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Pottery Nook

A cozy seaside pottery game

Help Olly the Otter run a little pottery studio by the sea. Cut the clay, shape it on the wheel, glaze it in seaside colors, fire it in the kiln and pack every order before the 5 pm van.

Coming soonto the App Store

A peek inside the studio

Every order is a little craft project. Take your time; Cozy mode means nobody waits.

  • The wheel station: Olly shapes a terracotta mug on the potter’s wheel to match a dashed guide, with the harbor through the studio window.
    Shape it on the wheel
  • The decorate station on a rainy day: a mug spins on the wheel as moss-green glaze fills its coat gauge.
    Glaze it, rain or shine
  • The kiln station: the little brick kiln says Open now! and Olly calls out that the kiln’s ready.
    Fire it in the kiln
  • The Pottery Book: pages of bowls and mugs in every glaze, with rewards for filling it.
    Fill the Pottery Book

How an order works

Orders come in from the seaside village: a bowl, a mug, a plant pot or a vase, in the glaze the customer asked for. Make it by hand, station by station.

Earn up to three stars on each piece, earn craft certificates for new shapes, and spend your coins on upgrades and decor for the studio.

  • Cut the clay

    Slice off just the right weight for the piece on the order.

  • Shape it on the wheel

    Center it, open it and pull the walls up to the guide.

  • Glaze and fire

    Give it an even coat, then open the kiln at just the right moment. Watch for a rare pearly kiln-magic finish.

  • Pack it up

    Pick the right box, wrap it well, and send it off on Pelly’s 5 pm van.

More ways to play

There’s always something new at the nook.

  • Daily commission

    Every day

    A special letter from a villager that pays double, with a gift.

  • Market Rush

    Once a week

    Bunting up, more orders and +50% pay for a busy day at the market.

  • Greenhouse shopfront

    While you’re away

    The tip jar fills while the studio is closed. Come back and collect it.

Made to be relaxing and fair

A game you pick up to unwind, so it plays by your rules.

  • Cozy mode

    No waiting customers, no canceled orders and no kiln cracks, for the same pay.

  • Videos are optional

    No pop-up ads, ever. A few bonuses can be earned with a short video if you choose to watch one.

  • Plays offline

    No account and no sign-in. Market Days work with no signal; only the streak card, the greenhouse tip jar and the videos need a connection.

  • iPhone and iPad

    Made for both, with achievements and leaderboards through Game Center.

The studio opens soon

Pottery Nook is free to play, with optional in-app purchases and optional reward videos. Olly is just firing the last batch.

Coming soonto the App Store

Made with love by Machette Labs.