If it helps anyone else, I looked at the compatibility settings of the .exe in the Steam folder and noticed the game was set to run under Windows 7. After un-checking this option, the game runs without freezing now.
Sorry you’ve still got freeze problems. One thing you could try is to exclude the Stonehearth folder in your antivirus software. In Avast, this is under settings > exclusions.
You might also want to try forcing 32-bit in the game via settings > system.
p.s. multiple postscripts use the format ‘p.p.s’, not ‘p.s.s’.
Hmm. My system is a similar spec to yours. When I run SH on my SSD I get the same issue. 10 seconds of play followed by 5-10 second lag. The log is filled with 5580ms to respond etc. Moving the installation to my storage HDD made the game run smoothly. Thought it was just me but SH might be allergic to SSDs? O.o I also have much longer save loads on the SSD compared to the mechanical drive. Will be interesting to see if anyone else has this issue…