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.
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