Wallet, Guests & Saves
There are two ways to play Sproutville: connect a Solana wallet for a saved account, or hop in as a Guest. This page explains the difference and how your progress is (or isn’t) saved.
Playing with a wallet
Section titled “Playing with a wallet”On your first visit you can connect a Solana wallet, choose a name (max 8 characters, must be globally unique), and pick a character. After that, returning players with the same wallet skip straight back in.
A few important honesty notes about the wallet connection:
- It runs on Solana mainnet.
- Sign-in uses Sign-In-With-Solana, which is connect-only. It proves the wallet is yours so we can load your save. It never moves, spends, or transfers any tokens.
- There are no rewards or payouts today. Connecting a wallet just unlocks cloud saves.
What a wallet account gives you
Section titled “What a wallet account gives you”With a wallet account, your progress is saved to the cloud (our server). That means:
- Cloud saves — your gold, skill levels, crops, and crafted decorations are stored server-side.
- Cross-device sync — sign in with the same wallet on another device and your save follows you. When local and server saves differ, the newer one wins.
Playing as a Guest
Section titled “Playing as a Guest”Prefer to try the game without a wallet? Guest mode lets you choose a name (max 8 characters — and it does not need to be unique) and a character, then jump straight in with no wallet at all.
The trade-off is that nothing is saved:
- Guest progress lives only in this browser session.
- A Guest starts fresh every visit — your previous run is gone.
- Your save is lost if you clear your browser or switch to another device.
- Guest names are not unique, so two Guests can share the same name.
Wallet vs Guest at a glance
Section titled “Wallet vs Guest at a glance”| Wallet account | Guest | |
|---|---|---|
| Wallet required | Yes (Solana) | No |
| Name | Max 8 chars, globally unique | Max 8 chars, not unique |
| Progress saved | Yes — to the cloud | No — fresh each visit |
| Cross-device sync | Yes | No |
| Survives clearing browser | Yes | No |
Which should I pick?
Section titled “Which should I pick?”If you want your farm, gold, and levels to stick around, connect a wallet. If you just want to look around for a few minutes, Guest mode is perfect — just know you’ll start over next time.
Ready to jump in? See the Quick Start. Curious about the token? Read about $SPROUT.