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Stonehearth
Pioneer a living world full of warmth, heroism, and mystery. Help a small group of settlers build a home for themselves in a forgotten land. Establish a food supply, build shelter, defend your people, monitor their moods, and find a way to grow and expand, facing challenges at every step.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 73 reviews raise this.
7 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Even without the help of the mods. It is still playable and are fun. There will be bugs, yes, but it is still worth it to try and play! I bet if this game were to be continued, it would be one of the top games for sure!…”
“Relaxing, fun and progresses in a satisfying pace.”
“Fun game. The best way I could describe it would be as an RPG colony sim that plays with the same building creativity as a game like minecraft. You start off by controlling a group of 5 customizable villagers that you…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I love this game. There was so much love to it. I do recommend it and download the ACE Community Mod. However I also urge the developer who sees this to not give up on this wonderful game. It is fun, time consuming,…”
“DON'T BUY THIS GAME It's sift-abandonware. Devs get acquired by epic iirc or someshit like that. Idk all I know is that the game is basically shelved and it isn't seeing official support any time soon. HOWEVER IF YOU DO…”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Concept of the game is great and the voxel building environment really ticks the boxes, sad that the game is only really being kept alive with the ACE mod (you really need this if you want to play it). Its a guilty…”
“A sweet town builder with relaxed vibes and pretty graphics. Highly recommend <3”
35 of the 73 reviews raise this · 19 of them still recommend the game.
17 of the 73 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A decent, if flat, colony sim where you manage slow-working characters in a very limited game-world. The voxel style allows for unique building (though pretty bad for multi-storey or underground constructions). It is…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Abandonware A lot of potential but will never be realised. and a "memory leak" problem to boot”
“DON'T BUY THIS GAME It's sift-abandonware. Devs get acquired by epic iirc or someshit like that. Idk all I know is that the game is basically shelved and it isn't seeing official support any time soon. HOWEVER IF YOU DO…”
5 of the 73 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“shell of a game, built off the cash of kickstarter backers that were lied to and stolen from. Sad pathetic game with such potential. Shame on the devs. Hit multiple crowdfunding goals to then bait and switch to give…”
“Abandoned ages ago. Still has some fun but, don't buy unless its on sale.”
“DON'T BUY THIS GAME It's sift-abandonware. Devs get acquired by epic iirc or someshit like that. Idk all I know is that the game is basically shelved and it isn't seeing official support any time soon. HOWEVER IF YOU DO…”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“One of the best games of all time and I really wish it had more time before being shipped off as "complete" Don't be discouraged by the game no longer being in development. The modding community is amazing and very welcoming to new players :)”
— a player, Steam review · 1,550 hrs played“Stonehearth is an incomplete game. Sadly nothing will change that fact. The game is amazing, it does what it wants to do very well. However, it will always sit quite oddly in me that this game was abandoned. Annnyyyhow, the game is a blocky city-management sim. Unlike Kingdoms…”
— a player, Steam review · 142 hrs played“Actually tragic because this game was so very good, now its so buggy its practically unplayable”
— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Announcing the Authorized Community Expansion - ACE!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8954110/b704c77979e7b6751ed937a0f980241db07ef3b5.png Hey everyone! Today, the Stonehearth team is proud to announce the arrival of St
Hotfix for Stonehearth 1.1 now on Steam
One more update for a couple of bug fixes that didn’t quite make it into the 1.1 release. Bugfixes Fixed performance issues that resulted in lag spikes in the “topology” category of the perf bar. Impr
Hey, Listen! (And look, too!) Stonehearth Creative Bundle is here!
The Ultimate Stonehearth Creative Bundle is now available on our store page. Immerse yourself in more than 3 1/2 hours of Stonehearth's awesome soundtrack; boggle at 50+ pages of concept art, sketches
Stonehearth 1.1: Once Moar, With Feeling
Hey everyone! Welcome back for one last official update to the main Stonehearth game! This year, right in time for the holidays, we celebrate you--five years of the amazing community we’ve come to kno
Release r927 now on Steam Unstable
This contains fixes for some regressions that were introduced in yesterday’s build. It also contains a UI performance fix related to templates. Bugfixes Fixed a UI performance issue that would occur w
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · City Builder · Building · Sandbox · Strategy · Survival · Simulation · Crafting · Voxel · Early Access · Open World · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://stonehearth.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32-bit or 64-bit) Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 1.7 GHz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce GT 430 512MB, Radeon HD 7570M, Intel HD 4000 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: OS Updates: Windows 7 SP1