Hearthside: A Teeny Tiny Game

The aesthetic is nice, and figuring out how to place each tile optimally without blocking yourself in made for an interesting challenge. But it starts to feel tedious to climb the higher tiers, and there doesn't seem to be any objective beyond beating your previous high score. Right now it's basically 2048, but each tier increases by a factor of 3 instead of 2, and the RNG element is worse. Could use a small storyline, daily challenges, cosmetics...something to increase the replay value. I get the sense that it's meant to be a simple, lightweight game, but right now it's so barebones that I honestly don't see a reason to even buy it. Also, the quest icons really need to have the tier number on them. Some of the buildings look similar or don't resemble the icon art enough to be recognizable.

I am really enjoying the game. I find it relaxing after I get off work and it almost puts me to sleep as I’m playing it late at night as I wind down my day🩷 ) my only suggestion would be if you can possibly at some point in expand the game by adding cute little animals on the land. I think it would engage more players and it would give the game even more things to merge, which would then add more life to this cozy, simple yet engaging game. Thanks

It’s not too much going for it, only building up from woodland to farmland and what would be expected for a campground, but it does help that it allows for strategy. And strategy in this case is cute, but sadly basic, with cards and powerups that must be acquired by merging multiple placements of the same kind. It will undoubtedly be better, but keep that in mind since it’s quite possible to run into burdensome… positioning… and you get more of the same levels 1 and 2 structures in cards constantly, even if you manage to get a level 5+ structure. Otherwise, good work on this game, and good luck.