Stonehearth Alpha Released, Adorable

Hardcore Gamer: Stonehearth‘s alpha was released today, squeaking in just under the wire to make its Kickstarter-promised December 2013 deadline. The game is alpha in every sense of the word in that it’s buggy, fairly empty of features, and obviously a first step on a very long road to completion. It’s also charming to the core and already has the tutorial in place for the features that work, which goes a long way to creating faith that the game that will emerge will be a properly thought-0ut city builder. A lot of effort has already gone into usability, so despite Stonehearth’s ultra-early state it’s impossible not to like it.