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Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.

Back to Hearth is a atmospheric, exploration and walking simulator game developed by Podoba Interactive and published by Marevo Collective.
Released on September 25th 2025 is available on Windows and MacOS in 10 languages: English, Ukrainian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 300 reviews of which 298 were positive and 2 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 3.49€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Back to Hearth into these genres:

Atmospheric Exploration Walking Simulator First-Person Cozy Retro Adventure Short Casual 3D Female Protagonist Singleplayer Point & Click Story Rich

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
  • Processor: both Apple Silicon and Intel
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM

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Dec. 2025
I'm Latvian. This plays a little bit like a broken heart. The final cutscene with her climbing the fire up with the sparks into the sky made me cry. Oh I hope the Calamity will be over soon. Oh but the horror of all of this time. Slava Ukraini
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Nov. 2025
A wonderful window into Ukrainian culture with pleasant visuals and nice atmosphere. It's a walking simulator so not much in terms of gameplay. Overall a great experience for one evening.
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Oct. 2025
Fantastic, cozy little game. Really enjoyed all the cultural references and learning more about Ukrainian village life. Really helps you get in touch with your roots) The only thing I would add is that the English translation needs a bit of work. Otherwise amazing! Looking forward to more updates! Слава Україні!
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Sept. 2025
Just as description says, this is a short game divided by even shorter chapters. What I liked best here it that it does have backstory as the character you're playing as is familiar with every house and will give a brief description of a bunch of stuff you find as well as some insights onto people who used to live there. This is a story of home in so many ways, it's a story of loss and grief but also one of hope. In a simpler terms think tidying up sim with a backstory. Have you ever wandered lonely through the woods? And everything it feels just as it should You're part of a life there, you're part of something good If you've ever wandered lonely through the woods Brandi Carlile - Have You Ever (and the next quote too) Now I have to admit I'm probably biased as I spent most of my holidays\summer vacations in a small village not unlike this one when I was a kid, so this game was both nostalgic and familiar to me hence why I can't say how it would feel to those unfamiliar with tiny village life and\or Ukrainian culture. I can say it's not overwhelming and not in your face lore-wise, the message is simple and should be comprehensible regardless. It's just hard for me to go deeper into the story without either spoiling it or projecting too much so I'll just leave it be, there's other stuff I want to note anyway. You can see the graphics for yourself, it's simple but it didn't bother me and the game ran smoothly. The sounds however were marvelous. Nothing over the top but they set the atmosphere really well: fire cracking, floorboards creaking, chickens clucking, MC munching on an apple - simple, small things that really helped solidify the experience for me. There's also a radio in one chapter you can listen to and that was a tad too quiet for my liking. But also adding every song it played in the credits is much appreciated. The gameplay itself is easy, I had some trouble finding last 3 sneaky collectibles and it's a tad hard to wander too far as the game just teleports you back, wasting time every time you get off track while still placing some of those collectible items too far out of your way to find with ease. Still you can replay any chapter from the main menu and even if you don't finish it a second time and exit the collectibles register and stay, achievements work that way too so it's rather easy to complete the game 100% if you're after that. There is also an "I'm stuck" button on the pause screen that teleports you back if you're indeed stuck and while there's no clear hints or clues as to what to look for there's an explanatory text of what tool you need to find to fix this and that and also clicking on the firewood can point to the area you need to examine more. Don't think this game needs anything more that that, really, it's a walk in the park as is. Have you ever stared into a starry sky? Lyin' on your back, you're askin' why? What's the purpose, I wonder, who am I? If you've ever stared into a starry sky Oh, the translation is pretty solid. Some minor stuff here and there but nothing big, easy to read and understand (I played both Ukrainian and English versions, hence why twice the actual playtime). Overall I craved a game like this one for a while and I was pretty sure Back to Hearth will make the cut way back when the demo dropped and I'm not disappointed in the slightest. If you enjoy walking sims, appreciate putting stuff in it's place and don't mind an emotional story this should be perfect.
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Sept. 2025
A small, sad game that gives hope. You have to play it to understand Ukrainians now and in the past.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Back to Hearth is currently priced at 3.49€ on Steam.

No, Back to Hearth is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.49€ on Steam.

Yes, Back to Hearth received 298 positive votes out of a total of 300 achieving an impressive rating of 9.05.
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Back to Hearth was developed by Podoba Interactive and published by Marevo Collective.

Yes, Back to Hearth is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Back to Hearth is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Back to Hearth is not playable on Linux.

Back to Hearth is a single-player game.

No, Back to Hearth does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Back to Hearth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Back to Hearth does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Back to Hearth is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Release 25 Sep 2025
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