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Back to Hearth
Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“House Flipper but ... Smaller Scale Rural Picturesque No selling Heartfelt Comforting Emotional Wholesome A soothing little walking sim where you repair and restore the houses and gardens left behind by families fleeing a great calamity so that the families may return home and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A gentle, cosy, crunchy, House Flipper-esque vibe, which paints a heart warming tale of finding closeness, and what it means for a house to be a home, with some exceptionally fast chickens. If you love a retro, low res, low poly aesthetic as much as I do, then you'll love this…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“಄ the visuals are so pretty, reminds me of oblivion but more pixelated. short, sweet, relaxing :> !”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
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Latest official news
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Major compatibility update (1.4.2)
Back to Hearth - Update 1.4.2 Controller & Steam Deck support, native Linux support, stable cutscenes, and a long list of fixes Hello everyone! This update is mostly about one thing: making Back to He
Best Ukrainian Indie Game 2025
GameDev DOU created a poll where players can choose the best Ukrainian indie game of the year: https://gamedev.dou.ua/articles/ukrainian-indie-game-of-the-2025-year-second-phase You can vote for Back
Small Update [1.3.8]
In this update: - Japanese localization has been improved. Thanks, Youge(ようげ)! - English localization has been improved. - Achievement localization has been added. This includes all languages availa
Minor Update [1.3.6]
Fixed an issue with save files. Now each account on the device has its own save file (previously there was one shared file).
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual |
| Player tags | Atmospheric · Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Cozy · Retro · Adventure · Short · Casual · 3D · Female Protagonist · Singleplayer (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Stats |
| Languages | English, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Storage: 1 GB available space