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Settle the first fire.
Get your bearings, keep the first resources moving, and see which decisions make the next expansion easier.
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A player-made wiki for Hearth and Hamlet
Plan today.
Build tomorrow.
Find clear guidance, reliable game facts, and practical routes for growing your kingdom from a campfire into something that lasts.
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Route Forest Hearth
ReleaseAug 19, 2026
ModeSingle-player
PlatformsWindows + SteamOS/Linux
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Kingdom systems
Follow the thread that is holding your settlement back, then take the next useful step.
Settlement & BuildingsShape the places where a small camp becomes a working town.Villagers & WorkersAssign people with enough room left for the next bottleneck.Resources & ProductionKeep food, wood, stone, and gold moving through the kingdom.Research & UnlocksFollow the technology paths that open new ways forward.Policies & TradeBalance laws, income, morale, and the routes beyond your borders.Magic & ProgressionKeep the long view in sight as your settlement grows stranger and bigger.Defense & SafetyPrepare the settlement before a warning becomes a crisis.World & ExplorationRead the surrounding land, its paths, and what lies beyond them.
FIELD GUIDE ROUTES
Follow the route that fits your kingdom.
The project’s collected guide, demo, platform, price, release, save-file, and language topics are gathered here into a short path through the game.
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VERIFIED GUIDE
Beginner Guide: Your First Settlement
A steady route through the first settlement, early workers, resources, and the upgrades that keep the fire alive.
Collected topic: hearth and hamlet walkthrough, beginner guide02
SYSTEMS GUIDE
Buildings, Resources & Production Chains
Learn building placement rules, raw material supply loops, and how to eliminate production stalls.
Collected topic: buildings, resources, production03
PROGRESSION
Research & Technology Progression
Trace research paths, permanent upgrades, and long-term choices that unlock advanced buildings.
Collected topic: research tree and upgrades04
GAME FACTS
Official Game Facts & Steam Access
Check verified pricing, release status, platform compatibility, and direct links to official stores.
Collected topic: hearth and hamlet price, platform, releaseABOUT THIS WIKI
A field guide for better kingdom decisions.
Hearth and Hamlet Wiki is an independent player resource for the game Hearth and Hamlet. We gather practical guide routes and game facts in one quiet place, with official links kept close to the claims they support.
Official game facts are checked against the Steam store page (App ID: 4315040).Guide routes reflect verified in-game mechanics and collected community testing.This site is an independent player resource, not an official game property.
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