Hearth & Shadow

Hearth & Shadow

Ilya873 · May 28, 2026 · Casual, Strategy, Grand Strategy, 2D, Crafting

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Hearth & Shadow price by region

Hearth & Shadow costs £0.53 in the United Kingdom, €0.59 in Europe (EUR), $0.99 in the United States, $0.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$1.19 in Canada, A$1.40 in Australia, NZ$1.59 in New Zealand, zł3.26 in Poland and R$3.99 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Hearth & Shadow offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.53 −44% £0.95 £0.53 2
Europe (EUR) €0.59 −46% €1.09 €0.59 2
United Statesyour region $0.99 $0.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $0.99 $0.99 — 1
Canada CA$1.19 CA$1.19 — 1
Australia A$1.40 A$1.40 — 1
New Zealand NZ$1.59 NZ$1.59 — 1
Poland zł3.26 −21% zł4.15 zł3.26 2
Brazil R$3.99 R$3.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Hearth & Shadow

Fire illuminates. Shadow consumes.Hearth & Shadow - is a card-based strategy game where you develop your settlement and defend it from monster invasions. Try different card combinations from the recipe book, unlock new buildings and outposts, or upgrade existing ones, and monitor your settlement's and defense's stats to defeat the monsters and save the human settlement!

The gameplay is based on card combinations

The gameplay of the game is based on cards, and every decision you make is a combination of cards. Cards are divided into types: materials, technologies, bonuses, actions (weapons), events, and buildings/outposts. Combinations of cards are used to build new buildings in the settlement and outposts, which affect population, food, and defense indicators. Additionally, some cards directly affect indicators, such as bonuses and negative events. Negative events can be responded to with action cards, which can also be combined with each other.

Settlement and Outposts

The game features decks for the settlement and its own decks for defense (outposts). In the settlement, you must monitor the population and food, and in the outposts, you must monitor the number of monsters and the defense value. Outposts are needed to protect the settlement from monsters. The higher the defense, the less often monsters will attack.

Recipe Book

A large number of recipes opens up many options for developing your settlement and building a strategy for protecting yourself from monsters. In the game, there is a recipe book where you can find any recipe and view the chain of obtaining the desired card in detail.You are a ray of light in this world of darkness. Can you protect your settlement? It's up to you!

Hearth & Shadow — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jul 26, 2026
[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_slop][b]Warning: AI Slop[/b][/url] This game is partially or completely made with talentless, soulless AI generated content.[/quote] This is a weak Russian AI slop vibe coded cash grab, an attempt to gouge Steam gamers for a game almost exclusively made from AI Slop. The Russian vibe coder behind this garbage paid for a few fake reviews after publishing what amounts to a very basic card matching game with a vague, AI slop generated kingdom management theme. Don't be fooled into thinking this is a real game, it's an AI slop fake game with fake reviews, an attempt to scam a few roubles out of Steam. The game is very simplistic, small and limited in scope and ambition. This feels more like a tech demo, proof of concept or student homework assignment rather than a fully fledged product designed for PC gamers. As such it doesn't offer any real value as a serious PC game. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks. There's no way to ensure this is running at the native resolution of your…
6 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 8, 2026
Hearth & Shadow is a single-player strategy game that blends card-based progression with settlement building, resource management, and defensive planning. Developed by Ilya873 and published by OPG EUPHORE, it approaches the deckbuilding formula from a management-oriented perspective rather than focusing entirely on direct card battles. The player is responsible for maintaining a human settlement threatened by monsters, and survival depends on transforming available cards into useful resources, structures, technologies, and defenses. Its premise is relatively simple, but several interconnected systems give players plenty to consider as the settlement develops. Card combinations form the foundation of the gameplay. The available cards cover different purposes, including materials, technologies, buildings, bonuses, weapons, events, and defensive outposts. Many cards become significantly more valuable when combined with others, creating a recipe-driven progression system. Instead of simply playing whatever appears strongest in a hand, players need to understand which resources should be saved, which combinations can unlock better options, and what the settlement currently requires. Th…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 3, 2026
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