Little Habitats

1. Choose Start your own garden, or Continue to resume a saved island.
2. Press 1-5 to select Soil, Stone, Water, Seeds or Poke.
3. Left-click to raise, paint or sow. Right-click to lower or unsow; Alt-click also lowers on a trackpad. Hold Shift while dragging to paint continuously.
4. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, and use WASD or arrow keys to move the view. Q/E turns the camera; R/F zooms.
5. Match your terrain and planting to the habitat you want. Wait for plants, creatures and hidden landmarks to appear, then explore them with the Poke tool.
6. Press Space to pause, choose a faster speed, or use the season buttons to explore different times of year. Press J for the journal and H for help.
7. Press Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Shift+Z to redo. Press P for photo mode or M to mute. Your garden saves automatically; return through the main menu with Esc. There is no failure timer.

Shape a tiny island into a living garden in this peaceful sandbox. Raise soil, lay stone, carve ponds and sow seeds, then watch plants settle into places that suit them. Butterflies, birds and other small visitors arrive as your habitat grows. Experiment with the landscape to discover hidden landmarks and wonders, explore four seasons, and fill your garden journal. There are no timers or win conditions: build at your own pace, with your garden saved automatically in your browser.