Become a farmer who looks after his friends and neighbors using a beautiful land on Hay Day.
The land you inherit from your uncle, and it is a rundown farm with a house, a silo and a barn. The trees change color and type according to the season in the Northern hemisphere. Your land is filled with trees, bogs and rocks; but there is enough space for you to grow before you need to clear up more land for your farm. To get rid of a small tree, you need a hatchet. You need a saw to cut down the bigger trees. Blow up rocks with a stick of dynamite and a shovel to remove the bog in the farm.
Your guide on Hay Day is Mr. Wicker, a scarecrow who is helpful in telling you what is next to do on the farm. The first few steps are compulsory, as the game will only react when you follow Mr. Wicker's instructions. After you finish feeding the chickens, you can actively ignore his request to speed up the chickens. You do not have to spend the diamonds if you do not want to: simply let the chickens eat the feed before laying eggs.
Ignoring Mr. Wicker's suggestion to speed up your chicken laying eggs will save you some diamonds. You use gold coins to buy buildings and animals, but the diamonds are to help speed up processes or to buy upgrading tools. You earn gold coins when you fulfill orders from the board, and you gain diamonds on specific tasks or achievements. Diamonds are harder to come by, and they will make the game easier when you need it.
Once you know the basic planting and harvesting, your neighbor Greg walks in to introduce himself. Visit Greg to check out his store to bag some items for your farm. After that, you focus on earning gold coins and getting experience points. Your experience points contribute to your level in the game, and every level will open up new possibilities such as extra fields and perks. Find your friends by linking the account with your social media, and the game will save your progress automatically.
Your level bar is on the top center, while your currencies are on the top right corner. At the bottom left, the picture of a vintage till will show you the list of things you can buy and the cost. Farming fields are free, but you have a maximum amount per level, so it is important to check after every level up. At the start, you can buy the maximum of 6 chickens for your chicken coop. Then you can buy 5 cows for your cow pasture. To own the animals, you need to buy the pastures and pens to house them in.
Access the settings window via the gear icon on the top left corner. Here, you can access help and support or switch the music or sounds on or off. You can also change the farm’s name or the language in the game. The advanced settings allow you to enable extra playing options, such as neighborhood chats or disabling events. You can also turn off the double tap confirmation here, if you are not worried about spending diamonds unintentionally.