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Days of Fortune 2025: Games, Friends, and Fireworks!



The start of 2025 in Sky needs a proper celebration. New games, familiar faces, and the best dance track in the realms—the Spirits and a friendly stone dragon are getting everything ready for this year’s Days of Fortune!


[h2]Get the Party Started[/h2]
Starting on January 27th PST (UTC -8), the event guide and a host of Spirits will be waiting for you to join them in Valley of Triumph to get the party started. Talk to the guide Spirit near the event announcement board in Aviary Village (or in Home too) to teleport to where all the fun is!

This year’s twist is a new game floating over the event area. Fly through the air to catch glowing lanterns and create a serpentine formation behind you—which also gives enough Event Ticket Light to gain up to 5 Event Tickets per day.

When you’re not flying, you’ll find plenty of spells to keep you busy, including a hit from last year that can add some Days of Fortune flair to your candle runs with friends.



[h2]Spells, Light, and More to Explore[/h2]
The Spirits bring plenty more for Sky kids! The felicitous stone dragon returns with their world-class dance tune and loads of fireworks to shower you with Light. Stay on the lookout for 15 one-time Event Tickets shaped like golden coins while Days of Fortune is active, too.

If you need a bit of a break from all the action, relax under the falling snow in the social hub at the beginning of Valley of Triumph. The snow there grants social Light, and it’s the perfect place to play music—in fact, our top 2025 song recommendation is the brand new Dragon Dance music sheet, which the Spirits have prepared this year just for Sky kids!



You’ll find all kinds of mementos for the occasion on top of the music sheet. Themed outfits, accessories, capes, and even props are on offer for the event! In fact, the new props will be added to the Nesting Workshop rotation after Days of Fortune ends, so you can keep the celebration going all year in Nests and Shared Spaces.



The Days of Fortune party gets started on January 27th and goes through February 9th, and the Spirits can’t wait to celebrate with you. We’ll see you in the skies!

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Patch Notes - January 16, 2025 - 0.28.0 (308028 Steam)

Greetings, Adventurers! We’re starting 2025 with all kinds of updates for you—Season of Radiance kicks off this month, and it brings a brand new dyeing feature for you to customize cosmetics with new color designs.

Days and Fortune and Days of Love bring new twists to familiar favorites, Aviary Village has an announcement board to keep track of events (among other improvements), and there are some other updates too.

Plus, mark your calendars for Friday the 17th—we’ll have a dress rehearsal in the Aviary Village concert hall to stress test an upcoming feature!




[h2]Season of Radiance[/h2]
A world of color awaits you! Sky’s next Season introduces a feature that many players have been requesting: dyes! The Season of Radiance Guide welcomes you to Aviary Village’s new Dye Workshop, and through Seasonal Quests they’ll teach you about colored Light that can be gathered in the realms, and how you can use it to forge dyes to customize the colors of your outfits.

Three Spirits who you may recognize from Sky’s earliest Season will return, too! These Season of Gratitude Spirits come back to share in Sky kids’ discoveries, and this time, they’re bringing three new expressions, not to mention a variety of capes, outfits, instruments and more—and just about everything can be dyed!

The Radiance Guide offers two Ultimate Gifts for Season Pass holders to unlock while the Season is active. They’ll also bring a uniquely shaped cape which can be unlocked with Hearts even after the Season ends—a memento to mark the opening of the Dye Workshop.

Season of Radiance begins January 20th and runs through April 6th (all times Pacific). Content is accessible to all players who have progressed to at least the third quest from the Hopeful Steward.


[h2]New Feature: Dyeing Cosmetics[/h2]
Transform your ensemble into unique creations! Over the course of Season of Radiance, eight different base colors will become available to gather from special Dark Plants in the realms—some colors will be more common than others. Use these base colors as their own dye, or mix them to create a total of over 70 colors!
  • In 0.28.0, most capes, masks, and outfits (e.g. pants, dresses, tunics) have dyeable areas; items in other categories, such as head and neck accessories, are planned to become dyeable in 0.28.5. Some cosmetics are not dyeable—for example, hair color, Season pendants, collaboration items, and so on.
  • You can preview color combinations before dyeing a cosmetic.
  • Up to two different dyed versions of an item can be saved for you to wear as “Outfit Styles,” in addition to the original version.
  • Some of the seasonal spells in the Radiance Spirits’ Friendship Trees will give dye.




[h2]Days of Fortune[/h2]
Let the biggest reunion party of the year begin! From January 27th through February 9th, celebrate with Spirits in the Valley of Triumph, play minigames with friends, and dance to the best dance track this side of Eye of Eden.

Talk to the Event Guide in Aviary Village or Home to teleport to the center of the action in Valley of Triumph. That’s where you’ll find a new minigame waiting for you in the ice rink. You’ll also find some familiar Spirits joining in the celebration there, so be sure to say hello!

A felicitous dragon friend returns to share Light, and they’ll be floating in the air for you regardless of what time you visit them. You’ll be able to transform into a dragon chain with fellow Sky kids once again, and yes, the Secret Area accessible from the ground floor of Vault of Knowledge will be open to all.

