Stonehearth

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When creating a new world, players go through several series of selections. Players must first select from three different kingdoms, or types, of hearthlings: The Ascendancy, Rayya's Children, and the Northern Alliance. Each kingdom has its own style of play as The Ascendancy is a basic, beginner-oriented type with a focus on Carpentry and easier access to building while Rayya's Children focus more on trade and the Northern Alliance focus on mining and Masonry. Next, the player selects a biome to play in. There are three base biomes: Temperate, Desert, and Arctic; each biome aligns with the theme and are "favored" by of the kingdoms listed respectively.

Temperate is a mostly forested environment with a balance of resources. Desert is a deserted region with occasional rocky mounds and water presents itself as a more flat and open environment for easier expansion. Arctic is a snowy, mountainous region that has plenty of ore and stone. After that the play decides the difficulty which include peaceful, normal, and hard. Peaceful means that there will be no enemy invasion of the player's camp although enemies may be found scattered throughout the wilderness. Normal and hard are quite similar in the sense of occasional invasions and enemy patrols although hard experiences both of these with more frequency and with stronger enemies.

After establishing the general makeup of the playthrough, the player must now select a starting roster of five hearthlings. Every hearthling is random and the player can choose to randomize all or some individual hearthlings again. Each hearthling has three statistics (Mind, Body, Spirit) which are randomly given a score or value ranging from 1-6. Mind represents how fast a hearthling will gain experience and limits their distractibility. Body represents the stamina and health of the hearthling. Spirit represents the friendliness and comradery (seen in effect during invasions) of a hearthling.

After finalizing their roster, the player selects one of five starting packages, each with their own play-style orientation. Lastly, the player must choose where on the map they will settle. Players are presented with a world which is determined by a random or entered seed. For the best chance of success the player must select a map with a balance of the three main resource sources in the game: Tree & Plants, Wildlife, and Minerals. These resources are shown with their frequency level.