Welcome to The Hearth And Harbour, Come In, It’s Getting Cold Outside“We found out recently Ethan, our environmental artist, put a ghost in the game,” says Jess Campbell, Saltstone Studios’ lead art and character designer. Thomas Hislop,The Hearth…
Play The Hearth & Harbour early demo at Steam Cooking Fest!Missed The Hearth & Harbour at LudoNarraCon? Don't worry, the demo is also available as part of the Steam Cooking Fest! This short experience introduces you to the world of The…
Experience a first taste of The Hearth & Harbour in its early demo, out now!It’s finally here: Saltstone Studios welcomes you to try a first taste of The Hearth & Harbour! To celebrate the start of LudoNarraCon (October 8–15), an early demo of the game…
The Music of The Hearth & HarbourToday we have James, the game director, composer and sound designer for The Hearth & Harbour, is here to talk to you about his approach to creating music for games. Take it away,…
Saltstone Studios Extended Developer Interview!For Story-Rich Showcase a while back, Fellow Traveller asked us a few questions about The Hearth & Harbour! For a little bit of context about the upcoming blog post, I decided…
Deep Dive - Player Character DesignPreviously, I posted a cheeky little video about our player character, Kit Purcell, being hot. I asked if there was interest in a deep dive into their character design and one…
Designing a City’s Worth of CharactersI’m Katie, character and prop artist \[another cog in the machine] at Saltstone Studios. Creating The Hearth and Harbour has pitted our team against one of game dev’s many…
Paper PrototypesEthan, our environment artist, is here to talk to you about the time he made a paper prototype to help design the game loop before the game existed in-engine. Take it away,…
The Hearth & Harbour in the Cozy Job Simulators Sale!We're pleased to let you know that The Hearth & Harbour is featured in the Cozy Job Simulators Sale! Featuring games about running shops and serving food to fishing, farming,…
An interview with Saltstone Studios about The Hearth & HarbourThe tables are set, the stove is roaring, and service is about to begin! Your seat at The Silver Spoon awaits you in The Hearth & Harbour, the upcoming story-driven management…
The Hearth & Harbour Takes Part in the Story Rich Showcase!Clear the table and set everyone's places, because we've got some exciting news from the Story Rich Showcase! First and foremost, we announced that the game would be arriving in…
