Pocket Hamlet: Word Villages

Type a single word, and a tiny world made just for that word is born.
Rivers flow, forests spread, houses go up and a village slowly grows. Pocket Hamlet is a relaxing village simulation: a little living diorama you can sit back and watch, then step into and explore as a cat.

■ How it works
• Type any word you like (or tap "Surprise me" to pick one)
• Watch the land take shape, trees sprout, and the first house and well appear
• When the village is finished, step down into it and walk around as a cat
• Save your favorite villages and share them with friends

■ A world generator powered by words
• "Spring breeze", "sleepy cat", a proverb, your pet's name... every word makes its own world
• The same word (with the same settings) always makes the same village, on any device, any time
• No two words grow the same hamlet, so there is always another world to discover

■ Watch your village grow
• Lakes gather, rivers stretch down from their source, and forests spread across the hills
• The village passes through three eras: Dawn, Growth and Steady. It may spread out, or sometimes fade away
• Morning turns to evening and night, and windows light up after dark
• Flocks of birds cross the sky by day and shooting stars by night; chimneys smoke in cold lands
• Change the speed from x0.5 to x20, pause at any time, or skip straight to the finished village
• The camera can zoom in on key moments, like the first house or a rare find (you can turn this off)

■ Walk around as a cat
• Use the on-screen stick to walk, and push it all the way to run
• Villagers come and go between houses and wells; rabbits, foxes and deer live in the woods, and sparrows hop in the grass
• They run if you get too close, so sneak up quietly
• Tap the mini map to open a map of the whole village
• A calm, cozy stroll through a world that came from your word

■ What you'll discover: rare finds
• Some worlds hide something unusual: a windmill, a cherry tree, an apple tree... 24 kinds in all
• Get close and some of them have a few words to share
• Every rare you find is recorded in your Collection
• Each village gets a rarity rating from one to five stars

■ Share your world
• Send a share code, and your friend opens the exact same village
• Or share an image of the whole village with its rarity rating
• Found a village with a rare? Pass it on

■ Full version (one-time in-app purchase)
• Choose the world settings yourself: climate, temperature, terrain, lakes and forest
• Up to 100 favorites (5 in the free version)
• Collection details: the first village each rare appeared in, the date, and a shortcut to visit it
• No "FREE" mark on shared images

■ Made for slow, relaxing play
• No ads
• No account needed. Your records stay on your device
• Graphics quality: Auto, Light, Standard or High, to suit your phone or tablet
• Available in English and Japanese

If you enjoy sandbox games, cozy simulations, tiny dioramas or simply watching something grow, give Pocket Hamlet a word and see what kind of village it becomes.