Sand Sculpture
A permanent hobby added in the July 9 update. Craft a base, then play a timing minigame to shape it into a sculpture. Mechanically it is Snow Sculpting with sand — if you played Winter Frost Season, you already know it.
How to unlock
Cost: 100 Wishing Stars — Azure, Central Square
- Talk to Azure in Central Square and buy the Sand Sculpture Hobby for 100 Wishing Stars
- Open your inventory and learn the recipe — this permanently unlocks the hobby
- You can now craft the Sand Sculpture Base at the Workbench
Upgrades are bought from Azure with Sand Sculpting Upgrade Tickets at 50 Wishing Stars each.
Sand Sculpture Base recipe
The base is consumed on every attempt, whether the sculpture succeeds or fails. Craft a stack of them before you sit down to sculpt, or you will spend the session walking back to the Workbench.
The timing minigame
A marker slides back and forth across a timing bar. Press the action button while it is inside the yellow zone.
- The closer to the centre of the yellow zone you land, the better the result
- A perfectly timed press awards a Perfect bonus
- The marker speeds up as the session goes on
- Consecutive hits build a combo, which raises the odds of a higher-quality sculpture
- Miss too often and the sculpture fails outright, leaving a failed sand mound
All sculptures· Max level 5
Level 1
| Failed Sand Mound(What you get when the timing minigame fails) | — |
| Car | 140 sell price |
| Frog | 140 sell price |
| Hermit Crab | 150 sell price |
| Duck | 150 sell price |
| Bunny | 165 sell price |
| Lighthouse | 165 sell price |
Level 2
| Ship | 190 sell price |
| Bear | 190 sell price |
Level 3
| Seagull | 225 sell price |
| Whale | 225 sell price |
Level 4
| Polar Bear | 225 sell price |
| Mosai Statue | 225 sell price |
Level 5
| Cactus | 280 sell price |
| Muscle Cat | 280 sell price |
Tips
- Craft bases in bulk. Eight Stone and four Quality Timber each, and one is burned per attempt — a session of ten attempts needs 80 Stone and 40 Quality Timber.
- Stone and Quality Timber are both everyday gathering materials, so the real cost of this hobby is time, not currency.
- The marker accelerates through the session, so the early presses are the cheap ones. Do not get greedy chasing Perfect on the late, fast swings if you are close to a combo you want to keep.
Frequently asked questions
How do you unlock the Sand Sculpture hobby in Heartopia?
Buy it from Azure in Central Square for 100 Wishing Stars, then open your inventory and learn the recipe. It unlocks permanently and you can craft the Sand Sculpture Base at the Workbench afterwards.
What is the Sand Sculpture Base recipe?
Eight Stone and four Quality Timber, crafted at the Workbench. One base is consumed per sculpting attempt regardless of whether you succeed or fail.
How do you get a high-quality sand sculpture?
Land the moving marker as close to the centre of the yellow zone as you can. Perfect presses award a bonus and consecutive hits build a combo, which raises your chance of a better sculpture. The marker speeds up as the session goes on.
How many Sand Sculpture levels are there?
Five. Each level unlocks more sculpture recipes, ending with the Cactus and Muscle Cat at level 5. Upgrades cost 50 Wishing Stars per Sand Sculpting Upgrade Ticket.
Is Sand Sculpture the same as Snow Sculpting?
Mechanically, near enough. Sand Sculpture reuses the Snow Sculpting formula from Winter Frost Season with sand instead of snow, so the learning curve is minimal if you played that event. The difference is that Sand Sculpture is permanent, not seasonal.
Last updated: Jul 13, 2026
Sources:
- gamerant.com — Sand Sculpture Hobby Guide (July 2026)
- Official Heartopia maintenance notes, July 8–9 2026 (Steam news)
Sculpture prices are the sell values reported by Gamerant. The July 9 update also raised the warehouse cap, but no source states the exact old and new numbers, so that is deliberately not listed here.