If you were to put Stardew Valley and Skyrim into a pot and mix it up, I’d imagine that the video game soup you’d create would look an awful lot like Hawthorn – an adorable upcoming sandbox RPG from a group of ex-Bethesda, BioWare, and Naughty Dog devs.Hawthorn is the debut game from indie studio NEARstudios, which is led by Heather Cerlan (who previously worked as a senior artist for Starfield and a texture artist on The Last of Us, amongst many other things) and Jason Richardson. Richardson was a gameplay designer for Mass Effect Andromeda and a systems designer on both Starfield and Fallout 76. What’s more, Game Developer reports that Skyrim’s lead designer, Bruce Nesmith, will also be helping out with Hawthorn. Set in what looks like a picturesque fairytale-style setting called Windermere Valley, we’ll be able to live out our lives as a little woodland creature alongside many fellow animal friends, who all have their own tales to share. Hawthorn will offer both solo and …