The Fortune Gift Envelope will be back as well. This will be in the Friendship Trees of friends with whom you’ve unlocked the carry (piggyback) interaction and allows you to use 14 Candles to gift 5 Hearts. The Fortune Gift Envelope can be given once a day per person, like regular Heart gifts.

(Note: The Fortune Gift Envelope feature requires manual enabling, which means it will become available at approximately 00:00 on the day the event begins until approximately 23:59 the day it ends. Thank you for your understanding!)

Event Tickets
Five coin-shaped Event Tickets (previously referred to as event currency) can be forged each day by playing the new minigame. There are also 15 one-time bonus Tickets that can be gathered throughout the event!

New Items
New cosmetics are available for IGC (in-game currency) and for purchase. Plus, three red and gold themed props can be unlocked for regular Candles, and once the event ends, those props will be added to the Nesting Workshop rotation to unlock later in the year.
  • Dragon Dance music sheet: 8 Event Tickets
  • Red Dye Blessing: 10 Event Tickets
  • Fortune Snake Mask: 14 Event Tickets
  • Fortune Snake Pants: 36 Event Tickets
  • Fortune Vertical Poster Prop: 5 Candles
  • Fortune Candle Flags Prop: 10 Candles
  • Fortune Plant Prop: 20 Candles
  • Fortune Hand Fan: $4.99
  • Fortune Snake Coif and Cloak: $19.99 - Includes a snake-themed hairstyle and cape



For details on returning Days of Fortune items, please refer to patch notes from previous years. As for items originally introduced for Event Tickets, the Fortune Dragon Mask can be unlocked for 57 Candles, and the Fortune Drum for 36 Hearts. Other than the three new props, free spells for new and returning items can be found in the event area.

Days of Fortune is available to all players who have at least started the third quest from the Hopeful Steward.



[h2]Days of Love[/h2]
Celebrate all the different connections at the heart of Sky, and beyond—Days of Love arrives from February 10th through 23rd.

Check with the Event Guide in Aviary Village or Home to teleport to where the event unfolds: the Jellyfish Cove area in Starlight Desert. That’s where a strange crystal formation has appeared from meteor showers, glowing mysteriously in response to emotes. Work together with other Sky kids to discover the secrets hidden within these shimmering shards!

Event Tickets
Forge four Event Tickets each day by participating in this year’s new event activity. There will also be 15 one-time bonus Event Tickets hidden in the area that you can find throughout the event.

New Items
New cosmetics are available for IGC (in-game currency) and for purchase, and this year’s new IGC items can be unlocked with Event Tickets:
  • Days of Love Violet Crystal Prop: 14 Event Tickets - This prop glows when other Sky kids are nearby, or when someone nearby uses a friendship interaction expression.
  • Days of Love Braids: 35 Event Tickets
  • Days of Love Amethyst Accessory: $2.99 - Like the Violet Crystal Prop, this hair accessory glows when other Sky kids are nearby, or when someone nearby uses a friendship interaction expression.
  • Days of Love Amethyst-Tipped Tails hairstyle: $6.99



For details on returning items, please refer to patch notes from previous years. As for Event Ticket items introduced last year, Love Heart Beret can be unlocked for 45 Candles, the Love Heart Plushie for 12 Hearts, and the Days of Love music sheet for 15 Candles. Free spells for new and returning items can be found in the event area.



[h2]Join Us to Stress Test an Upcoming Feature![/h2]
[Edit 2025.1.17] This test has been postponed until a later date. Stay tuned to our social channels for future announcements!
If you saw our Community Concert during the 5th Anniversary last year, you might remember the special limited feature that allowed performers to share their music performances with other players across servers when Festival Tech was active…

And perhaps you’ve wondered what we have in store for the Aviary Village concert hall since Season of Duets wrapped up…

One of our projects is an upcoming feature which allows players to enter a queue in the concert hall to share a brief musical performance on stage for the rest of the concert hall, for audiences anywhere from a couple dozen to a couple hundred people.



Some parts of this upcoming feature need to be verified in the live version of the game, similar to how we had a dress rehearsal test before the AURORA concert launch. So before we officially launch this feature, we’re inviting everyone to be part of dress rehearsal stress tests in the concert hall!

We’ll temporarily enable this feature in the concert hall from 10:00 am Friday January 17th to 10:00 am Tuesday January 21st PST (UTC -8) for this stress test! If you’ve completed the 2nd quest from Season of Duets, you can participate in two ways:
  • Join the queue in the concert hall to perform a short song—all ability levels welcome!
  • Join the audience to listen to your fellow Sky kids’ melodies.

The data we get from this will be super helpful to work out bugs and potential surprises on the backend, so thank you in advance if you choose to join. Otherwise, stay tuned for more news about this feature in future updates!



