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Steam News5 May 20262mo ago

Character Creator, Paint Mode and Top Down View

New Trailer A new trailer has been uploaded showing the features added to Hearth Bound in the past 2 weeks!

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What changed

3 fixes4 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
addedNew TrailerA new trailer has been uploaded showing the features added to Hearth Bound in the past 2 weeks!
addedCharacter CreationThis update adds character creation, with many options
changedCharacter CreationCustom Skin Color Pickers
addedTop Down CameraThis update also adds Tab button to toggle ceilings, allowing you to enter a top down view to edit the world
removedOther Updatesremove pet collision
addedOther Updatesadd a sweepy brush during cleaning mode

Hearth Bound changes

addedA new trailer has been uploaded showing the features added to Hearth Bound in the past 2 weeks!
addedThis update adds character creation, with many options
changedCustom Skin Color Pickers
addedThis update also adds Tab button to toggle ceilings, allowing you to enter a top down view to edit the world
removedremove pet collision

New Trailer

A new trailer has been uploaded showing the features added to Hearth Bound in the past 2 weeks!

Character Creation

This update adds character creation, with many options

  • Human, Dwarf and Orc races

  • Custom Skin Color Pickers

  • 100s of options for face, hair and clothing customization

Paint Mode

Paint mode lets you paint walls floors and ceilings, with many options!

Top Down Camera

This update also adds Tab button to toggle ceilings, allowing you to enter a top down view to edit the world

Other Updates

There is a host of other Quality of Life updates in this release:

  • remove pet collision

  • add a sweepy brush during cleaning mode

  • Memory optimization

  • juicy placement sound design

  • juicy placement fx

  • improved asset hover fx (removed flashbang hovers)

  • zoom out top down view

  • fix items attaching immediately upon creation from catalog

  • community request: mass build (hold alt)

  • fix resolution setting text format

  • fix FPS setting

Source

Steam News / 5 May 2026

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