Want more Hearts in Sky: Children of the Light? Here are the official ways to get Hearts in 2026, including Friends, Spirits, Heart Pieces, Player Creations, and Heart gifting.
Hearts are one of the most useful currencies in Sky: Children of the Light. Whether you’re saving for a hairstyle, cape, mask, accessory, or another cosmetic, knowing how to earn Hearts efficiently can make your journey much easier.
But there is a lot of outdated information about Hearts online.
For example, you may still see old guides saying that you automatically receive a Heart after a Player Creation reaches a certain number of likes.
That is no longer how the system works.
So let’s go through the current Heart system using information from the official Thatgamecompany Sky Help Center.
❤️ What Are Hearts Used For in Sky?
Hearts are a form of in-game currency that can be used to unlock various rewards, including cosmetics and friendship-related items.
Unlike Candles, which you can collect by gathering Light, Hearts are much more closely connected to friendship and player interaction.
That makes Hearts a little different from simply farming regular currency.
1. ❤️ Receive Hearts From Your Friends
One of the most straightforward ways to get Hearts is to receive them from your friends.
Once you have the required friendship progression, a friend can spend 3 Candles to send you 1 Heart.
This is why having active friends in Sky can be extremely useful.
You can exchange Hearts with people you regularly play with rather than trying to obtain every Heart completely on your own.
How to receive a Heart
Your friend can:
- Open your friendship menu or Constellation.
- Select the Heart gifting option.
- Spend 3 Candles.
- Send the Heart to you.
There is an important daily limitation: a player can send one Heart and one Gift of Light per friend per day. The recipient must also accept the gift before another gift can be sent through the Constellation.
2. ✨ Collect Heart Pieces From Gifts of Light
Another official way to obtain Hearts is through Heart Pieces.
Your friends can send you Gifts of Light through the Constellation Menu. By collecting enough Heart Pieces, you can combine them to forge a Heart.
So don’t forget to check your friends’ Constellations.
Those small gifts of Light can eventually become a full Heart.
Tip: Make checking your Constellation part of your regular Sky routine.
3. 👻 Check Spirit Friendship Trees
Spirits can also provide Hearts through their Friendship Trees.
If you’re working toward a cosmetic and need Hearts, check the Spirits you’ve already unlocked and see whether a Heart is available somewhere in their Friendship Tree.
This is particularly useful for newer players who may not yet have a large friend network.
Instead of thinking only about:
“How many Hearts can my friends give me?”
also ask:
“Which Spirits have Hearts I haven’t claimed yet?”
4. 🕯️ Use Player Creations to Send Hearts
This is one of the most important changes to understand in the current system.
Sky’s Player Creations include things such as:
- Message Candles
- Message Boats
- Shared Spaces
- Shared Memories
- Other Player Creation features
When you like another player’s creation, you can use 3 Candles to send a Heart to its creator.
And here’s something especially useful:
You don’t have to already be friends with the creator.
The official Help Center says players can send a Heart to the creator of a Player Creation even when they aren’t already friends.
This gives players another way to interact with the wider Sky community.
⚠️ The Old “Likes = Heart” System Changed
If you’ve been playing Sky for a long time, you may remember the old Player Creation system.
Previously, creators could receive a Heart after their creation reached a certain number of likes.
That system changed in the April 10, 2024 update.
Now, receiving a certain number of likes does not automatically give the creator a Heart.
Instead, players can choose to spend 3 Candles to send a Heart directly to the creator after liking their creation.
So if you see an old YouTube video saying:
“Get 10/50/100 likes and receive a Heart”
be careful.
That information may be outdated.
5. 🏠 Message Shrines, Boats, Shared Spaces & Memories
Player Creations are much more than just messages.
Sky currently includes several ways for players to express themselves and interact with the community, including:
Message Shrines
Leave written messages for other players to discover.
Message Boats
Create messages that can float in the game’s waters.
Shared Spaces
Build creative spaces using available props.
Shared Memories
Record a short sequence of your Sky Kid’s movements for other players to discover.
These creations can receive likes, and the creator can receive Heart gifts from other players through the Player Creation system.
So if you enjoy creating things in Sky, don’t underestimate these social features.
