A little better
with every tide.

Control hints now name only your device’s controls: taps and the stick on a phone, keys on a keyboard, buttons on a gamepad.

Drift can now launch a borrowed parachute with the Hop button on touch and gamepad.

The library wing no longer lands on the market stalls; it stands on open ground by the lighthouse path.

You can talk to neighbours from a few steps further away.

The E · Talk prompt is now a bright chip above the messages, so it is easy to spot.

First Tide supplies, including the woodland waymark, now wait at their pickup instead of appearing on your back.

Ending a session after collecting all 40 tiles asks the survey question again.

The Harbor and Town boards are easier to read, in the game’s own fonts.

Click or tap a scoreboard, or press E beside it, to open it full screen.

The Town board ranks island journeys by Community on Easy, Medium and Hard.

A finished sail lap no longer shows more than once on the Harbor board.

On computers and tablets, the bottom message no longer covers Back to exploring on the First Tide chart.

Path tiles stand in a soft yellow column that fades out below the card.

Decision cards keep point totals and coin costs off while you choose. Repair and boat prices still show.

On a phone, journal menus open the game's own list and keep your choice.

Ending a session asks Before You Go.

Collecting all 40 tiles marks that question as the official completion survey.

The Tide Settles sits in the center of a phone screen.

Standing at the edge of the roost keeps you on the round deck.

Origin and Trust path tiles show a cream-gold ring so they read on the grass.

After a storm, the tide settles in small steps instead of freezing the island.

On a phone, Smooth play paints fewer frames so the device stays cooler.

The pier board lists live sail-race standings for today, this week, this month, and all-time.

The town square board shows the same times beside the market seating.

A finished race saves the keeper’s name, time, lap score, place, and boat.

Region lines count the places you prepared, including places the tide still reached.

A region says its service was restored only after you repair it.

The First Tide postcard is ready to save when the lighthouse card opens.

Sharing a Tide Keepers link shows one wide portrait, with the full logo and all three keepers.

Collecting every path tile opens your results. Keep exploring, or start a new game.

Climbing the lighthouse stairs keeps the camera with you on the balcony.

The roost wind ribbons play a chime when you send them spinning.

Island look in Journal settings: Auto, Smooth, Balanced, or Rich.

First Tide starts when you climb the lighthouse and ring the storm bell.

The stair climb follows you onto the lantern balcony, and the storm view can zoom in from there.

Marina’s roost swing uses a side camera and shows how to swing and launch.

The library no longer covers the Woodland waymark at the spring bridge.

Walking through storm cleanup no longer keeps every fallen tree on screen.

The home page is the island walk with Finn, Marina, and Drift.

The board game lives at /board-game, linked from the island.

Old /explore2 bookmarks redirect to the new home without losing your place.

On a phone, the Journal home shows your keeper above a clear icon menu.

Learn as you explore shows the island and the first lesson.

Send report in the journal is a button.

On Easy, the first storm leaves the whole island at the strongest storm damage.

Path tiles stay visible around the island after a storm.

Cleaning up the whole island on Easy still costs 20 Coin.

Drift can belly-slide if you hold Space while moving. A short rustle plays.

Drift can swim across rivers and open water.

The roost swing faces out over the island.

Large bottom messages is on by default. You can still turn it off in Journal → Accessibility.

Drift's running animation no longer distorts his body.

A borrowed parachute pack sits on Drift's back.

While floating under a parachute, Drift uses his usual idle.

On a phone, the stick and action buttons sit above large bottom messages so you can still play.

Journal pages line up with the header, and the menus use the full width.

Places you already prepared no longer fill the First Tide job card.

Journal menus use Tide Keepers cream fields instead of the default browser lists.

Text size has minus and plus buttons, a box you can type into, and a larger slider.

The journal left nav uses small sketched icons.

Marina’s roost has a house at the top of the treehouse, with greenery around the crown.

Picking up a path tile no longer pauses your walk.

During a storm watch, ring the lighthouse bell to call neighbors, or ask one neighbor at a time to head there.

Path tiles are easier to spot on the island map.

You can walk, swim, and fly up to twice as fast from Gameplay.

The Game updates page now shows pictures from each release.

Large bottom messages stay within 710px and wrap more naturally.

Journal → Sound shows the current song and can keep music playing when you open the journal or leave the tab.

Journal → Accessibility now includes Large bottom messages, saved on this device.

When that mode is on, the island map sits above the large text instead of disappearing under it.

The First Tide recap padding shrinks with the window so the card fits more comfortably.

Approved island portraits now appear when someone shares a Tide Keepers link, including a square version.

Marina can fly up to the lighthouse lantern and land on the roof.

Storms look stronger, with rain that follows the weather.

The First Tide recap stays readable on shorter desktop windows and with larger text.

Island artwork featuring Finn, Marina and Drift now appears in social link previews.

Parachute backpacks are smaller and fit the keepers more neatly. Marina flies without a pack.

The end-of-game question has a soft blue highlight and clearly aligned answer buttons.

Look for a little hammer-and-sparkle charm and Needs repair label at storm-damaged places. Markers clear when repairs are complete.

Map labels and nearby signs now share our familiar fonts, warm parchment, ocean blue, and gold.

Destination labels stay within the edges of narrow phone screens.

Long directions wrap within the journey card, and repair scenes use gentler focused camera pans.

Results use the familiar score layout, and the First Tide recap previews your postcard before saving.

Choose difficulty with clear descriptions in the journal. Repeatable paid island deliveries help you earn Coin and repay borrowing.

Adjust text size with an immediate preview in Journal → Accessibility.

Preview music before downloading songs, then arrange your island playlist in Journal → Sound.

Hold Space as Marina to climb into flight and release to glide. Homes now block walking and low flight; fly above the roof or walk around.

Styled personal contribution reports with icons and clearer activity groups.

Day and night changes now refresh the island soundtrack.

Later storms include an outdoor warning and neighbour rally interactions.

Fixed Shelly’s resting stance.

Parachute packs are smaller and better fitted, with a softer shape and little buckle.

End session now works before you collect every tile. Your wrap-up reflects the progress you actually made, with Scored Journey on or off.

End session is easy to find on Journal Home. You can review the confirmation and cancel to keep exploring.

Learning tips, menus, and preparation and repair signs now use the Tide Keepers typefaces consistently.

The character-selection screen has fewer distractions. The How to Play button has been removed; optional Learn as you explore lessons are still available.

Game updates now has a home. Open it from the keeper’s journal to see the fixes and improvements in each release.