1 · Find your feet
On a phone, walk with the soft stick in the bottom-left and tap the
✦ button to interact with anything. On a computer, move with
WASD or the arrow keys, hold Shift
to jog, and press Space to talk, gather or use whatever you're stood by.
Whenever something can be interacted with, a little wooden prompt pops up. That's
your cue — give it a tap.
2 · Gather your ingredients
Beer starts in the ground. Pick hops and barley,
harvest apples over in the orchard, and forage
wildflowers dotted around the island — each one blooms in its own
season and its own corner, from the woodland bluebells to the cliffside thrift.
Everything you collect drops into your 🎒 bag. Open it any time to
see what you're carrying.
3 · Brew your first batch
Head to the kettle at the brewery and choose what goes in. Hops
and barley are the backbone of every beer; add a botanical — a
flower or fruit — to give it character and colour.
Later, once the brewery's upgraded, you can brew bigger batches and let your friends
help run the line while you're out and about.
4 · Name & label it
This is the heart of it: every beer is yours. Give your batch a
name, pick its colours, and it goes onto your
shelf with a little hand-made label.
Half the fun is the naming. The island will remember every brew you ever made.
5 · Sell & share
Stock your shelf, then pour pints at the island's
pubs. Caps (the local coin) roll in, ready to spend on seeds,
outfits, furniture and decorations from the shops.
A tidy, well-stocked brewery with happy regulars tips a little better, too.
6 · Make friends
Say hello every day to warm a bond. Learn what each islander
loves and bring them gifts — a beer in their favourite style lands
best of all. Friendships climb from friendly all the way to
dearest.
The closer you grow, the more they open up — and the more they'll ask of you.
7 · Favours & little quests
Each islander has an arc of favours: fetch a specific flower,
brew a certain style, carry a message to a friend, or put together a whole hamper.
There's a notice board in the square for odd jobs, too.
None of it is ever urgent. Do as much or as little as you like.
8 · Grow your own
Visit James in the woods for a watering can,
a shovel and seeds. Dig plots out west to grow your own hops and
barley, watering them each day until they ripen.
Save up for a greenhouse and you can grow any flower in any
season — the key to brews bursting with botanicals.
9 · Celebrate the seasons
Four times a year the island throws a festival: bunting goes up,
a band strikes up, stalls appear and there are little minigames to
play. Each season has its own.
Festivals are also where the brewery earns its next upgrade — so don't miss them.
10 · Rest & save
When the day winds down, head home to bed. Sleeping
saves your island and rolls you on to a fresh morning — the shelves
restocked, the flowers re-bloomed, the island ready for another gentle day.
Handy to know (desktop)
- WASD / arrows — move · hold Shift to jog
- Space — talk, gather, interact
- I — open your bag · M — open the map
- Shift+H — cycle through your hats
- ✨ button (top-right) — toggle graphics quality if you need more speed
