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New to Heartopia? Start Here

From your first fishing rod to your first mansion plot — a calm, step-by-step roadmap for your first week in town.

Your First Four Milestones

Arrive & Learn the Ropes
Arrive & Learn the Ropes
Create your character, follow the tutorial and unlock Fishing — your first hobby and an early source of Gold.
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Join the D.G. Guild
Join the D.G. Guild
Progress is gated by your D.G. Member's Guild level. Do the 5 daily resident requests for Contribution Medals — every single day.
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Unlock Hobbies Wisely
Unlock Hobbies Wisely
Gardening opens at D.G. 3. At D.G. 5 you pick one of Cooking, Bug Catching or Birdwatching — take Cooking first (see below).
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Claim a Plot & Build
Claim a Plot & Build
Buy furniture blueprints from shop rotations, craft at the Workbench and start shaping the home you'll expand for months.

First-Week Checklist

  • Finish the tutorial and claim every free reward in your mailbox.
  • Do all 5 resident requests daily — they are the only way to level the D.G. Guild and unlock plots, hobbies and shops.
  • Plant crops before logging off; growth continues in real time while you sleep.
  • Never sell raw crops or common fish — cook them first (a 64 G blueberry becomes 170 G jam).
  • Upgrade your axe and fishing rod at the Blacksmith before buying decorative furniture.
  • Talk to every resident once a day and give 1 gift per NPC per day to start building friendship.
  • Save your Exhibition Passes for a banner you truly love — pity is community-estimated around 80–100 pulls.

Every Currency, Explained

Currency How to Earn What to Spend It On
Gold 🪙 Sell cooked dishes, high-value fish (100 G+), crops and event leftovers Seeds, furniture blueprints, shop rotations, house plots
Contribution Medals 🏅 The 5 daily resident requests (reset 6:00 AM server time) D.G. Guild level-ups — the key to every unlock
Wishing Stars ⭐ Quests, events and achievements (free) Special recipes and select shop items
Heart Diamonds 💎 Premium purchases (and rare event gifts) Banners and convenience — F2P players can ignore these
Moonlight Crystals 🌙 Events and select activities Paint Cans and custom designs at the Drawing Board (D.G. 14)
Exhibition Passes 🎟️ Events, passes and login campaigns (6 = 1 pull) Gacha banners — save 60 for a 10-pull with a guaranteed Rare

Hobbies: What Unlocks When

Tutorial

Fishing 🎣

Your first hobby. Fish sell well raw at 100 G+, and rainy or rainbow weather brings rare spawns — always carry your rod.

D.G. 3

Gardening 🌱

Crops grow in real time. Start with tomatoes for quick turnaround, then shift to potatoes and wheat; queue corn overnight.

D.G. 5 (pick one)

Cooking 🍳 — our pick

Choose Cooking at D.G. 5. Cooked dishes multiply the value of everything you grow and catch; Bug Catching and Birdwatching can wait.

D.G. 12

Cat Care 🐱

Pet care unlocks later (Dog Care after that). Pure comfort content — no rush, enjoy it when it comes.

An Efficient 20-Minute Daily Routine

  1. Log in after the 6:00 AM server reset and collect mail, login gifts and event check-ins.
  2. Accept and clear the 5 resident requests first — D.G. progress is time-gated, so skipping a day is progress lost forever.
  3. Water crops, then harvest and replant. Queue a long-growth crop before you log off.
  4. Grab your 3 daily Flawless Fluorite and Roaming Oak wood — they relocate each day, so check the community map thread.
  5. Cook everything worth cooking, gift your 1-per-NPC daily gifts, then sell the day's produce before logging out in bed (sleeping restores energy).

Mistakes New Players Regret

  • Selling raw crops and fish instead of cooking them — you can lose two-thirds of the value.
  • Skipping resident requests because the rewards look small — D.G. levels gate plots, hobbies and shops.
  • Blowing Exhibition Passes on the first banner you see instead of saving for a favorite set.
  • Ignoring the weather — rainy and rainbow windows spawn some of the rarest fish and bugs.
  • Buying decorations before tool upgrades — better tools pay for themselves in rare materials.
  • Letting energy run to zero mid-gathering — keep cooked snacks on you, or nap at home / soak in the hot spring.

Beginner FAQ

Is Heartopia free to play?

Yes. Heartopia is a free download on PC, iOS, and Android, with optional purchases: Heart Diamonds (premium currency), a cosmetic gacha, and season passes. No core gameplay is paywalled — spending is for outfits, furniture, vehicles, and convenience.

What platforms is Heartopia on? Is it on Switch or PS5?

Heartopia is available on iOS, Android, and Windows PC (via the official client and, since January 16, 2026, Steam). There is no official Nintendo Switch, PS5, or native Mac version as of August 2026. Steam Deck is rated "Playable," but note the game always requires an internet connection, even solo.

When is the daily reset?

The daily reset is 6:00 AM server time — it refreshes Resident Requests, shop stock, foraging spawns, daily tasks, and relocates the Flawless Fluorite and Roaming Oak nodes. Weekly tasks and special shop stock reset Saturday 6:00 AM. Reset timing follows your chosen server region, so pick the region matching your timezone and your friends.

How do I play with friends? Why can't I see my friend in town?

Add friends by UID through the Friendship Journal (magnifying-glass icon), then visit them via the journal's Visit option. Both players must be on the same server region. Towns are capped at 12 players and the server balances placement across friend networks, so two online friends can still land in different town instances — use Visit to join their session directly.

Does switching towns delete my house or garden?

No. Your house, furniture, and garden layout move with you; only your plot position in the new town may change. One caveat: long inactivity can get your account reassigned to a different town.

How do I restore energy?

Three ways: eat cooked food (instant, works anywhere), sleep in a bed (about 1 energy per 5 seconds — log out while sleeping for a full restore at next login), or bathe in the Onsen hot springs (1 energy per 10 seconds). Below 20 energy you cannot run. Remember that only tool actions consume energy — walking, building, and socializing are free.

Which hobby should I pick at D.G. Level 5?

Cooking, at Massimo's café in the town center. It is the strongest money-maker (cooked dishes sell for 2–4x their raw ingredients), synergizes with the Fishing and Gardening you already have, and its dishes restore energy. Bug Catching and Birdwatching can both be unlocked later with additional Hobby Expansion Tickets.

How do I make Gold fast early on?

Clear all 5 daily Resident Requests (Gold plus Contribution Medals), cook fruit into jam before selling (4 blueberries = 64G raw vs. 170G as jam), sell fish worth 100G+ raw, and sweep the daily shop rotations for underpriced stock. Sell everything to Albert Jr., the roaming gold merchant in the Suburbs — track his icon on the map.

How do I level up my D.G. Member Level quickly?

You cannot rush it — D.G. progression is deliberately time-gated. The five daily Resident Requests from Mayor Atara are the only reliable source of Contribution Medals (~50/day), and skipped days cannot be recovered. Do the requests every day, follow the main story quests, and finish the weekly requests on the weekend.

What should I spend Moonlight Crystals, Wishing Stars, and Exhibition Passes on?

Moonlight Crystals: inventory expansion and quality-of-life upgrades first, then gacha banners. Wishing Stars: furniture, clothing, hairstyles, and recipes you actually want. Exhibition Passes: save them until you can reach a limited banner's pity (community-estimated around 80–100 pulls) — 60 passes buy a ten-pull with a guaranteed Rare Exhibit, and duplicates convert to Ticket Stubs for recolors.