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Heartwood Online

Also known as Heartwood Online, heartwood online, heartwood-online

Heartwood Online is a cross-platform free-to-play MMO. Explore a vast world filled with adventure where you choose your own path. Immerse yourself in crafting, trade, PvP & PvE battles, guilds, politics, and a thriving player economy.

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22 Jun 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 14 Mar 2026

Dev Log #4 – Shadowfang Testing Ahead

Shadowfang has continued moving forward over the past weeks, but as development progressed it became clear that the Q1 timeline we previously mentioned isn’t realistic anymore. Rather than rushing the update out in a ha…

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January 2026
Quick update time. Recently we added a handful of popular suggestions to the game, several related to guild management and a few smaller QoL improvements (like the game remembering whether you had chat open or closed).…2 changesGameplayPatch notes17 Jan 2026
December 2025
Winterforge went live yesterday. Thank you to everyone who jumped in immediately, reported issues, shared screenshots and generally turned the game into festive chaos faster than we expected. While Winterforge this year…1 changePerformancePatch notes14 Dec 2025
❄️ Winterforge is live! ❄️Holiday jingles can be heard in Heartwood again, as the Winterforge holiday has begun! This year, townsfolk are reporting a brand new pastime sweeping the land... snowball duel mechanics. Challenge your friends and riva…Event2 changesStore12 Dec 2025
Dev Log #1 - Communication, Shadowfang and WinterforgeWe’ve been talking internally for a while about how we communicate with the community and the truth is: we haven’t been as transparent as we should have been. Updates often went quiet, features were worked on behind the…Event7 changesMapsGameplay03 Dec 2025
December 2024
Winterforge is here again!Winterforge is here again! As Heartwoodian's prepare for the holiday festivities, the good elves are hard at work producing enough gifts for everyone. Maybe you can lend a helping hand. And... Try not to get too distrac…Announcement18 Dec 2024
August 2024
Patch Notes v0.4.9Happy One Year Anniversary! The First Annual Dryad Bloom Festival has begun! A temporary questline and items have been added to celebrate Heartwood's first year in Early Access - Crafting experience bonus added for Magi…Announcementv0.4.91 changeFixServer17 Aug 2024
May 2024
Patch Notes v0.4.7**v0.4.7** Fishing and Cooking have been added as two *new* skills! Alongside these new skills, we have some exciting additions: - Fishing Leaderboard - New crafted gear - New monster drops - New gear with crafting bonu…Announcementv0.4.76 changesFixGameplay09 May 2024
March 2024
**v0.4.6** Patch 0.4.6 is introducing some exciting new mechanics that we felt could use some more explanation so players may better understand our goals with the update. To help with this, we've broken up the patch not…v0.4.61 changeBalancePatch notes01 Mar 2024
January 2024
Added /age command to check character play time Added 'last seen' for friends and guild members Added a 'Logout' button to character select screen Logout option on Dashboard now takes players to Character Select screen…v0.4.513 changesFixGameplayStore31 Jan 2024
December 2023
Winterforge event(Patch notes for v0.4.4)**v0.4.4** - Winterforge has come to Heartwood! - Added new NPCs for Winterforge holiday event - Players can now destroy items in their inventory - Updated stack splitting option to allow numeric entries - Updates bulk…Announcementv0.4.41 changeFixBalance15 Dec 2023
New system: Deeds! Deeds are used to create larger stacks of items that can be traded between players. Deeds are created and redeemed in the bank. Players can no longer drop items on the ground. (Don't worry, enemies st…v0.4.322 changesFixGameplayStore07 Dec 2023

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