Built by gamers, for gamers — because scheduling shouldn't be a boss fight
No dedicated server. No subscriptions. No technical knowledge required. Just you, your friends, and the same world — whenever you're ready to play.
Me and my cousin play Icarus together. He works nights. When he's not online, the server closes. I got frustrated one night — couldn't get back into a world we'd spent weeks building. So I asked myself: why can't save files just sync automatically between friends, like Google Drive syncs documents?
Ten days later, Hearth existed. No coding background. No roadmap. Just a problem that needed solving and enough stubbornness to see it through.
— The Hearth Team
How It Works
Hearth runs in the background and handles everything automatically. You play the game. Hearth handles the rest.
Check the box next to any world in Hearth. It pushes your save files to a shared Google Drive folder your group controls.
When a friend opens Hearth, it automatically pulls the latest version of shared worlds before they even launch the game.
When you close your game, Hearth waits 20 seconds then automatically pushes your progress back to Drive. No manual steps.
When you're playing, Hearth shows everyone else that the world is in use. No accidental overwrites. No lost progress.
Supported Games
These games are confirmed working by real players. Any game not on the list can be added manually through Game → Add Game.
Privacy & Security
A lot of people ask about security. Here's exactly how it works — no vague promises.
Your friend gets access to one HearthSync folder. Not your email. Not your photos. Not anything else in your Google Drive.
Hearth never asks for your Google password or account credentials. It reads and writes through Google's own desktop app.
Your save files never touch anyone else's servers. They live in your Google Drive — controlled by you, backed up by Google.
Every single line of code is public on GitHub. Anyone can read exactly what Hearth does before running it.
Support the Project
No subscriptions. No premium tier. No ads. If Hearth saves you the cost of a game server or just makes playing with your friends easier, consider buying us a coffee.
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