Sakura Idle — free online Open Source game
Grow one ancient cherry tree from a winter bud to the Everblossom.
Sakura Idle is a free online idle game about one ancient cherry tree, drawn in real-time 3D with an anime cel-shaded look. Shake the tree to loosen petals, hire spirits to gather them, buy upgrades and carry the tree through six bloom stages, then start a new season to grow stronger. Dawn, day, dusk and night pass over the pond and the shrine, and live events like petal storms and a full moon change the pace. Everything, from the bark to the music, is generated in code. Sakura Idle is open-source software by danmana; play it in your browser with no download and no sign-up.
Open-source credits
Sakura Idle is an open-source game made by its authors on GitHub, not by this site. We host a copy under its original license; the copyright stays with the authors of the GitHub repository below.
- Copyright
- © the authors of danmana/sakura-idle on GitHub
- Source code
- github.com/danmana/sakura-idle
- License
- MIT
- Hosted version
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Bug reports, feature requests and the full source code belong to the upstream repository.
Quick start
- Press start and click the tree to shake petals loose.
- Spend petals on Tenders, spirits that gather petals for you.
- Buy upgrades and watch the tree move through its bloom stages.
How to play Sakura Idle
- Petals are the main currency. Shaking the tree earns them by hand; Tenders earn them automatically.
- There are ten Tenders, and owning enough of one unlocks milestone multipliers for it.
- Upgrades boost your clicks, your Tenders and the tree itself, carrying it through six bloom stages.
- Starting a new Season resets the tree in exchange for permanent bonuses on a radial Constellation.
- Live events such as a Petal Storm, a Full Moon or a Golden Petal you can catch give short boosts, and progress continues while you are away.
Controls
- Shake the tree: click it or press Space.
- Buy Tenders: keys 1 to 9.
- Panels: Tab cycles through them, Esc closes them.
Frequently asked questions
Who made Sakura Idle?
Sakura Idle is an open-source game by the authors of the GitHub repository danmana/sakura-idle (github.com/danmana/sakura-idle), released under the MIT license. This site hosts a copy of it under that license and does not own it; bug reports and the full source code belong to the original repository.
Is Sakura Idle free?
Yes. Sakura Idle is free to play in your browser, with no download, no account and no purchases.
Is my progress saved?
Your progress is saved in your browser on this device, so you can close the page and come back later. Clearing this site's data deletes it. If you sign in, cloud saves can keep a copy of it on your account.
Why does my computer get warm?
Sakura Idle draws its whole scene in real-time 3D, which is demanding on the graphics card. If it runs slowly, close other tabs or play on a device with a stronger graphics chip.