Forebearers
Released Apr 2019
This city-building strategy game puts you as the chieftain of a tribe driven away from their homeland. Now you must rebuild and defend your tribe from both the elements and your old enemies.
46% positive · 109 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Forebearers launched into Early Access on December 10, 2018, with the developer promising continuous updates to refine the game and implement new features. Through early 2019, several feature updates shipped — adding a visitor system, a guardian overhaul, difficulty options, and key bindings — alongside regular bug fixes. The game reached its 1.0 release on April 12, 2019, followed by two hotfix patches on April 18 and April 22, 2019 addressing post-launch bugs. April 22, 2019 marks the last official communication from the developer. There has been no developer activity since that date — no new features, no content announcements, no roadmap, and no DLC beyond the original soundtrack (which was listed before the game even launched). The store description describes a fixed set of features with no mention of upcoming content or planned expansions. With over seven years of silence following the final hotfix, the game was launched as a complete package and development has concluded.
Evidence
Hotfix 2 (Build 290) released — the last known developer communication, addressing post-launch bugs and adding a Russian translation.
Version 1.0 release patch shipped, marking the game's full launch with a broad set of fixes and final features.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Sandspire Interactive
Achievements
15
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Forebearers - Hearth & Home is a city-building survival strategy game. As the chieftain of a tribe driven away from their homeland you will construct a settlement from the ground up while keeping the harsh conditions of nature at bay. Collect resources and expand your village in order to create a new prosperous and lasting society.
Explore
Explore strange new lands for resources and areas to settle.Build
Start from nothing but a few refugees and some salvaged supplies and grow to a prosperous new society.Survive
Keep your villagers alive throughout harsh environments and disaster and protect them against threatening enemies.Features
- Explore and settle three different worlds with varying resource and weather conditions and different challenges.
- Find and collect basic resources like food and water to reach sustainable conditions.
- Establish production chains of several raw and refined resources.
- Locate refugees to increase your village's population.
- Expand to new areas with new towns and outposts and establish supply routes between them.
- Survive disasters such as storms, fire and diseases.
- Fortify and defend your village against wild animals and ravaging bandits.
- Find and harvest luxury resources and refine them to expensive products.
- Trade resources to become a prosperous society.
- Construct 50 different buildings and assign 22 various jobs.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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