[h2]Aviary Village Updates: Event Announcement Board and More[/h2]
The construction crew has been at work in Aviary Village! You’ll notice a few changes in the area:
  • There’s a new announcement board in the spot where the Event Shop entrance used to be. When an event is active, it will tell you how many days are left. If an event is not active, it will count down the days until the next event begins.
  • Event Guide Spirits will appear near the event announcement board when their event is active. They’ll offer the option to teleport to their event area, and once you’re in that area, you can check with Spirits and such there for event items.
  • In the plaza at the entrance of Aviary Village, the decorative pole has been relocated, and in its place is a Constellation Table where you can view your friends’ stars.




[h2]Even More Updates[/h2]
  • As promised in our last patch update, the in-game News feed is now available for players on Switch, Playstation 4/5, PC, and Steam Deck. This means players on all platforms can easily access critical information about in-game events, patch notes, and bug fixes. A few additional notes:
    • For non-mobile platforms, we recommend using the QR code provided in-game for the best browsing experience.
    • On Steam Deck, controller/gamepad support isn’t officially supported when browsing the News feed. Players will be prompted to use touchscreen controls to avoid potential audio issues. We’re still looking into a longer-term fix with Valve regarding supporting controller/gamepad navigation!
    • Players on older or less powerful mobile devices, particularly iOS, may experience some performance issues when accessing the News feature.
  • Based on player feedback, we’re working on some updates to outfits with the longer term goal of making it easier to select shoes for certain outfits. This may happen gradually, but in 0.28.0 you’ll see some changes such as a new tab in the outfits closet for onesies, i.e. outfits where shoes are a set part of the ensemble.
  • If you’ve set your game to start in your Nest, the game login sequence will load directly into your Nest, instead of transitioning through cutscenes from Home and Aviary Village.
  • We’ve increased the max length of Shared Memory recordings from 30 seconds to 60 seconds!



[h2]Improvements and Bug Fixes in this update include:[/h2]
Items with a ✶ symbol next to it means that this is a fix for something that the player community reported to us. So thank you for letting us know about the bugs you’ve come across!


Highlights
  • Jam Station: Instruments that are categorized as placeables, like Duets pianos, are now a sound option.
  • ✶ Fixed sustained instruments cutting off abruptly when played rapidly.
  • Added a closet in the concert hall.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug that could get a player stuck in the Trial of Air if they were handholding and then fell off a platform.
  • Increased the maximum amount of medium and large items that can be placed in a Shared Space.



Gameplay
  • ✶ Increased max polyphony possible for instruments.
  • Resolution that should fix a bug that was preventing completion of meditation Daily Quests.
  • Don’s Memory Spirit in the Office can be completed properly again.
  • Fixed an issue that could lead to a player becoming softlocked when reliving a Spirit’s memory.
  • Fixed some bugs with the beacon icon/signal, which could get stuck in certain cases such as transitioning between parts of Hidden Forest, skipping the bell tower sequence in the Village area of Daylight Prairie, or using the Return Shrine to go back to the Graveyard area of Golden Wasteland.
  • Players in their own Nest are able to properly join a friend in their Nest.
  • ✶ Players can properly collect Light fragments during the Leaping Dancer’s memory quest.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug preventing players from interacting with friends or Spirits they summon from the Constellation after being in certain levels.
  • ✶ Props can no longer be placed on top of the Constellation Table (and thus blocking it) near the realm portals in Aviary Village.
  • [iOS] Fixed a significant drop in framerate that could occur and cause a progression break in the 6th Storybook Quest in Season of Moomin.
  • ✶ Fixed handhold and carry breaking when using the Cave of Prophecy STAR pin.
  • ✶ Fixed an issue where handholding a friend prevented a player from leaving the Windpaths via tunnels to other levels.



Cosmetics
  • On the tier 2 teal cape, increased the contrast between the main cape color and the border color.
  • Fixed an issue with props that could cause disruption to player movement in certain cases.
  • ✶ Color Bubble machine prop reacts as intended to player’s cape color.
  • Due to a bug, if a player had multiples of an item unlocked from the Nesting Workshop and placed them in their Nest, visiting friends could only see one of them. Now, each duplicate item is properly visible.
  • ✶ Avatar’s legs won’t appear stiff and unnatural when wearing shoes.
  • When using the Wonderland Cafe Corridor prop, other players will shrink down as intended when entering its door.


