“I am the vine, ye are the branches… bringeth forth much fruit.” (John 15:5) — explore, build, grow, and discover Scripture!
🕊️ CreativeFly around & build with unlimited blocks
⛏️ SurvivalGather blocks, stay alive, no flying
WASD move • Mouse look • Space jump/fly up • Shift sprint / fly down
Left click dig / break • Right click build / place • walk up to glowing word-stones to collect them
C raise staff & call sheep • E use (doors) • Tab Blocks ↔ Furniture • M mode • V view (1st / 3rd / surround)
K Fruit of the Spirit • B Journal & missions • P pray (a comforting verse) • gifts: L Love J Joy G Kindness F Faith • R Rebuke a shadow
⛶ Full Screen
👤 Choose your shepherd's outfit
⚙️ Parent Settings — daily play limit (Sabbath Rest)
On iPad, for guaranteed full screen: Safari Share → Add to Home Screen, then open from the icon.
👤 Your Shepherd
Pick an outfit for your shepherd. You carry a staff, and the sheep will follow you as you walk — "my sheep hear my voice… and they follow me" (John 10:27). Press V in-game to switch between first-person and third-person views.
🎨 Mix your own colors
Just colors — no names or photos. Safe by design. (Press Back, then V to spin your shepherd in surround view.)
Robe
Trim
Skin
Head
Staff
Name
Your name floats above your shepherd in a private world. Pick from the list — no typing, for safety.
↩︎ Back to my earned outfit
✓ Done — Back
⚙️ Parent Settings — Healthy Play 🕊️
Set a daily play limit. When it's reached, the game gently winds down with a restful verse — teaching that rest is good and holy (Genesis 2:2–3). This is a soft, values-aligned layer; pair it with Microsoft Family Safety / Screen Time as the hard backstop.
Daily limit:
📧 Weekly parent report. A summary of play time, progress, and multiplayer activity — compiled on this device and sent from your own email app. Nothing is stored on our servers.
📧 Email report
📋 Copy
📊 Parent Dashboard (optional). Link this device to your online dashboard at vineblocks.com/dashboard to see play time, sessions, missions, and Scripture learned. Only anonymous numbers are sent — never a name or any personal info. First create a Family Code on the website, then enter it here.
🔗 Link device
Unlink
🔊 Sound: On
🔈 Reading voice: 🔊 Test
Tip: for a much nicer voice on iPad, download one in Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Voices (choose an “Enhanced” or “Premium” English voice), then pick it here.
Brightness: 55%
🌙 – darker
☀️ + brighter
✨ Extra depth (AO): On
Foggy Forest mood (the Valley of the Shadow):
🌿 Cozy
👨👩👧 Multiplayer — private worlds only. No chat, no names, no typing — ever. Players only see each other move and can send a few pre-approved emoji (👋 🙏 ❤️). A private code is required; there is no public/stranger world. Only share your code with families you personally know and trust.
🔒 Parents: tap to manage multiplayer
Parents only — please solve
Unlock
Not quite — try again.
➕ Create private world
Join
Turn off
🌍 The Commons (public, safe). A shared world anyone can join — for helping others, giving, and completing missions together. No chat, and here everyone builds only with Build Kits (whole approved structures) — so nothing inappropriate can ever be built. No private code needed.
🌍 Join the Commons
Multiplayer is off.
⚪ Not connected.
Recent multiplayer activity
No multiplayer activity yet.
📋 Copy safety report (to email yourself)
☁ Progress backup & sync. Move progress to another device, or recover it after a cache clear. No account — just a private code you keep (like the world code). Progress also backs up automatically once a code exists.
Backup is not set up yet.
☁ Back up now
📋 Copy code
↺ Restore
Offline copy (works even without the code):
⬇ Download backup file
⬆ Restore from file
+15 min today
Reset today's timer
Progress saves automatically — stopping never loses a build.
🗑️ Start a new garden (erase builds)
✓ Done — Back to Game
🕊️ Time to Rest
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." — Matthew 11:28
You've played your time for today — well done! Now go play outside, read a book, or say a prayer. Your garden will be waiting for you tomorrow. 🌳