for one playthrough if it's just…
Not recommended
The description of the game says: "Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management,…
Not recommended
Hate giving this one a negative but it's just to slow to be enjoyable. All you mostly do is wait for resources to buy a…
Recommended
So basically, this game is a Tycoon game from Roblox but it has way more depth and polish to it. Its great to see your…

Most recent8

Recommended
Normal difficulty win in 16hrs. was fun: numbers go up! either trade heavy or idle heavy, but was nice to check out the pixel art.…
Recommended
This is a great little game! the visuals and music are very calming, but the intense difficulty provides a good challenge. I have enjoyed trying…
Not recommended
Just not a great idle game, convoluted UX with unsatisfying progression.
Not recommended
A lot of potential here, but the UX is unnecessarily clunky and time-wasting and the gameplay inconsistent. The battle system is just an annoyance, nothing…
Not recommended
the gameplay is very minimal and it is not entirely clear of what the next stage is at points, just telling you to do something…
Recommended
A fun game. Very linear with very little random situations and therefore the replayability is low (unless you want all the achievements).

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