General Fixes and Improvements
  • ✶ Knees will no longer bend during avatar flight animation.
  • In the Settings menu, the label for the “Home” button is updated to “Portals.”
  • ✶ You can once again trigger a “trip and fall” animation while falling in motion.
  • ✶ When teleporting to the SkyFest Aviary Village using the SkyFest Wireframe Cape, the parade performers now walk their full parade route instead of causing a supernatural Spirit traffic jam.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug that caused markers for Seasonal Spirits to appear on maps for new players who hadn’t yet been through Eye of Eden.
  • ✶ [PC] Resolved a crash that could happen when typing text into a field, then inserting an emoji symbol between text characters.
  • Fixes for bugs related to Player Creations:
    • Viewing a Shared Memory of yourself holding a plushie prop will no longer cause a crash.
    • ✶ We have (re)solved the mystery of props that would inexplicably disappear from some players’ Shared Spaces, so those should no longer vanish into thin air.
    • Fixed sustained notes playing infinitely after playing a Shared Memory in Aviary Village if the Memory had an instrument playing a sustained note.
    • ✶ Fixed a bug with notifications that said a Shared Memory had been liked, regardless of what kind of Player Creation had actually been liked.
    • ✶ “More” button displays correctly when more than 12 comments are posted to a Player Creation.
  • ✶ No more surprise teleports to Aviary Village when positioning your Sky kid behind your Nest’s edit crystal.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed more props to be placed in a Nest than there was space for.
  • Props in your inventory won’t be greyed out before Nest capacity is almost full.
  • While viewing a friend’s star, the pencil icon will no longer disappear when displaying their name when it has over a certain number of characters.
  • UI & interacting buttons from the environment will no longer go missing when the player transitions levels while News is open.
  • Fixed duplicate prop icons that could appear briefly when cancelling edit in the Emote Favorites menu.
  • Fixed a bug preventing players from scrolling through the gameplay tips while using a controller.
  • ✶ Fixed different fonts being used in chat text vs. Player Creation text when device is set to Japanese
  • We’re not sure how it would make sense to use the handstand emote while swimming… But players who had been doing that will now find that their Sky kid won’t be subjected to an odd animation in the process. Well, more odd than doing a handstand while swimming, at any rate.
  • Fixed animation bugs that could affect the somersault emote in certain cases.
  • Fixed animation error causing avatars to overlap when a player accepted the carry interaction from a friend.
  • Resolved weird avatar twisting during carryball Spirit memory quests.
  • Various fixes for various Season of Moomin quests:
    • Fixed crashes that could happen when teleporting to the Moomin Storybook area from the Moomin Guide’s Friendship Tree.
    • Fixed a crash that could happen when teleporting back to the first or sixth Season of Moomin quests.
    • ✶ Improved Spanish localization for the first Season of Moomin quest title.
    • ✶ Fixed a German localization error during the first Season of Moomin Quest.
    • Fixed a bug in the fifth Moomin Seasonal quest that could turn a player invisible.
    • Fixed bug that could cause soft locks during the fifth Moomin Storybook Quest.
    • Accessing the fifth Moomin Storybook quest won’t return player to the sixth Storybook quest.
    • Fixed bugged audio of wind blowing during the sixth Moomin Seasonal Quest.
    • Fixed part of the credits text after the sixth Moomin Storybook quest being cut off when device language is set to Japanese.
  • ✶ If a player scans a STAR pin that another player owns, the pin no longer erroneously indicates that a friend request can be sent.
  • ✶ Took avatars to the chiropractor so that their spines will no longer bend inward in certain sitting positions.
  • Fixed an issue for mobile players using controllers that could cause their avatar to keep moving if the player opened the News feature while moving.
  • While searching for more jellyfish to befriend, the rock spotted a very curious creature! Was that...a crabbit? After following the crabbit, the rock discovered a giant room full of all kinds of treasures: books, mushrooms, and even a wonderful tea party with friends! The rock felt like a tiny pebble in comparison to the huge space, and spent days wandering, meeting new creatures, and appreciating the magic their new crabbit pal had introduced them to.




Please refer to this page for known issues ongoing or introduced with this patch: Known Issues Patch 0.28.0.


As always, we look forward to hearing your feedback, and encourage you to join the community discussion on our official Discord server at discord.gg/thatskygame!

A World of Color Awaits in Season of Radiance



The Light in Sky bursts into a spectrum of color when Season of Radiance arrives! This Season delivers an eagerly anticipated feature for Sky kids to unleash their creativity and playfulness, and from outfits to Spirits themselves, even the familiar becomes new again.


[h2]First Stop: The Dye Workshop[/h2]
The Season begins on January 20th PST (UTC -8) with the arrival of the Radiance Guide. Follow them to the new Dye Workshop in Aviary Village, where they’ll teach you everything you need to know about using dyes in Sky. Naturally you’ll learn how to dye items from your closet—and you’ll also find out where to find dyes, too.

That’s because Season of Radiance is experienced throughout the realms of Sky. A new type of Dark Plant will be found sprouting in the kingdom. Venture forth with friends to explore the levels—each plant yields a different color of Light that can be forged into dyes. Use those dyes to add vibrant reds, greens, yellows, and more to your outfit, or mix them to create dozens of other colors to choose from.



[h2]Delight in a World of Color[/h2]
Experiment as colors become available with each Seasonal Quest, and you’ll be on your way to adding your own unique flair to your favorite outfits. Bold jewel tones, peaceful pastels, rustic earth colors, cheerful carnival hues, dramatic goth shades—your avatar is truly your canvas!

The dye feature can be used with existing items too: Many of your capes, pants, tunics, and more have dyeable areas for you to customize! Preview possible color combinations as you select your favorites. Once you’ve decided and dyed your design, you can save up to two dyed versions of an item with the “Outfit Styles” option.

