About halftimber
The 3D house building game halftimber gives you an empty grassy plot and a toolbar of walls, roofs, floors, furniture and trees, and lets you raise a village of half-timbered houses one piece at a time. When the outside looks right, you can head indoors and furnish every room.
It runs in two modes. Build mode is a free camera that you spin, pan and zoom with the mouse while you stack floors and turn props into place. Put down a spawn point and press E, and you drop into explore mode, where you walk the streets on foot, run, jump and click on things. Press E again to go back to building.
Your whole build packs into a world code you can copy from the menu, so you can send a town to a friend or paste in theirs and wander around it. Four example worlds, labeled A to D, show what a finished street can look like. You can play halftimber online here in a desktop browser, at your own pace.
How to Play halftimber
- Click or drag with the left mouse button to place pieces from the toolbar on the right.
- Drag with the right mouse button to rotate the camera, drag with the middle button to move it, and scroll the wheel to zoom.
- Use W and S to change the layer you're building on, R to rotate a prop, Space to switch the view mode and Ctrl+Z to undo.
- Place a spawn point, then press E to explore. Walk with W, A, S and D, hold Shift to run, press Space to jump and click to interact.
- Press E again to return to build mode.
- Open Copy/paste world code in the menu to save or share your build as a code.
What to Expect in halftimber
Expect a slow, hands-on builder. Houses go up layer by layer, so a two-story house with a proper timber frame and a pitched roof takes a little planning. The best moment comes when you drop a spawn point and walk through the door of something you made, at eye level, with the furniture where you left it.
It's a relaxed house building game, so it suits a quiet half hour of tinkering. The retro, low-detail 3D look fits the old-town subject, with red roofs, pale walls and dark timber beams.
Tips for halftimber
- Play halftimber free here and start by loading example worlds A to D, then take them apart to see how walls, floors and roofs fit together.
- Finish one floor before pressing W to move up a layer. Walls line up more easily on top of a complete story.
- Hide the UI from the menu when you want a clean view of your town.
- Copy your world code into a note before you press Reset world, so you can bring the build back later.
- Large towns can slow the browser version down. Close other tabs, and if it still lags, the downloadable desktop version may run more smoothly.
Who Made halftimber
halftimber was made by mattstark, who released it on itch.io. It's built in Unity. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the halftimber page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is halftimber free?
Yes. halftimber is free to play in your browser, with nothing to install and no account to make. Wait for the grassy plot to load, pick a piece from the toolbar and start building. If you want to keep a build, copy its world code before you close the tab so you can paste it back in later.
How do you play halftimber?
In build mode, click or drag with the left mouse button to place pieces, drag the right button to rotate the camera, drag the middle button to move it, and scroll to zoom. W and S change layers and R rotates props. Place a spawn point and press E to walk around with W, A, S and D, then press E again to go back to building.
What is the goal in halftimber?
You set your own goal. halftimber is about building rather than winning: you plan a street of half-timbered houses, fill the rooms with furniture, then walk through the result in explore mode. One cozy cottage or a whole village square: you decide how far to take it.
Who made halftimber?
halftimber was made by mattstark, who released it on itch.io, and it's built in Unity. FunClicker embeds the creator's own browser version so you can play it here, but we did not make the game. The credit link in the Who Made section goes to the original release.
Can I play halftimber on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works if you plug in a mouse, since building uses the left, right and middle buttons plus the scroll wheel, and a trackpad makes that awkward. Phones are a poor fit for the same reason, and explore mode needs W, A, S and D. A laptop or desktop with a three-button mouse is the comfortable way to play.
Is halftimber unblocked at school?
halftimber needs only a browser tab, with no download or plugin. Whether it opens on a school or library network depends on that network's filter, which we do not control. If it loads, it plays the same as anywhere else, though a big town may run slowly on an older school laptop.
How do I share a build in halftimber?
Open the menu and choose Copy/paste world code. That gives you a code for your whole build, which you can copy and send to a friend. They paste it back in through the same menu option to load your town, and you can paste their code in to walk around whatever they made.
Can you go inside the houses in halftimber?
Yes. You can furnish the rooms with props from the toolbar, and explore mode puts you at ground level with W, A, S and D to walk, Shift to run and Space to jump. Walk through the door of a house you built and you'll find the rooms the way you laid them out.
