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Stonehearth

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

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 works

  • High creative freedom in building
  • Immersive and charming art style
  • Relaxing gameplay with soothing music
  • Active and supportive modding community
  • Long play sessions with good progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Game is abandoned by original developers
  • Performance issues and bugs especially late game
  • Ai pathfinding and task management problems
  • Limited multiplayer impact
  • Lack of polish and incomplete features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Founders' Fortune

  • Dinkum

  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

  • Catizens

  • Elin

  • Don't get lost

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Stonehearth but with less of a community feel

  • The Wandering Village

  • Outlanders

  • Becastled

  • dotAGE

  • Going Medieval

  • HammerHelm

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Stonehearth but with less leadership over others

  • Everholm

  • Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

  • The Colonists

  • STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town

  • Swords 'n Magic and Stuff

  • Fields of Mistria

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Stonehearth: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026