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Hiraeth

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59%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
78% User Score Based on 27 reviews

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About Hiraeth

Hiraeth is a single player open world role playing shooter game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Jade Horse and was released on September 3, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

☵ HIRAETH: HIRAETH is a first‑person hard sci‑fi survival game set on the alien world of Ahra Prime. Manage oxygen, suit integrity, temperature, stamina, injuries, craft tools and weapons, explore handcrafted regions, face predators and environmental hazards, and uncover the mystery of a vanished colony. A gripping hard sci-fi survival experience about isolation, resilience, and the quiet sea…

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Beautiful and immersive graphics with detailed environments and atmospheric soundtrack.
  • Challenging and deep survival mechanics that offer realistic and engaging gameplay.
  • Active and responsive solo developer consistently improving the game through frequent updates and bug fixes.
  • Early access state with numerous bugs, crashes, and technical issues affecting gameplay.
  • Movement and controls can be clunky, with some players finding the tutorial and certain mini-games frustrating.
  • UI needs refinement and some gameplay mechanics like the prestige system and time limits on quests have received negative feedback.

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty and detailed gritty hard sci-fi aesthetic, offering immersive visuals that often inspire players to capture screenshots. Recent updates have improved performance, including stable gameplay and DLSS support, enhancing the overall visual experience. Some users noted minor issues like bulky movement and bugs, but the graphical quality remains a standout feature.

    • “Beautiful graphics!”
    • “Hiraeth is a genuine solo-dev passion project that captures a gritty hard sci-fi aesthetic perfectly.”
    • “The game is graphically super beautiful. Since the last update, no crashes; the game runs wonderfully thanks to DLSS. The best is coming, I hope. Survivor put this game aside.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, -25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Hiraeth is characterized by its challenging survival mechanics that keep players constantly engaged and on edge. It offers a unique style distinct from other games, though some players feel the stringent mechanical requirements can be frustrating. Overall, the gameplay provides a distinctive and immersive experience through its evolving development.

    • “The uncompromising survival mechanics keep you on edge.”
    • “As an internal tester of Hiraeth, I have seen and experienced the game across numerous stages of its development with many hours of gameplay across multiple versions and now in early access.”
    • “It is their fault and they will have to learn how to create a game without all these mechanical conditions of error.”
    • “As an internal tester of Hiraeth, I have seen and experienced the game across numerous stages of its development with many hours of gameplay across numerous versions of the game and now in early access.”
    • “When speaking of Hiraeth versus other games, I will say it offers its own unique style of gameplay.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its immersive world-building, combining a captivating story with intense, hardcore space survival elements. Players appreciate the slow-paced, atmospheric experience enriched by crafting and local creature combat.

    • “I love the atmosphere, the world that is being built, the crafting system, the story so far and the local creature combat.”
    • “Nice atmosphere and hardcore space survival.”
    • “If you crave atmospheric slow-burn hard-fi survival, support this!”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is well-integrated into an immersive sandbox survival experience, gradually unfolding with a rich plot and expanding locations. Players appreciate the developing narrative alongside the engaging world and gameplay elements.

    • “I love the atmosphere, the world that is being built, the crafting system, the story so far, and the local creature combat.”
    • “I really look forward to the combat and story development.”
    • “Currently, Hiraeth is a sandbox survival interlaced with bits of a rapidly emerging story-rich plot, and more and more locations are being added.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's ambient soundtrack is highly praised for enhancing the overall experience, and it offers extensive customization options, allowing players to adjust sound levels—including ambient music and footsteps—and even create custom playlists from the available tracks.

    • “The ambient soundtrack is absolutely dope and adds another layer to the whole game.”
    • “He's added the ability to customize sounds of all types, allowing you to adjust volumes from ambient music all the way down to footsteps.”
    • “The game even allows you to have a module that lets you play your own custom song playlist alongside the available Hiraeth tracks.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability remains somewhat buggy but shows noticeable improvement due to regular patches.

    • “Still buggy but getting better with the frequent patches.”
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Hiraeth is a open world role playing shooter game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. Common tags for Hiraeth include first-person, indie, aliens, exploration, early access and others.

Hiraeth is available on PC and Windows.

Hiraeth was released on September 3, 2025.

Hiraeth was developed by Jade Horse.

Hiraeth has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Hiraeth for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Hiraeth is a single player game.

Similar games include VEIN, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, Astrometica, HumanitZ, Osiris: New Dawn and others.