Relationship is the connection between the player and a character, measured with relationship points that are gained through social interactions such as chatting and gifting. With each milestone in a relationship, new social interactions may become available. Some characters also give perks for having a higher relationship status.
Relationship levels[]
Most relationship levels automatically change upon reaching a certain amount of relationship points with an individual character. In-game, stars (
) represent the relationship with purely platonic characters, while hearts (
) represent the relationship with a romance candidate (other than Merlin, who is not romanceable but is represented with hearts because of a certain mission).
If a character is a candidate for marriage, the player can confess their love to them by gifting them a Heart Knot, then propose with a Wedding Ring. Upset significant others can be gifted an Apology Bear. The player can also gift their boyfriend/girlfriend a Withered Branch to break up, or initiate a divorce by gifting their spouse a Broken Mirror. These special gifts cannot be gifted while on a play date or date because they will instead be treated as a neutral gift instead of a special gift.
Specific animal characters can be adopted as pets after reaching Familiar level (). These pets are unique among befriendable NPCs because they begin at Nemesis (zero stars) instead of Stranger, and their relationship levels have different names.
| Level | Total points | Interactions | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemesis 
|
N/A
-50 to -21 |
   
|
N/A |
| Adversary
|
N/A
-20 to -1 |
N/A | N/A |
| Stranger
|
0 to 99 | N/A | N/A |
| Associate 
|
100 to 199 | 
With Social Maniac skill: |
N/A |
| Buddy
|
200 to 399 | 
|
|
| Friend Boyfriend/Girlfriend 
|
400 to 599 | 
|
|
| Good Friend Sweetheart
|
600 to 799 | N/A | N/A |
| Best Friend Lover
|
800 to 999 | 
|
|
| BFF Soulmate
|
1000 | N/A | N/A |
| (spouse only)
|
1200 | 
|
Relationship perks[]
Romance candidates[]
Male[]
- Bachelors with non-unique perks
- Only gives gifts
- Husband
+ - A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
- Friend
- Gives gifts sometimes
- Husband +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Only helps at the Workshop and gives gifts
- Husband +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Albert's perks
- Buddy
- 10% less materials needed for homestead upgrades
- Husband +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning, will occasionally re-wallpaper the house
- Antoine's perks
- Buddy
- Receive an extra 3% in Gols after finishing a commission
- Friend
- Gain 6% more Gols after finishing a commission
- Lover
- Gain 10% more Gols after finishing a commission
- Husband +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
- Buddy
- Add an extra 5 Attack Points
- Friend
- Add an extra 10 Attack Points
- Good Friend
- Add an extra 10% Critical Chance
- Husband +
- Brings back more loot when commissioned at the Civil Corps. The perk grants 50% bonus on all materials commissioned by the player regardless of the character who accepted the commission.
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store or restaurant
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes:
- Bubblefish Soup (1)
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store or restaurant
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Bubblefish Soup (1)
Seafood Stew Mix (1)
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store or restaurant
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Husband +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
Upon reaching a certain relationship level, perks are rewarded.
- Buddy
- 3% less gols required for homestead upgrades; Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Will not check on Ginger anymore when she's on a date with you
- Lover
- 6% less Gols required for homestead upgrades; Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Husband +
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store, gives a small amount of Gols (approximately 1000 or less, 3000 if the player is expecting a baby) some mornings, will occasionally re-wallpaper the house
- Mint's perks
- Buddy
- Received a mysterious gift
- Husband +
- Mint gives you his salary (1,000-1,100g) on the 10th day of each season. Also, receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
- Friend
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Husband +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Paulie's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Good Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Buddy
- Add an extra 5 Defense points
- Friend
- Add an extra 50 health points
- Lover
- Add an extra 15 Defense points
- Husband +
- It costs less to post a commission at the Civil Corps. The perk reduces the cost of posting a commission at the Civil Corps by 50%.
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
Friend
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Herbal Juice (2)
Herbal Mixture
Herbs
Simple Ointment
-
Good Friend
Lover
- Recieve a 25% discount when consuming in the store
Husband +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
Female[]
- Alice's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Gives gifts sometimes
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Wife +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Emily's perks
- Friend
- Gives gift sometimes
- Wife +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering. Receive a 50% discount at Emily's Food Stall during the Winter Solstice (not Sophie's Farm Store).
- Buddy
- Received a mysterious gift
- Wife +
- Gale will come and give you stipends of 2000 on occasion; Ginger will also occasionally re-wallpaper the house
- Buddy
- Add an extra 25 health points
- Good Friend
- Add an extra 50 health points
- Wife +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Friend
- Add an extra 10 stamina points
- Good Friend
- Add an extra 15 stamina points
- Best Friend
- Add an extra 25 stamina points
- Wife +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store *
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store *
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store *
- Wife +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
- Petra's perks
- Friend
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Wife +
- A chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning
- Phyllis's perks
- Buddy
- Add an extra 10 Stamina points and 10% off for Acupuncture
- Girlfriend
- Add an extra 15 Stamina points
- Lover
- Add an extra 25 Stamina points and 20% off for Acupuncture
- Wife +
- A chance at receiving gifts in the morning and 40% off for Acupuncture
- Buddy
- Add an extra 5% Resilience.
- Friend
- Add an extra 5% Resilience.
- Lover
- Add an extra 10% Resilience.
- Wife +
- Commissions at the Civil Corps take less time to complete. The perk reduces the time Civil Corps take to complete commissions by 50% and is active regardless of the character who accepted the commission.