Along with the Radiance Guide, three Spirits who first appeared during Season of Gratitude (Sky’s first Season!) will also be waiting to meet you. Each one teaches a new emote, which may have you dancing or cartwheeling for joy.



[h2]Seasonal Items to Make Your Own[/h2]
This Season’s Spirits bring hairstyles, outfits, capes, and more, not to mention an instrument. Feel free to keep things in their original color if you enjoy a more minimalist aesthetic, but the Spirits have designed them especially to be dyed, and we can’t wait to see the designs you create!

The Radiance Guide offers two Ultimate Gifts for Season Pass holders to unlock while the Season is active. They’ll bring a uniquely shaped cape, too, which can be unlocked with Hearts even after the Season ends—a memento to mark the opening of Aviary Village’s Dye Workshop! And, naturally, these can all be customized with your favorite dyes.



Seasonal Items to Make Your Own
This Season’s Spirits also bring hairstyles, outfits, capes, and more, not to mention an instrument. Feel free to keep things in their original color if you enjoy a more minimalist aesthetic, but the Spirits have designed them especially to be dyed, and we can’t wait to see the designs you create!

The Radiance Guide offers two Ultimate Gifts for Season Pass holders to unlock while the Season is active. They’ll bring a uniquely shaped cape, too, which can be unlocked with Hearts even after the Season ends—a memento to mark the opening of Aviary Village’s Dye Workshop! And, naturally, these can all be customized with your favorite dyes.

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Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe: Adventure Full of Surprises



Days of Feast will look curious this year, inviting you to fall (quite literally) into an all-new adventure: Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe!


[h2]Follow Your Curiosity[/h2]
From December 23rd through January 12th, get ready for three weeks of whirlwind adventures! Inspired by the magic and mischief of a certain Wonderland tale, this year the Aviary Village Cafe is transformed into a holiday-themed fantastical tea party that you won’t want to miss!



[h2]A Tiny Perspective, a Grand Adventure[/h2]
Your journey begins with a tumble—straight into the heart of the Wonderland Cafe! Here, everything is topsy-turvy: The teapots are towering, a handful of books is a veritable maze, and you? Well, let’s just say you’ll feel smaller than a teacup.

Follow a very harried Dark Crab into the cafe and meet event Spirits who may seem a bit… mad, but don’t let that fool you—they have some very important (and very fun) requests for you.

Join the Mad Hatter in a lively jam session, pour tea for guests at the grandest (and quirkiest) tea party, and navigate through all kinds of curious surprises. Need a break from so much excitement? The cafe is filled with cozy places where you can curl up for a nap, as a friendly manatee may be able to point out. There’s no shortage of fun and silliness waiting for you!



[h2]Explore Hidden Surprises[/h2]
Completing activities with Spirits in the Wonderland Cafe each day to gather Event Ticket Light, up to 5 Tickets’ worth each day. Plus, you can explore at your own pace to uncover 15 hidden snowflake-shaped Event Tickets scattered throughout the space, available during the entire event.



You can also unlock whimsical cosmetics in the event area or the in-game shop. From a stacked hat worthy of Wonderland, to a teacup bathtub, even a charming yellow dress inspired by Alice’s classic look, there’s something for every Sky kid looking to carry part of Wonderland with them.

One of the most magical items? The Wonderland Cafe Corridor prop—a portal back to the Wonderland Cafe that you and nearby Sky kids can use. It’s perfect for revisiting this tiny-but-grand adventure anytime you’d like! Even after the event ends, you’ll find the Wonderland Hare Hairstyle available to unlock in the Wonderland Cafe (however, the other items debuting with this event will be available only during Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe and are not currently scheduled to return in the future).



And it wouldn’t be the holidays without spending time with loved ones—keep an eye out for someone very dear, and perhaps a bit like family, who might just stop by for a spot of tea.


[h2]New Adventures, Beloved Traditions[/h2]
Don’t forget about other Days of Feast traditions! The Secret Area accessible from the Vault of Knowledge opens its doors to everyone, and you’ll find freshly fallen snow in a realm known more for its lush summery green.

If you want your avatar to experience a snowy transformation of its own, keep watch in the Village of Dreams for a Spirit who you might say is more of a hermit. Perhaps it’s the elevation change, but they do get a bit sneezy when they come down from the mountain side, and who knows what will happen if you stand close by…



Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe opens the door to fantastical surprises, all-new perspectives, and classic celebrations with friends and Spirits. When the magic arrives on December 23rd, join the adventure and make memories worthy of any storybook. We’ll see you in the skies!

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Patch Notes - November 21, 2024 - 0.27.5 (304181 Steam)

Greetings, Adventurers! There’s plenty to dive into with this update: the conclusion of Ninny’s story in Season of Moomin, surprising twists in a special year-end collaboration, big updates for Days of Music, and another round of feature updates and quality of life improvements that we can’t wait to share—among MANY other things.



[h2]Season of Moomin Continues[/h2]
More chapters of Season of Moomin are waiting for you to explore! As the remaining quests become available, check in with the Storybook Guide to experience the rest of this classic tale alongside Moominmama, Too-ticky, and Little My—not to mention Ninny and the rest of the Moomin family.

