Demo troubleshooting

Find the Next Step for a Demo Blocker

Choose the problem that best matches what you see. You will get a short check sequence and a link to the relevant guide. For issues without a verified in-game fix, the result explains what to preserve before contacting support.

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Your next checks

Choose a problem to see the safest next steps.
Official in-game building view with yellow plot boundaries, placement tiles, and PC build controls
For placement problems, compare your screen with the yellow plot boundary and grid. This PC capture shows Mouse 0 to build, R to rotate, and Esc to exit; use the prompts shown on your platform.

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If none of the steps match

Keep the save and write down the exact quest, item, workstation, and on-screen requirement. On PC, preserve Player.log before launching the game again. Do not delete the save or repeat a costly craft just to test an unsupported theory.

Verification notes
  1. Official Steam Demo page — content endpoint and save statement.
  2. Official game page — developer building screenshot.
  3. Publisher known-issues list — console tearing and the 1.007 fix group; partial-stack chest loss remains listed for Switch 1 and 2 while that patch is pending (checked October 8). The earlier Nintendo transfer warning is no longer listed as of September 29; removal alone does not prove a fix. Older Demo crafting and worker notes are not confirmed for the released build.

Detailed sources and platform limits for fishing, workers and performance are on the linked guides.