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Hearthvale
In Hearthvale, build a fantasy settlement by day, then shape your defenses and survive escalating monster waves by night.
ByLevi7hartReleased
How to play Hearthvale
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About Hearthvale
About Hearthvale
Hearthvale is an endless roguelite city-builder and tower defense game with card-game strategy, pixel-art presentation, and a high-fantasy setting. Created by Levi7hart, it runs in a browser through itch.io and supports desktop and phone play. Each run combines settlement growth, defensive planning, monster waves, and long-term progression. The game is singleplayer and released, with an infinite structure rather than a final victory condition.
Gameplay and choices in Hearthvale
In Hearthvale, you draw hands of cards to raise farms, forges, towers, crops, and other districts, while buying back areas hidden by fog. You choose where to build, how to arrange rally points and walls, and which tower upgrade paths fit the threat. Crops produce random loot, neighboring buildings can gain buffs, and captured monsters can be farmed or sent into idle dungeons. A node map, tech web, three gunas, lives, and loot tiers add strategic decisions across runs.
What sets Hearthvale apart
Hearthvale stands out by combining several strategy layers without leaving its central settlement loop. Card-based construction, hybrid towers with three upgrade paths, Tetris walls, and day-night pressure give each run a different planning problem. Its long-term systems also reach beyond ordinary tower defense: a 193-node tech web, monster capture, hidden quests, named elites, bosses, and ascension tiers support continued experimentation. The endless structure keeps the focus on the next age rather than a final campaign.
Is Hearthvale for you?
Hearthvale should suit fantasy RPG players who enjoy building a settlement, collecting unusual loot, and preparing for increasingly varied enemies. Strategy fans will find room to plan around cards, tower paths, district buffs, the node map, and permanent research. It also fits players who like replayable singleplayer sessions with persistent progression. The main limitation is that it is an endless game rather than a campaign with a defined ending, so those seeking a final conclusion may prefer a different format.
FAQ
Hearthvale FAQ
Is Hearthvale free?
Yes. Hearthvale is listed as free on itch.io. It is played in the browser and supports desktop and phone devices, according to the provided game facts.
Who developed Hearthvale?
Hearthvale was created by Levi7hart. The listing also identifies the project as AI Assisted, but Levi7hart remains the named author behind the game on itch.io.
Can I play Hearthvale in my browser?
Yes. Hearthvale runs in a browser through its itch.io page, and the provided facts say it works on both desktop and phone devices for singleplayer play.
What kind of game is Hearthvale?
Hearthvale is an endless roguelite city-builder tower defense game with card-game strategy. It also includes pixel art, idle systems, monster capture, and singleplayer progression across runs.
Does Hearthvale have upgrades or builds?
Yes. You can use a 193-node permanent tech web, choose among three tower upgrade paths, invest in three gunas, and pursue varied loot and ascension progression.
Is Hearthvale a full game or a demo?
Hearthvale is marked Released and described as an endless game, not a demo in the provided facts. It has no final victory condition, so progression continues into the next age.