They can be another way to connect with the community.
6. 🤝 How to Send a Heart to a Friend
Want to send a Heart to someone else?
According to the official Help Center, you need to meet several requirements.
Your:
- Sky account must be linked to an external platform
- Valley of Triumph must be unlocked
- Friendship must be at least 3 days old
- You must have spent some time together in-game
- Friendship must have progressed enough to unlock Tier 2
Once those requirements are met:
- Meet your friend in-game or open their Constellation star.
- Open their Friendship menu.
- Select Gift Heart.
- Spend 3 Candles.
- Your friend receives the Heart.
Remember that the Heart must be accepted before another Heart can be sent to that friend through the Constellation.
7. 🌟 Build Real Friendships
This might sound obvious, but it’s actually one of the best pieces of advice for Heart collectors:
Make friends you actually enjoy playing with.
Sky’s friendship system rewards interaction.
According to TGC, friendship can progress through several activities, including:
- Unlocking friendship abilities
- Sending Gifts of Light
- Gifting Hearts
- Gifting Season Passes
- Completing Eden together
So instead of treating every player as a potential Heart source, build genuine friendships.
You might start with:
“Can you send me a Heart?”
and eventually end up with:
“Want to run Sky together after reset?”
That’s where Sky becomes much more than a currency-collecting game.
⚠️ 8. Don’t Try to Exploit Heart Gifting
This is extremely important.
TGC has specifically introduced measures intended to prevent Heart and Candle gifting exploitation and discourage activities such as illicit Heart selling.
If you’re having trouble gifting Hearts to someone, TGC recommends spending time playing together in the same server rather than attempting to bypass the restriction.
So avoid:
- Heart-selling services
- Exploits
- Bots
- Suspicious third-party services
- Attempts to bypass gifting restrictions
If something sounds like:
“Unlimited Hearts — just give me your account!”
that’s a giant red flag.
❌ Don’t Buy or Sell Hearts
Another important point for Heart collectors:
Don’t treat Hearts like something that should be bought and sold between players.
TGC has stated that its anti-exploitation measures are intended to discourage individuals selling Hearts and other illicit activities.
If you want Hearts, the safest approach is to use the systems provided inside the game.
Play. Explore. Make friends. Share Light.
❤️ What Is the Best Way to Get Hearts?
There isn’t one single method that’s best for everyone.
For a newer player, I recommend combining several methods:
🌱 Beginner
Focus on:
- Unlocking Spirits
- Exploring the realms
- Building friendships
- Collecting Heart Pieces
- Checking your Constellation
☁️ Regular Player
Add:
- Daily friendship interactions
- Heart exchanges with trusted friends
- Player Creations
- Spirit Friendship Trees
❤️ Long-Term Player
Build a regular group of friends who actually play together.
The goal shouldn’t be:
“How can I get Hearts as fast as possible?”
Instead:
“How can I build a Sky routine that gives me Hearts while I’m enjoying the game?”
📋 Sky Hearts 2026 Quick Checklist
Save this list:
| Method | How it works |
|---|---|
| ❤️ Friends | Receive Hearts from friends |
| ✨ Heart Pieces | Collect Gifts of Light and forge Hearts |
| 👻 Spirits | Check Spirit Friendship Trees |
| 🕯️ Player Creations | Like a creation and use 3 Candles to send its creator a Heart |
| 🤝 Friendship | Build friendships and unlock gifting |
| 🌎 Exploration | Discover Spirits and social features throughout Sky |
The exact availability and requirements of features can change with future updates, so it’s worth checking TGC’s Help Center for the latest information.
❤️ Final Thoughts
If you’re trying to collect Hearts in Sky: Children of the Light, don’t think of them as just another currency.
Hearts are connected to one of the most important parts of Sky:
other people.
You can receive a Heart from a friend.
You can send one to someone you care about.
You can discover a stranger’s beautiful Shared Space and send them one.
You can find an interesting message from someone you’ve never met and support their creation.
And somewhere along the way…
you might make a friend.
That’s what makes Hearts special.
They’re more than currency.
They’re connection. ❤️
☁️ SkyWorldLight
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