While the Season continues, be sure to unlock themed hairstyles, capes, outfits, and more. These are available in the Storybook Guide’s area, which you can access by talking to the Guide when you see them in Aviary Village or Home.

With this update, a new cape will appear in the in-game shop after completing the final Seasonal Quest, which becomes available on December 9th:
  • Moominmamma's Masterpiece cape: $24.99 (all prices USD)


As part of this special collaboration, this cape comes with the ability to teleport to the inside of a special version of the Moominvalley house! The ability can be activated after completing all six Seasonal Quests. Although the Moomin family and their friends won’t be home during your visit, you can bring your friends with you and explore the space together as Sky kids.

If you’re looking for the other Moomin in-app purchases in the meantime, instead of the in-game Shop, those are now available in the Storybook Guide’s area.

Moominmamma’s Masterpiece cape and other special collaboration in-app purchases will be available only during the Season and are not currently planned to return once it concludes. If you see something you’d like, be sure to check the in-game store and the Storybook Guide’s area before the Season ends!

As for the emote and the two items available in the Storybook Guide’s Friendship Tree in exchange for regular Candles, these are planned to continue to be available after the Season ends.

Season of Moomin continues until 23:59 December 29th (all times PST, UTC -8).



[h2]Days of Music Echoes in the Realms[/h2]
From November 25th through December 8th Pacific time, Days of Music returns! This year’s event brings a suite of updates, with activities, features, and more inviting you to share music in brand new ways.

Talk to the event guide Spirit in Aviary Village or Home. They’ll teleport you to stages across the realms.* Each location provides a unique prompt to create a song to share with others, as simple or intricate as you’d like. Choose from one of the instruments provided nearby, and then record your tune using a Shared Memory.

It’s the perfect opportunity to listen to other players’ creations, too! Browse through the other Shared Memories at the stage and you may even find inspiration for the next song you compose.

Four event currency can be forged each day from event currency Light. This can be gathered as you take part in the event's activities. Plus, 15 bonus event currency will be placed around Aviary Village for the duration of the event, so no need to hurry to find them on the first day (keep your eye out for musical symbols)!

Days of Music will feature new items plus mementos returning from previous years. New items available during the event are:
  • Marching Band Cape: 50 event currency
  • Music Marching Uniform outfit: $9.99


These next two items will be introduced when Days of Music starts, and they’ll remain permanently available to unlock or purchase in Harmony Hall even after the event ends:
  • Jam Station: 250 Candles
  • Fledgling Upright Piano: $4.99
    This piano appears in the prop category, which means that other players will be able to try it if you place it somewhere such as your Nest.


For details on returning Days of Music items, please refer to patch notes from previous years. As for items originally introduced for event currency, the Marching Band hat and saxophone will be 55 and 125 Candles respectively; the Marching Band hat will be available only during the event, but the saxophone will remain in Harmony Hall permanently. Free trial spells for all items can be found in Harmony Hall.

Speaking of the Jam Station: This item offers a TON of new features to enjoy! It offers a default instrument for each of its four parts, and every other instrument you already have in your closet are options to choose for each part too (the exception to this are instruments that are categorized as a placeable, like Duets pianos or the Fledgling Upright piano). Instrument selections and patterns will autosave, and the updated UI makes it easier to edit each part.

There’s more packed into the Jam Stations than we can fit in the patch notes, but we can’t wait to see the performances you make with them!

(*The event guide in Home will be missing the teleport option in its Friendship Tree. This is not intended, and the teleport function will be available as intended in future events.)

[h2]Sharing Gifts During Days of Giving[/h2]
From 00:00 December 9th until 23:59 December 22nd PST (UTC -8), Days of Giving returns. During this time there will be:

  • Double Seasonal Light: 8 clusters of Seasonal Light can be collected in the daily realm for a total of two Seasonal Candles each day.
  • Double Treasure Candles: There will be 8 locations of large Treasure Candles in the same realm each day, instead of four.
  • Double Hearts: Every Heart and partial Heart gift sent during the event to a friend will be doubled.


Note: Hearts and partial Heart gifts are doubled when they’re sent during the event. If a gift is sent before Days of Giving begins but is then collected during the event, it will not be doubled. Double Hearts will not apply to Hearts sent through Player Creations.



[h2]Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe: A Curious Adventure[/h2]
From December 23, 2024 through January 12, 2025 get ready for a fantastical twist on Sky’s Days of Feast celebration! This special collaboration brings the magic of Alice in Wonderland to Sky with an event filled with memorable characters, stories, and surprises.

When the event begins, keep your eye out in Home and Aviary Village for a creature who’s in a hurry. Follow them to find the entrance to an all-new event area where you’ll experience Sky from a very different perspective.

Take a moment to talk with the various event Spirits there; they’ll also share some event currency Light if you help them with their requests. If you need a break from their shenanigans, their tea party offers Sky kids some Social Light, too.

