Gecko
Meadow
The first friend. It settles on Gecko's Boulder once your shelter, food, and tools are seen to.
Meet the companions
Every corner of the island has a friend in it. Each one is won in its own way.
Otter
River
Once a bridge stands over the river, offer it a fish from the bank.
Duck
Lake
Leave grain by its nest. It takes it in its own time.
Porcupine
Forest
Offer it salt at its den. It leaves bones and quills in return.
Cougar
Mountains
Build it a sunning ledge. It is yours once you see it lying there.
Giraffe
Savanna
Build her an oxpecker nest and set it down beside an acacia.
Horse
Canyon
Bring it a treat in the shade of the mesquite. The first treat makes the friend.
Crab
Estuary
Offer it a conch shell at its tide pool while the tide is going out.
Narwhal
Fjord
Play it a tune on a lap harp from the shore.
Penguin
Mangrove
Mend the muddy slide on the bank, and the slide becomes its home.
Eagle
Delta
Plant a sapling on the sand by the water and let it grow into the eagle's tree.
Hare
Tundra
Build a raised bed on the moss and grow carrots in it. The hare moves in.
The world
Nineteen places on the island, and the open water around it.
Meadow
Home ground in the middle of the island. Everything you build to live by stands here.
River
Cut reeds, dig clay, catch trout, and soak in the hot spring.
Lake
Fish from the bank or a dock. In January, cut a hole in the ice and jig for burbot.
Forest
Fell conifers and maples for wood, pick blueberries, and gather sticks.
Savanna
Pave the worn track and traders come with salt. Cut grass and grow melons.
Delta
Pan old channels for tin and gold, and wall in wild rice for your first rice field.
Jungle
A plantation that starts with one banana tree and one cocoa tree. The rest is yours to tend.
Volcano
Obsidian, basalt, a diamond pipe, an opal bed, and a mine that goes straight down.
Glacier
Pick meteorites off the ice, and ride the tube run from the hut at its edge.
Mountains
Dig, shore, and light three mines: coal, iron, and silver.
Tundra
High cold moss. Keep alpacas, pick summer huckleberries, and repair an old hut.
Bog
Walk the boardwalks for ochre, cattails, worms, and winter cranberries.
Canyon
Red rock cut by two rivers. Dig clay and turquoise, and hang a bridge.
Mangrove
Trees on stilt roots. Burn mangrove wood for charcoal, and fish the spear pool.
Desert
A buried pyramid and no water. Gather aloe and cactus, and dig for meteorites.
Oasis
A spring-fed pool. Grow grapes and sugar cane, and find the frog by its ferns.
Fjord
A salt inlet between grey cliffs. Dig five bandit caves and help the detective.
Estuary
Mud flats that dry at low tide. Dig bloodworms and visit the crab's tide pool.
Sea
Dig for shells, pick a wild lemon, and moor a boat for the islands to the south.
Open water
Twelve stretches of salt water ring the island. Sail across to small islands and reefs.
Things to do
Play at your own pace. Every day on the island has something to tend.
Beekeeping
Build a hive and set it by flowers.
Fishing
Rods, jigs, spears, and traps.
Breeding
Hens, flowers, and new colours.
Mining
Coal, iron, silver, and gems.
Cooking
Soups, stews, and bread.
Farming
Fields, orchards, and rice.
Sailing
Boats to the far islands.
Crafting
Dye, weave, and cut gems.
Minigames
Kapko, skipping stones, and more.