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Explore your island

Each day brings new discoveries

Live life at your own pace as you garden, fish, decorate, hunt for bugs and fossils, get to know the animal residents, and more. The time of day and seasons match real life, so something is happening on your island whether you’re there or not.

Catch of the day

Catching insects, diving for sea creatures, and fishing for—well, fish—are popular activities on your island. You can find different critters depending on the season and time of day. Each newly discovered creature is automatically added to your in-game Critterpedia.

Where am I going to put all the things I collect?

Please do consider donating them to the museum! Blathers will accept new species of bugs and fish and analyze any fossils you dig up.

I am exceedingly interested in the ecosystem of this island!

Grab a fresh brew at the Roost**

Brewster is always on hand to serve up coffee and conversation at the Roost café. Sit at the counter and order a drink—or take it to go! Use the amiibo™ phone inside the café to invite other characters to join you by using compatible amiibo cards and figures (sold separately). You can even invite friends to your island and bring them to the Roost to enjoy coffee time together.

Give your island a personal touch

Customize your community at your own pace with greenery, furniture, and decorative items you can place anywhere you want—inside and outside! You can use what you craft at Tom Nook’s workbench to decorate your island paradise.

  • Player stands in her fenced-in front yard, decorated with a wooden table and chairs, a sandbox, a birdbath, and a bonfire.
  • Player closes his eyes and relaxes on the beach, surrounded by outdoor decorations like a picnic basket, grill, hammock, and more.
  • Player rejoices in their fenced-in front yard, which has a dirt path and is full of colorful flowers.
  • Player sits on a wooden bench in front of a blazing bonfire, surrounded by decorations like chairs, tiki torches, and a large Moai Easter Island statue.
  • Player naps on a hammock in the yard outside their houses. Pear trees are fenced in and there are stone and brick paths.

Flower power

Planting flowers makes your island more beautiful, so…grow wild! Water your garden plot until your plants bloom, then harvest or cross-pollinate them. You may grow a rare color!

Decorate your hair with a garland of your favorite flowers. Don’t worry—they’ll grow back!

Trees, please

Your island has its own specialty fruit growing from the trees, but you can plant new varieties of fruit from other islands. Either plant a piece of fruit or dig up a sapling and carry it in your pocket until you find the perfect spot to plant it.

Deep pockets for better collecting

As you explore, you can fill your pockets with items you find along the way and to carry necessities like your fishing pole, net, shovel, and pole.

A pole makes it easy to quickly cross rivers.

Make your island sing with gyroids**

Hitch a ride on Kapp’n’s Boat Tour to dig up gyroid fragments (and catch a few sea shanties, too!). Plant pieces of gyroid on your own island and let them grow, then place gyroids around your island to give it a unique soundtrack.

Manage day-to-day activities on your NookPhone

Your NookPhone is a handy, in-game device that keeps track of daily goals, insects, and fish you’ve collected, DIY recipes you’ve learned, and Nook Miles you’ve earned.

Earn Nook Miles through special activities or as you go about your daily island routine. You can use your Miles to access new recipes, bigger pockets, and more!