How to play Tiny Village

Tiny Village is a cozy 3D village builder set by a lake in the forest. You start with an old sauna in ruins. Your journal gives you one goal at a time, so you always know what to do next.

Your first sauna

1. Timber! Tap a tree in the forest to chop it down.
2. Haul the timber. Tap the logs and take them by wheelbarrow to the sauna ruin by the lake.
3. Work smarter. Tap the pickup truck to drive it, park by fallen logs and choose "Load nearby logs".
4. Raise the sauna. Keep delivering logs until the walls and roof are finished.
5. Firewood. Stack logs in the woodshed, then split them into firewood.
6. First fire. Carry firewood to the sauna, load the stove and light it. Keep feeding it until the sauna reaches 70°.
7. Löyly. Go in, sit on the bench and throw water on the hot stones.
8. A proper round. Get properly hot, then cool off in the lake. Tap the dock to dive in.

Neighbours and visitors

Have the sauna hot in the evening and villagers come by themselves. Each morning a neighbour asks for something by your journal, and the village board offers a request, a chore and a visitor, with a bonus for all three.

Visitors come by bus in the afternoon. Each wants a certain heat, some löyly and sometimes a birch vihta. Their stars build your sauna's reputation, from Unknown to Famous sauna, which brings more visitors and bigger tips.

Growing the village

• Open Build to place benches, lanterns, planters, saplings, paths, a garden bed, a greenhouse, a hot tub, a treehouse and more.
• Grow potatoes and dill in a garden bed (watered beds grow faster) and cook soup at home.
• Pick blueberries for jam and tie a birch vihta from a birch in leaf.
• As the village levels up, new families ask to move in. Build their cottage on a plot with logs from the woodshed.
• Row out to the island and restore the old cabin there.

Seasons and festivals

Each season lasts three in-game days. The middle day is a festival (the Midsummer bonfire, the harvest market, Lights on the Ice, the Ice-out swim) and the last day is Sauna Night: have the sauna hot by 17:00 and everyone comes. Daylight follows the season, and in winter the lake freezes over.

Stuck? Press J or open the journal to see your current goal. See the full controls and the FAQ.