Greetings, Adventurers!

Update 33.5 is launching today on Android, Huawei, iOS, PlayStation, Switch, and Steam!

For a preview of what’s coming to Sky, be sure to check out May’s This Month in Sky!

Update highlights

For a quick overview of the update highlights, check out this video.

New Features / Improvements

Quality of Life improvements

  • Season candles now mark the Daily Quest realm.
  • Added a daily Quest: Wave to a Player

Aviary Update

We’re making updates to Aviary Village to create a smoother, more intuitive, and more connected experience as you explore. While these changes may take some time to adjust to, we believe they’ll improve the experience for both new and experienced players alike.

Layout & Location Changes

  • Changed the layout of Aviary Village.
  • Moved the Portals, Café, and Closet to the Aviary Plaza.
  • Moved the Shared Memory Shrine to the edge of the Plaza, next to the steps leading to the Café.
  • The Mural is now located above the Closet.
  • The Map Shrine has moved to the former Cinema location.
  • The Windpaths entrance is now near Aviary entrance, in the hills above the shops on the left side. 
  • The Cinema has moved between the Aviary News Board and the Nest.
    • The Cinema entrance now leads directly into the Cinema and is no longer connected to the Hall of Stories.
  • The Home Portal is now in the tutorial area before entering the Village.
  • Items not mentioned in this list have not been moved.

Shops & Features

  • Removed the Aviary Shop.
    • The Moth, Sparrow and Spell Box can now be found in the Clothing Shop.
    • The Journey Pack is now in the tgc Office.
    • The Spell Box can now be found in the Carnival area.
  • Traveling Spirits will now appear in the archway between the Portals and the Closet.

Additional Changes

  • Consolidated Aviary spawn points into a single spawn location at the Village entrance.
  • Added more ambient behaviors for Spirits in Aviary.
  • Redesigned the Aviary entrance.
  • Friendship Trees can now be accessed by interacting with Spirits in Aviary Village

Please continue sharing your feedback with our team as you explore the updated Aviary Village!

Player to Player Friendship system

Relationship unlocks have been reorganized into a tier-based progression system instead of the previous tree structure, following the Spirit Friendship system model.

  • Unlocks are now grouped into progression tiers.
  • Acquiring unlocks within a friendship menu grants progress toward the next relationship tier.
  • Reaching new tiers unlocks additional friendship interactions and rewards.

New Ways to Build Relationship Progress

You can now increase relationship progress through more social activities:

  • Sending a Heart Gift now contributes progress toward the next relationship tier.
  • Lighting a friend’s daily candle also grants relationship progress.
  • Completing Eden alongside other players will increase progression with each participating player in the group.

Expanded Friendship Emotes

Additional friendship emote levels have been added.

  • Certain emotes can now be upgraded further with friends.
  • New levels provide expanded expressions and interactions between players.

Enhanced Spirit personality systems

Spirits around Aviary Village are more lively than ever, with enhanced idle behaviors that help the world feel even more alive and immersive as you explore.

  • Spirits are now more active in Aviary.
  • Spirits will use personality-related emotes to express themselves. 

Furniture & Props dyeing

Props can now be dyed: 

  • By interacting with the prop after it has been placed. 
  • At the Aviary Dye shop

Other additions:

  • 2 dye sets can be saved by item
  • Dyeable items are displayed in the closet with a dye drop icon, same as outfits. 

Bug fixes

Items in Bold are representing a fix for something players reported to us.
Please keep reporting bugs, it helps us improve the quality of the game!

Gameplay & Quality of Life

  • Fixed an issue preventing players from burning Dark Plants. 
  • Fixed Spirit Friendship progression. Players now correctly gain Friendship progression by inviting Spirits as their companions.
  • The Daily Music challenge now correctly provides Light rewards.
  • Fix a desync issue that occurs when players transitioned between levels while riding the Fortune Plush Mount. 
  • Pianos no longer force the player to stand up while playing Music Sheets.
  • Removed a progression blocker for Season of Carnival quest 4. Quest 4 can now be completed during the same session as Quest 3.
  • Season of Carnival Spirit Moments no longer display a “Game data is corrupt” message when interacting with Spirits.
  • Season of Carnival boats are now correctly networked, and their movement no longer appear desynced between players. 
  • Using dyed cosmetics no longer applies dye color on the Fortune Plush Mount. 
  • Umbrella Props no longer unequip when tapping the screen.
  • The Days of Bloom Sunflower Dress clipping issue has been resolved. 
  • Season of Carnival Quests 1 and 4 now correctly displays placeable objects in the Menu. 

Level fixes

  • Fixed a terrain issue where players could get stuck in Hidden Forest.
  • Added missing candles at the end of Golden Wastelands on Playstation. 
  • Fixed a hole in the ground in Hidden Forest that caused players to fall through the floor. 
  • Fixed a large level gap that could block progression during onboarding. 
  • The Season of Shattering guide no longer flies high in the sky and is now easier to access after quest completion. (Yes, even if you’re a Chibi)
  • During Quest 4 of Season of the Two Embers, planks knocked down by the crabs now remain in the level after the cutscene. 
  • The little traveling rock heard about an absolutely amazing scene in the sky: a floating carnival! They asked one of the jellyfish to give them a ride up to the giant, festive ship. There was so much to do, the rock spent days rolling around and exploring! They lounged by a "pool", jumped on balloons, and even got mistaken for a cannonball a few times by the Sky Kids running around the area. After the cannonball incident, the rock found a quiet place to reflect on their latest adventure and relax a bit before rejoining the fun.

User Interface

  • Season of Carnival is now correctly translated in Italian. Happy carnevale!
  • The game creation menu prompt no longer appears when players are already creating content.

Outfits & Props

  • The Season of Carnival has restocked its popcorn! Popcorn spells are now correctly distributed at the popcorn stand… boat? 

Audio

  • The Airship Music Sheet now uses the correct key.