Hearthlight 1.1

Hearthlight 1.1 — smoother, prettier, and nothing left to get stuck on. A cozy pixel-art life in Marigold Cove and a big adventure beyond it, alone or with up to eight friends.

Play

• In your browser, nothing to install: https://hearthlight.github.io
• The desktop app (below): the same game in its own window, and Party Mode works offline — phones join over your Wi-Fi.

System	File
Mac (Apple silicon & Intel)	Hearthlight-1.1.0-universal.dmg
Windows	Hearthlight-Setup-1.1.0.exe
Linux	Hearthlight-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage

The apps aren't signed, so the first time:

• Mac: right-click Hearthlight in Applications → Open → Open (recent macOS: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway).
• Windows: SmartScreen « Windows protected your PC » → More info → Run anyway.
• Linux: chmod +x Hearthlight-*.AppImage, then run it.

Checksums are in the SHA256SUMS-*.txt files.

What's new since 1.0

The story runs straight through

• Two soft-locks fixed: the chapter 6 regatta (a buoy lay in a sea that wasn't open yet) and the chapter 7 Mime Troupe (gone after a reload). All ten chapters were replayed start to finish.
• A dungeon you had to leave keeps its door open (« Back into… »); a knock-out in a ring or a dungeon puts you back on your feet there for another try; no night falls in a dungeon; passing out in the wild wakes you by the nearest waystone.
• A lone hero is no longer walled off by a level gap; waystones never send you into the Murk; Tariq waits by his boat.

Less fiddly

• Actions work without picking anything in the hotbar first: plant, water, fish, catch fireflies, enter the dark grotto, give a gift (a new « Give a gift… » lists your bag). Your pet no longer steals the button.
• Every panel has a clear way out (a Close button, Esc, B or a tap outside); long shop lists scroll; the volume bars follow a drag.
• « Stuck? » comes forward only when you really are (never in the water), with the way out one tap away.
• Party Mode: votes end as soon as the result is certain, the crown waits for a sleeping phone and comes back to its host, the join card has a bigger QR code and a « Copy the invitation link » button.

On a phone

• A bigger interface (a quarter larger on an iPhone), touch controls from the first screen, taller rows to tap, touch wording everywhere.

Prettier

• New trees: round crowns of leafy tufts on real trunks, blossoming cherries, arching palms.
• The valley waterfall tips off the rock's edge; campfires burn orange with glowing coals; street lamps glow amber.

Lighter

• About a third of the draw calls (shadows fitted to the view), beaten foes free their memory, a calmer phone controller that spares batteries.

Online

• The party server can be updated while people play: parties keep their code and everyone reconnects in a few seconds.

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En français — Hearthlight 1.1 : l'histoire s'enchaîne sans blocage (deux blocages corrigés, les dix chapitres rejoués), les actions marchent sans rien sélectionner (planter, arroser, pêcher, offrir…), une vraie sortie sur chaque écran, une interface plus grande sur téléphone, de nouveaux arbres, une cascade et des feux de camp plus jolis, un jeu plus léger, et un serveur de parties qu'on peut mettre à jour sans couper les joueurs. À jouer tout de suite sur https://hearthlight.github.io, ou en téléchargeant l'application ci-dessous.

MIT licence · made with plain JavaScript and Three.js · how it's made

Hearthlight 1.0 — the demo

Hearthlight 1.0 — the demo. A cozy pixel-art life in Marigold Cove, and a big adventure beyond it: make your character, pick your hero, then follow the lights out of the valley — two continents, ten chapters of story, dungeons and bosses, alone or with up to eight friends. Every sprite, model and sound is made in code.

This is a demo: playable from start to end, but so far played through by test bots rather than crowds. Expect rough edges and the odd bug — please tell us in the issues.

Play

• In your browser, nothing to install: https://hearthlight.github.io
• The desktop app (below): the same game in its own window, and Party Mode works offline — phones join over your Wi-Fi.

System	File
Mac (Apple silicon & Intel)	Hearthlight-1.0.0-universal.dmg
Windows	Hearthlight-Setup-1.0.0.exe
Linux	Hearthlight-1.0.0-x86_64.AppImage

The apps aren't signed, so the first time:

• Mac: right-click Hearthlight in Applications → Open → Open (recent macOS: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway).
• Windows: SmartScreen « Windows protected your PC » → More info → Run anyway.
• Linux: chmod +x Hearthlight-*.AppImage, then run it.

Checksums are in the SHA256SUMS-*.txt files.

What's inside

• The story: ten chapters against the Duchess and the Murk, cutscenes, dungeons with their own puzzles, bosses and six world bosses; levels to 40, side quests, rares with treasure hats.
• Eight heroes: Knight, Mage, Ranger, Bard, Lamplighter, Gardener, Cook and Tinkerer — each with their own moves, three talent trees, an ultimate and weapons.
• Party Mode, 1–8 players: one link (or its QR code) for everyone — each friend picks At the big screen (their phone becomes the controller) or On my own screen (from home: the game streams to them with their own camera). Gamepads and the keyboard join on the big screen, which splits when you wander apart; arrows point to the friends out of view. Send the link from the menu (Esc or Start → Invite) or any phone's envelope.
• A cozy life too: fishing, farming, a house to decorate, villagers, a day/night cycle, campfires (with marshmallows).
• Five languages: English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano.
• Saves: automatic, plus export/import and an optional online backup (Settings → Saves & backups).

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En français — Hearthlight 1.0, la démo : une petite vie douillette à Marigold Cove et une grande aventure au-delà, seul ou jusqu'à huit amis : un seul lien, et chacun choisit — devant le grand écran (son téléphone devient la manette) ou chez lui (le jeu s'affiche sur son écran, avec sa propre caméra). À jouer tout de suite sur https://hearthlight.github.io, ou en téléchargeant l'application ci-dessous (Mode Fête hors ligne en Wi-Fi). Les applis ne sont pas signées : voir plus haut pour la première ouverture.

MIT licence · made with plain JavaScript and Three.js · how it's made