Hearthlands

Hearthlands launched out of Early Access on April 28, 2017, with the developer describing it as the conclusion of a three-year journey. In a March 2021 post, the developer (Sergio) was very direct: "The game is complete with a full campaign mode as well as a sandbox mode." He explained that he prefers making new things over endlessly adding to existing games, and that without an artist, adding new content requiring new assets would be difficult. He acknowledged community interest in a DLC but framed it as a vague "maybe someday" rather than a committed plan. A September 2022 post confirmed that any planned promotional work and potential DLC considerations had been postponed indefinitely due to personal and external difficulties, and Sergio shifted his focus primarily to completing and releasing his other game, Elsewhere. By October 2025, Sergio posted again to announce the release of Elsewhere and two other projects, describing those as his current focus. He mentioned "many other things in the works" but these appear to be entirely separate games, not Hearthlands content. A March 2026 bug fix patch (version 1.3.1) shows the developer still maintains the game with minor technical updates, but this is purely maintenance — no new content has been announced or implied. There is no unreleased DLC on the store, no roadmap, and no developer statement promising future content for Hearthlands. The game shipped as a complete product and the developer has explicitly confirmed it is complete. Minor maintenance patches since then do not change this status.