Yesterday, several former developers from studios such as Bethesda, BioWare and Naughty Dog revealed their upcoming game – the rather delightful looking Hawthorn.
Hawthorn is coming from brand-new indie developer NEARstudios, which boasts some impressive talent including Mass Effect and The Last of Us veterans, as well as Skyrim’s lead designer Bruce Nesmith.
Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised by Nesmith’s new position at the studio, though. Afterall, Hawthorn really does look like a charming combination of Skyrim and village simulation games such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley. I am talking about mice chopping down crops that are several times their size, before preparing a nice meal for top hat wearing otters, all in a very Skyrim-fantasy style setting.
You can check out the announcement trailer for Hawthorn below.

Hawthorn – Gameplay Trailer Announcement