Every Village in the Shade guide
Every Village in the Shade guide on this site, grouped by what you are trying to do: start out, run the farm, survive the night, or look up a number.
Thirty pages, grouped by the job you are doing. Every entry names the question the page answers, so you can skip the ones you already know.
Start here
| Guide | The question it answers | Read it when |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner guide | What do I do in the first week? | Before Spring 1 |
| Controls and settings | How do I set language, input and saves? | Before you name a file |
| Game facts | Price, patch, platforms, install size | Before you buy |
| FAQ | Rules, saves, modes and length in short form | Any time |
| Village rules and the night | Which rules exist and what breaking them does | Before your first night |
Running the farm
| Guide | The question it answers | Read it when |
|---|---|---|
| Farming and crops | Soil, paddies, fertilizer and the Seeder | Day 1 to Autumn |
| Livestock and hunting | Which animals exist and what permits unlock them | Spring onward |
| Fishing | Where the water is and what it pays | Any slow afternoon |
| Mining and the quarry | Quarry floors, Glass Shards, meteoric iron | Once your tools stall |
| Crafting and furniture | Workbench, processor, construction, catalog | When the house feels empty |
| Festivals and seasons | What each season and festival unlocks | Start of every season |
| Gifts, requests and affection | How to raise affection fast | First week |
Rules, skills and modes
| Guide | The question it answers | Read it when |
|---|---|---|
| Magatama and skills | What offerings at the hokora actually buy | When you find your first magatama |
| Village in the Sunshine | What changes without the night | Before Year 2 |
Numbers and data
| Guide | The question it answers | Read it when |
|---|---|---|
| All 52 achievements | Which ones are rare and what they ask | Planning a completion run |
| Patch 1.30 and history | What changed, patch by patch | After any update |
| Every unlock and its gate | What has to happen before an item appears | When a set will not show up |
| Furniture sets | The 21 items added since launch | Decorating |
| Editions and prices | Base, artbook, soundtrack, bundle, specs | Before you spend more |
| Grind targets | The real numbers behind the long achievements | When a goal feels endless |
| Field guide | How entries accrue to 1,000 | Collecting |
| Money and shipping | The four yen tiers and brand names | When income stalls |
Fixes and platforms
| Guide | The question it answers | Read it when |
|---|---|---|
| Known issues | What each patch fixed and what still bites | Something behaves oddly |
| Performance and settings | Frame rate, specs, stutter | The village runs rough |
| Platforms and Steam Deck | Deck rating, cloud saves, consoles | Choosing where to play |
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- Beginner guide — the page most people should open first.
- Achievements — if you came here for completion data.
- Patch history — if you came here to check what changed.
