About the Game
“A world bound together by a fragile peace. East and West.
Animal and Fey.”
Hawthorn is a charming co-op sandbox RPG video game that involves a village life sim inspired by Victorian-era European fairytales and the spirit of 80s and 90s anthropomorphic animal adventure stories. In this nostalgic fantasy world, play with friends or solo as you build a lakeside village in the valley of Windermere. Recruit endearing NPCs, farm, craft, explore, and celebrate the season’s traditions in an ever-changing world that is bigger than the small creature you play.
“Cosy RPG Hawthorn looks like Stardew Valley and Skyrim had an adorable baby together” – Eurogamer
“Hawthorn is coming from brand-new indie developer NEARstudios, which boasts some impressive talent including Mass Effect and The Last of Us veterans, as well as Skyrim’s lead designer Bruce Nesmith.”
“New Cozy Sim Asks What If Animal Crossing Looked Like The Elder Scrolls?”
– Kotaku
“It’s in development at NEARstudios, a new team led by Heather Cerlan (Bethesda, Naughty Dog) and Jason Richardson (Bethesda, Funcom) that includes talent from BioWare and other established studios. Bruce Nesmith, lead designer on Skyrim, is also helping out on the side, a press release from the studio explains.”
“Former Bethesda and BioWare devs are making a Stardew-like with Redwall animals, and oh my god look at this little mouse farmer carry a pumpkin” – PC Gamer
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