Tsuki’s Odyssey: Your First Steps – A Beginner’s Guide

If you have just started playing Tsuki’s Odyssey, you might be wondering what you are actually supposed to do.

The answer is a little unusual: you don’t have to do very much at first.

Tsuki’s Odyssey is a slow-paced game set in Mushroom Village, where you follow the daily life of Tsuki, a little rabbit who farms carrots, fishes, decorates his home and spends time with his friends. Unlike many mobile games, it isn’t designed around constantly completing levels or rushing from one objective to another.

In fact, one of the most important things to understand as a new player is that you can’t—and shouldn’t try to—unlock everything immediately.

Tsuki Does His Own Thing

Tsuki isn’t a character you control directly. You choose where to go, decorate different spaces, farm, fish and interact with the village, but Tsuki also has a life of his own.

Sometimes you’ll open the game and find him reading, eating, relaxing or doing something completely unexpected. Check again later and he may be somewhere else doing something different.

That is part of the charm of the game.

You don’t need to keep Tsuki busy every minute. Tsuki’s Odyssey is a game you can open for a few minutes, see what is happening in Mushroom Village, harvest some carrots, visit the shops and then come back later.

Don’t Worry If Your Map Looks Empty

When you first start playing, Mushroom Village can seem surprisingly small.

Don’t worry. Your game isn’t missing anything.

New locations and features gradually become available as the game progresses. One of the main ways this happens is through The Daily Carrot, Mushroom Village’s newspaper.

A new newspaper appears each day. Some simply tell you what is happening around the village, while others introduce characters, locations, items or new parts of the game.

So if you’ve seen screenshots online showing places you don’t have yet, you usually don’t need to figure out how to unlock them. Keep checking in and let the game progress.

Harvest Your Carrots

Carrots are the main currency in Tsuki’s Odyssey, and your farm gives you a steady supply.

Your basic carrot farm has 25 plots. Each plot produces 20 carrots, so a full harvest gives you 500 carrots. The carrots take two hours to grow again.

You certainly don’t have to return every two hours, but harvesting whenever you happen to check the game is an easy way to build up your carrot balance.

You’ll need those carrots because shopping becomes a big part of the game—especially once you start seeing furniture you absolutely want for Tsuki’s house.

And there is a lot of furniture. For more ways to build your balance, see how to get more carrots in Tsuki’s Odyssey.

Go Fishing

Fishing is another way to earn carrots, and it gives you something to do when you’re waiting for your next harvest.

Different fish appear at different locations and times. You can sell your fish at Yori’s General Store, but before selling everything, check the bounty board at Town Hall.

Fish requested as daily bounties are worth considerably more than their regular selling price, so saving the right fish can pay off.

You don’t need to turn fishing into a job, though. Fish when you feel like it. This is Tsuki’s Odyssey, after all.

Check Your Daily Punchcard

Don’t forget the Punchcard app on Tsuki’s phone.

It gives you one reward each day. Monday through Saturday, rewards can include carrots, Gacha Tickets and other bonuses. Sundays are especially fun because the reward is a piece of seasonal furniture.

It takes only a few seconds to claim, so this is one daily habit worth remembering.

Visit Yori’s Shop

You will probably spend a lot of time at Yori’s General Store.

The stock changes regularly, so checking the store throughout the day gives you a chance to find new furniture and other items. As more features become available, you’ll have even more things to collect.

You don’t need to buy everything you see.

Carrots can disappear surprisingly quickly once you start decorating, so early in the game it is perfectly fine to wait for something you really like.

Of course, whether you’ll actually manage to walk away when the perfect cute piece of furniture appears is another question.

Talk to Everyone

When you visit a location, talk to the characters you find there.

Chi, Moca, Yori, Pipi, Benny and the other residents aren’t simply decorations around Mushroom Village. Conversations are a big part of the game, and some interactions are connected to friendships, newspaper stories and other events.

You don’t need to memorize everyone’s schedule or worry about saying the perfect thing. Just talk to people when you see them.

Over time, Mushroom Village starts to feel much more alive. Our Mushroom Village character guide can help you get to know the residents.

Decorate Tsuki’s Treehouse

Decorating is one of my favorite parts of Tsuki’s Odyssey.

As you collect furniture, you can completely change the look of Tsuki’s treehouse. You aren’t trying to reach a particular decorating score or happiness level. You can simply create whatever kind of home you want.

That also means you don’t need to rush to fill every empty space.

Collect pieces you like and let the house develop gradually. You can change everything later, so experimenting is part of the fun.

Eventually, you’ll also be able to decorate more than just the treehouse.

Pay Attention to Special Events

Tsuki’s Odyssey has seasonal and limited-time events throughout the year.

These events can bring special decorations, dialogue, activities and limited-time items to Mushroom Village. They also return, so missing an event doesn’t mean you’ve ruined your game forever.

If something unusual suddenly appears in the village or the shops are full of themed furniture, take a look at what is happening. Some of the event collections are especially cute.

Don’t Try to Rush the Game

This is probably the most useful advice I can give a new Tsuki’s Odyssey player.

There will be things you can’t access yet. Characters you haven’t met. Locations that aren’t on your map. Furniture you’ve seen online but can’t find. Events that haven’t happened in your game.

That’s normal.

Tsuki’s Odyssey reveals itself slowly, and that’s part of what makes it different from games that constantly push you toward the next achievement.

Harvest your carrots. Check the shops. Go fishing. Talk to the villagers. Decorate a little. Read the newspaper.

Then close the game and come back later.

You might find Tsuki doing something completely new when you return.

What to Do First in Tsuki’s Odyssey

If you’re still wondering where to begin, keep it simple: harvest your carrots, claim your Punchcard reward, check The Daily Carrot, visit Yori’s shop, talk to the villagers and fish when you feel like it.

That’s enough.

You don’t need to play Tsuki’s Odyssey perfectly. Mushroom Village will gradually open up around you, and discovering those little changes is a big part of the fun.