In fact, five event currency can be gathered by completing the two activities with the Wonderland Cafe Spirits each day. Plus, as you explore what the area has to offer, you can find 15 bonus event currency tucked away around the Cafe. Like the bonus event currency in Days of Music, these are available during the entire event, so feel free to take your time to search for them.

Don’t forget to explore around the rest of Sky, too! Days of Feast favorites are back in places like Dreams Village, Home, and the Secret Area available from the Vault of Knowledge. So if you’ve been looking forward to being transformed into a snow kid or spending time with a favorite Spirit in the snow hut in Home, you’ll have the chance to do just that.

New items coming with Sky x Alice’s Wonderland Cafe are:
  • Wonderland Stacked Hat: 18 event currency
  • Wonderland Frantic Hair: 30 event currency
  • Wonderland Teacup Bath prop: 36 event currency
  • Wonderland Hare Hairstyle: 150 Candles
    This item will be permanently available to unlock after the event ends by traveling to the Wonderland Cafe via the Wonderland Cafe Corridor prop
  • Wonderland Primrose Pinafore Set: $11.99
    Includes a hair accessory and a primrose-yellow dress inspired by the outfit Alice wore in Lewis Carroll’s classic story
  • Wonderland Cafe Corridor: $19.99
    This passageway allows you to travel back to the Wonderland Cafe from everywhere but the stormiest places in Sky, even after the event ends. Once placed, the travel ability can be used by any player who interacts with it.


For details on returning items, please refer to patch notes from previous years. As for items introduced for event currency last year, the Winter Pine Cone Hairclip and Winter Feast Snowboard will be 35 and 145 Candles respectively. Free trial spells for all items are available in Wonderland Cafe.


[h2]A Special Group of Visiting Spirits is On Its Way[/h2]
A group of past Seasonal Spirits is set to arrive and add extra energy to the start of the new year!

Mark your calendars for January 13th through 26th 2025. During that time, one of the Spirits from this group will appear in Aviary Village and Home to teleport you to where they and their friends will gather. While they’re visiting, you’ll have the chance to unlock seasonal items that they brought with them during their original seasons.


[h2]New Year’s Fireworks[/h2]
To celebrate the beginning of 2025, don’t miss Sky’s special fireworks show! It will be held in Home and Aviary Village starting at 02:00 December 31st (the earliest New Year, 00:00 in Kiribati), and repeating every hour until 04:00 January 1st (the latest New Year, 00:00 on Howland Island).

To enter the New Year’s fireworks show in Aviary Village, teleport from the fireworks staff. This will be available if you’ve completed the quest at the top of the Hopeful Steward’s Friendship Tree.

Watch with old friends, join with new ones, or mark the moment in whatever way is cozy to you.



[h2]Even More Updates[/h2]

News in Sky
Players have shared a lot of feedback asking for ways to keep up with official news and announcements shared through blog posts and patch notes. In 0.27.5, we’re excited to start rolling out a News feature that will make these easily accessible in the game!

In this update, players on mobile platforms will find this feature in the Settings menu. Simply tap on the News icon and you’ll be able to easily scroll through Sky’s most recent blog posts and patch notes.

If you’re on Steam, Switch, or PlayStation, don’t worry, we’ll be unveiling this feature for you soon! In the meantime, we’re working on optimizing it to work smoothly and meet the unique needs of console platforms. Stay tuned for a future update!


Start Sky in Your Nest, and Other Nesting & Aviary Updates
Another feature we’re adding based on your feedback: You can now choose to start the game in your Nest! This is a quieter and calmer starting point, so you’ll still need to hop down to Aviary Village to check your Friendship Constellation and Daily Quests. Note that when you use the option in the Settings or Expression menus to teleport back to your “home base,” players with their Nest set as their starting point will be teleported to the realm portals in Aviary.

“Hop down?” you ask. “From where?” Great question—you’ll be able to hop down to Aviary Village from the cozy balcony that has also been added to Nests in this update.

Meanwhile in Aviary Village:
  • The Nesting Workshop has a new prop that you can use to hang one of your masks as a wall decoration. Find it in the workshop menu under a newly updated “permanently available” selection of items that can be unlocked.
  • Speaking of items in the Nesting Worskhop—the Nesting Workshop now has a section for permanent offerings in addition to a rotating items section. This will make it possible to unlock certain Nest essentials without having to wait for their rotation to come around.
  • The place to pick up the daily Season Candle and Hearts gifted through Player Creations has been moved from the Friendship Shrine to the statue near the gates to the levels.


Construction Work in Aviary Village
In 0.27.5, you may notice some construction work in the area where the events workshop was. While that construction is underway, this will still be the place to go if you’d like to travel to an event area quickly—Spirits will be waiting for you here while their event is active, and they’ll offer you a teleport option. Those event locations will also be where event cosmetics can be unlocked or purchased, too.


Save Custom Chat Messages in your Emote Favorites Menu
If there’s a particular phrase you use a lot when chatting with friends, now you can add it to your emote favorites menu! Use this to quickly send custom chat messages like “Thanks!” or “Meet me back in Aviary Village,” or “No, you shouldn't try to hug a Dark Dragon.”


