Adding friends in Heartopia is pretty simple once the social features are unlocked. The part that confuses new players is that you cannot use the full friends system right from the beginning. You first need to progress far enough to unlock the Friendship Journal.
After that, you can search for friends using their UID, send a friend request, accept requests from other players, and visit friends who are online. There are also ways to add players you meet while exploring. Here’s how the whole process works.
When Can You Add Friends in Heartopia?
You need to reach D.G. Member Level 4 before the Friendship Journal becomes available. This is the main friends menu in Heartopia, so if you are still early in the game and cannot find an Add Friend option, you probably haven’t unlocked it yet.
Keep progressing through the normal quests and early game activities until your D.G. Member Level increases. Once the Friendship Journal appears, you can start searching for other players and managing friend requests from there.
There is no need to search through every settings menu before that point. If the feature is still locked, a bit more game progress is what you need.
How to Find Your UID in Heartopia
The easiest way to add someone you already know is with their UID. This is the unique player ID Heartopia uses to find the correct account, especially when several players may have similar names.
Open your in-game Watch and go to your player profile. Your UID should be shown around your profile information. If the game gives you a copy button, use that instead of typing the number manually.
Send that UID to your friend, or ask them to send you theirs. Copying it directly is better because one wrong number can bring up the wrong result or no player at all.
How to Add Friends in Heartopia Using UID
Once the Friendship Journal is unlocked and you have your friend’s UID, adding them only takes a few steps.
- Open your Watch. Go to the Watch menu where Heartopia keeps several player and social features.
- Open the Friendship Journal. This is where your friend list, requests, and player search options are kept.
- Choose the Search option. Look for the magnifying glass or player search button inside the Friendship Journal.
- Enter your friend’s UID. Paste the exact UID if possible. Double-check it before searching if you typed it yourself.
- Open the matching player profile. Make sure the name and profile belong to the person you are trying to add.
- Send the friend request. Heartopia may require one Wishing Star when you send the request.
- Wait for your friend to accept it. They won’t appear as a full friend until the request has been accepted on their side.
That’s the main method I would use when adding someone you already know. Searching by UID removes a lot of guesswork compared with trying to find the same player somewhere in town.
How to Accept a Friend Request
Sending the request is only half of it. The other player still has to accept before you can use the normal friend options together.
Check the Friendship Journal and any incoming request or mailbox area shown by the game. Open the request, confirm that it came from the correct person, then accept it.
Once accepted, both players should appear in each other’s friend system. From there, you can check whether your friend is online and use the multiplayer options available through their profile.
If you sent the request but nothing seems to happen, ask your friend to check for an incoming request. It is easy to miss when someone is busy doing quests or exploring.
Can You Add Players You Meet in Heartopia?
Yes. You do not have to know someone’s UID if you meet them while playing.
When another player is nearby, open their player profile through their character or player icon. From there, look for the friend option and send them a request directly.
This works well when you meet someone during normal gameplay and want to keep playing with them later. UID search is still better when you’re trying to add a specific real-life friend because you don’t need to find each other in the same place first.
Either way, the other player still needs to accept your request.
Why Does Heartopia Charge a Wishing Star to Add Friends?
Heartopia uses a Wishing Star when you send a friend request. So if you find the correct player but cannot complete the request, check whether you have a Wishing Star available.
You can earn more through normal gameplay and activities. There is no need to start saving every Wishing Star just for friends, but keeping a few available can be useful if you plan to add several people.
The cost applies when sending the request, not every time you play with that friend. Once you are friends, you do not need to spend another Wishing Star each time you want to visit them.
How to Play With Friends in Heartopia
Adding someone and playing in the same town are two separate steps. This is where some players get confused. Your friend can already be on your Friendship Journal list while you are both standing in different town instances.
Open the Friendship Journal and find the friend you want to join. If they are currently online, look for the Visit option on their friend entry or profile. Use it to travel to the town where they are playing.
That is much easier than both players running around and hoping the game puts them into the same place.
If Visit is unavailable, check whether your friend is still online. Their current town may also be full, or another multiplayer condition may be stopping the visit at that moment.
What Can You Do With Friends in Heartopia?
Once you are together, Heartopia becomes much more social. You can spend time around the same town, visit each other’s areas, explore, fish, and take part in different activities while hanging out.
Not every activity needs another player, and Heartopia is still very playable alone. Multiplayer is more about sharing the experience rather than turning every task into a co-op mission.
You can work on your own goals and still meet up between them. That’s probably the nicest way to use the friends system, especially if you and your friend progress at different speeds.
Can PC and Mobile Players Play Heartopia Together?
Heartopia supports multiplayer between its current Windows PC, Android, and iOS versions. That means one player can be on a PC while their friend plays from a phone or tablet.
You still need to add each other normally through the Friendship Journal. Using different device types does not remove the UID, friend request, or multiplayer requirements.
It is also worth checking that both players are using current versions of the game. If one device has not received or installed the latest update yet, multiplayer features can sometimes behave differently.
Why Can’t I Add or Play With My Friend in Heartopia?
If the normal steps do not work, check the simple things first. Most friend problems come down to the social feature still being locked, a wrong UID, an unaccepted request, or one player not being available to visit.
Go through these checks:
- Make sure you have reached D.G. Member Level 4 and unlocked the Friendship Journal
- Copy the UID again and check that every number is correct
- Confirm that the friend request was accepted
- Check whether your friend is currently online
- Make sure both players are using the correct server region where required
- Check whether the friend’s town has room for another player
- Update Heartopia on both devices
- Use the Visit option instead of waiting to appear in the same town by chance
One useful test is to restart the game on both devices after accepting the request. You should not need to do this every time, but it can help if one player’s friend list has not refreshed properly.
If you can see each other as friends but Visit does not work, focus on the online status, server, and town session rather than adding each other again.
How to Prevent Friend and Multiplayer Problems
Once you have the friends system working, there is not much maintenance needed. Most problems can be avoided by keeping both game versions current and using the Friendship Journal instead of trying to manually find each other every time.
A few small things make it easier:
- Copy and paste UIDs instead of typing them
- Accept the friend request before trying to meet
- Keep Heartopia updated on both devices
- Use the same server region when needed
- Join through the Friendship Journal’s Visit option
- Keep a few Wishing Stars available for new friend requests
- Check that the destination town has space if Visit does not work
If something suddenly stops working after it was fine before, don’t remove and re-add your friend immediately. Check whether both players are online and running the same game version first.
Final Thoughts
To add friends in Heartopia, first reach D.G. Member Level 4 and unlock the Friendship Journal. Then exchange UIDs, search for the correct player, spend a Wishing Star to send the request, and have your friend accept it. Once you are connected, open the Friendship Journal and use Visit when your friend is online.
The key thing is remembering that adding someone and joining them are not the same step. If you are already friends but cannot play together, check the Visit option, online status, server region, and town availability before starting over.
If you’re having trouble, comment with one detail: can you add your friend successfully but can’t use Visit, or can you not find their UID at all?