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Lover
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Wife +
- Receive help with domestic work and resource gathering, and a chance at receiving gifts first thing in the morning.
Non-romanceable characters[]
- Pets
- Familiar
- Stay in your home, treat you as her family.
- Familiar
- After completing a specific mission, he will stay in your home and treat you as the only person he can rely on.
- Ack's perks
- Friend
- 10% off hire price
- Good Friend
- 20% off hire price
- Best Friend
- 25% off hire price
Although not listed in his in-game profile, if The Lonely Robot is complete, when Ack reaches Buddy status () with the player, he will offer to become their helper, offering his services during his daily visit to the Lara Model. The player must have a Lara Model in their yard to trigger this dialogue. If accepted, Ack can be hired to help with domestic work and resource gathering for a monthly fee.
Ack can gather resources around the workshop and place them in the red delivery box next to the mailbox to the right of the gate to the workshop.
The following items can be acquired from Ack:
- Carol's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Good Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when ordering ores from Dana's Mining Company
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when ordering ores from Dana's Mining Company
- Best Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when ordering ores from Dana's Mining Company
- Dawa's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when ordering products from the Tree Farm
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when ordering products from the Tree Farm
- Best Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when ordering products from the Tree Farm
- Gale's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when purchasing land
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when purchasing land
- Good Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when purchasing land
- Buddy
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Carbon Fiber (3)
Carbon Steel Bar (5)
Strengthened Glass (3)
Titanium Bar (3)
- Buddy
- Gain some Snake Berries after winning at Cross Five
- Good Friend
- Gain some Snake Berries and Apricots after winning at Cross Five
- Best Friend
- Will gain some Snake Berries, Apricots, and Honey after winning the Cross Five
- Buddy
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes.
- Possible gifts are:
- Mushroom Crepe with Fruit Sauce (2)
Painting
Wall Light
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Good Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- 20% off in the store and gives gifts sometimes
- Good Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
- Buddy
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Fur (2)
Milk (2)
WARNING: Despite her relationship gauge being denoted with hearts, the player cannot romance Merlin. The sole reason her relationship levels use hearts is because News Camera is possible.
Perks[]
- Buddy
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Gear (2)
Old Parts (2)
Spring (2)
- Friend
- Allows the player to move exhibits in the Portia Museum
- Associate
- 1 extra reputation point after completing a commission
- Buddy
- 2 extra reputation points after completing a commission
- Friend
- 3 extra reputation points after completing a commission
- Good Friend
- 5 extra reputation points after completing a commission
- Russo's perks
- Buddy
- Receive a 10% discount when consuming in the store
- Friend
- Send gifts through the mail sometimes
- Possible gifts are:
- Flour (2)
Pumpkin Pie (2)
Sugar (2)
- Good Friend
- Receive a 20% discount when consuming in the store
- Best Friend
- Receive a 25% discount when consuming in the store
Relationship points[]
Gaining relationship points[]
The player can gain relationship points with characters through several ways. Relationship increases through various social interactions:
- Chatting. This can be done once per day.
- Gifting. Gifting favorite or preferred items earns more points. This can be done once per day.
- Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with a character.
- Sparring with a character.
- Playing and dating. The player can play with or date a character once per calendar week once they reach a particular relationship level with that character.
- Hosting parties.
- Completing missions either given by or related to the character.
- Ginger enjoys stories of the player's adventures, especially since she can't go outside often. The player can interact with her after certain missions to gain relationship points with her.
- Completing commissions a character posts on the Commission Board.
- Displaying relics in the yard. When a relic is placed outside in the player's workshop, there is a chance that one or more characters will view it each day. Each time a character views a relic, the player gains a 20-40 relationship points with that character.
Losing relationship points[]
In contrast to gaining points, the player can also lose relationship points. Points do not decrease over time and will only decrease if the player performs an unfavorable action, such as:
- Gifting disliked or hated items.
- Sparring with a character repeatedly can lose relationship points, depending on the character. Aadit dislikes sparring altogether and will lose points in all three matches.
- Failing to appear to a play or date can result in a drastic loss of points (approximately -30 points [ verify ]).
- If the playdate or date is cancelled due to the current bug where accepting a new mission will cancel a planned playdate/date, then there is no relationship point loss.
- Jealousy:
- If the player is dating a character or multiple characters, getting caught dating another character will result in a drastic loss of points for both the date and the character who caught them.
- Getting caught hugging or kissing another character
- After the jealously, failing to give an Apology Bear within a week will end the romantic relationship and drops the relationship level down to a certain level
- Giving a Withered Branch
- Divorcing (using the Broken Mirror)
- Failing a commission, whether through forfeit or not meeting the deadline, can result in an extreme loss of points.
- Using the Triple Barrel Snakebite or the Red Hawk only for the first time will result in a loss for Lee and Nora.
Gifting[]
- Main article: Gifting
Gifting allows the player to receive relationship points, or decrease it if the character dislikes or hates an item. Gifting during holidays or birthdays are double or triple the amount of relationship points gained or lost, respectively.
Exempt characters[]
Exempt characters are characters who cannot gain or lose any relationship points through any means, including chatting. These characters do not show up on the social interface. Characters not met by the player through the course of the game are excluded from this list.
| Social | |
|---|---|
| Mechanics | Relationship • Romance • Marriage • Parenthood |
| Social interactions | Gifting • Party • Play and Date • Rock, Paper, Scissors • Sparring |