Friendly Account Linking Reminder…
We have some fun stuff planned to share with you in December. On a related note, if you have a Twitch account, be sure to link it with your Sky account.


Continued Daily Quest Improvements
Along with another batch of new Daily Quests (we hope you’ve been enjoying them!), we’ve included some quality of life improvements. For example:
  • In the realms, use your Sky kid’s call to reveal a radar point for Daily Quest Spirits whom you haven’t already met.
  • Photo quests have a progress meter.
  • When you turn in your Daily Quests to a Spirit, the icon has been updated from an exclamation mark to a checkmark.
  • In Aviary Village, the Spirit behind the counter will offer you a small treat after you turn in all of your quests.
  • Daily Quest list text will update with hints once you start to do them.



Additional Graphics Options for Mobile Platforms
Players on mobile devices can now choose separate settings from resolution and frame rates under Graphics Settings in the Settings menu. Note that support for some resolution and frame rate options is dependent on device capabilities.


[h2]Improvements and Bug Fixes in this update include:[/h2]
Items with a ✶ symbol next to it means that this is a fix for something that the player community reported to us. So thank you for letting us know about the bugs you’ve come across!


Gameplay
  • ✶ Fixed a bug that was warping players to the location of the Snufkin tent prop whenever they spawned into an area.
  • ✶ Fixed bug that prevented players from interacting with certain UI elements while moving the virtual joystick.
  • ✶ Resolved a crash that could occur when entering edit mode at the Shared Spaces shrine in the Butterfly Fields area of Daylight Prairie.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug that was changing the musical key an instrument would play in even when the background music was muted or faded.
  • Updated conditions to be able to gift friends an in-app purchase; in addition to the existing pre-requisites, the giver must also have progressed to at least Valley of Triumph.
  • [PC] Fixed a bug causing flight mode to toggle off while using the Days of Mischief broom.
  • [iOS] Fixed crashes that could occur while using in-game video recording.



Cosmetics
  • ✶ Players with short avatars or wearing the chibi mask probably noticed that several capes, namely the Duets ultimate cape, Snowflake Cape, and Mischief Gossamer Cape, had appeared strangely shrunken when equipped. These have been put through a special unshrinking process and should now appear normal again.
  • ✶ All of the notes on the Passage ocarina play properly again.
  • ✶ Harmonica sounds are once again consistent.
  • Corrected the teal color of the tier two teal cape to more appropriately match the teal of the tier one version.
    Related known issue: The contrast between the main cape color and the border is not as distinct as it should be. This will be resolved in a future update.
  • ✶ Fixed bug that caused shoe cosmetics to oddly layer on top of the Roving Snufkin Robe outfit.
  • ✶ Glow spell glows the right way again.
  • Improved the wooden grain texture of the Mischief Withered Horns.
  • Updated the Season of Moomin scarf to reduce clipping with certain capes.
  • Tweaks to the Season of Moomin bow neck accessory to reduce clipping with various cape. and outfits.



General Fixes and Improvements:
  • [Android] Various graphics improvements.
  • Updated the description when using the “teleport home” feature to make it clearer that you’ll be returning to the realm portals in your chosen area, to avoid confusion that could arise with using the term “home” to refer to more than one area.
  • ✶ Chat translations can once again be reverted in the chat log.
  • ✶ In areas where there is both a Shared Memory shrine and a Spirit, the shrine no longer disappears after a player completes their memory quest.
  • ✶ Flying or diving while wearing the Mischief Raven-feathered Cloak won’t leave black pixellated streaks in the sky or water.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug in the outfit shop in Aviary Village that could make the Moth and Sparrow Appreciation Pack displays appear to be black or unlit.
  • ✶ Fixed a bug that could prevent mobile players from using a bluetooth keyboard.
  • ✶ When a nearby player who was using the reading expression exits the game, their book should no longer remain floating awkwardly in the level as it if expects you to put it away or something.
  • ✶ If a players is asked to complete an in-game survey and starts to fill it out, tapping outside of the survey window should no longer cause survey results to be lost or reset.
  • ✶ A blocked player’s Shared Memories, Shared Spaces, and Message Boats should no longer load into the level, even if you had selected the option to “follow”/see more of their creations.
  • ✶ The warning that appears when you’ve reached the maximum capacity for a Shared Space is a bit clearer now.
  • Updated the minimum distance that Player Creations can be placed from the Ancestor’s Table in the Elevated Clearing.
  • Corrected a typo in the confirmation text before activating the glow spell.
  • Fixed the highlight outline appearing over the play/stop button while viewing a Player Creation when the button wasn’t selected.
  • Fixed a bug that skipped players directly from Home to the Valley of Triumph Coliseum area.
  • Fixed the slightly disturbing issue of the Admiring Actor not really having a face under their mask.


Please refer to this page for known issues ongoing or introduced with this patch: Known Issues Patch 0.27.5.


As always, we look forward to hearing your feedback, and encourage you to join the community discussion on our official Discord server at discord.gg/thatskygame!