Hearthfire allows the player character to purchase a plot of land and build their own home from raw materials such as lumber and clay, with the option of adding features such as greenhouses, bee hives, and alchemy and enchanting facilities. The add-on also introduced adoption, giving players the option of adopting up to two children to live with them in their personal home. Hearthfire revolves around acquiring and improving land, allowing the player to build and customize their own home. It was released for the PlayStation 3 on February 19, 2013, in North America and February 20, 2013, in Europe. It was released on Microsoft Windows via Steam on October 5, 2012. The Xbox 360 version of Hearthfire launched on September 4, 2012. The game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Hearthfire is the second downloadable content add-on for the action role-playing open world video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
