Bloom Haven saving, save slots and settings
Bloom Haven saves by itself after every move and every project, in the browser on the device you play on. The bottom bar says Saved on this device when it is done. There are three save slots, so up to three people can each grow their own garden on the same device.
How saving works
You never need to press a save button. The game saves:
- after every move on the board, so even a half-played puzzle is kept exactly as it was;
- after every finished puzzle and every leaf;
- after every project you build and every style you change;
- when you leave the board, and when you switch to another tab or app.
While it saves, the bottom bar shows Saving… for a moment. Next time you open the game, your garden and your running puzzle are right where you left them. On the garden screen the big button then says Continue puzzle.
The game also keeps a copy of your last good save. If the newest save ever cannot be read, the game uses that copy and says: "We recovered your last safe save. Some recent changes may need another try."
The three save slots
The Save slots screen opens each time you start the game. It shows Save slots above the game's name, and three cards: Save 1, Save 2 and Save 3.
| On the card | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Not played yet | An empty slot. Press New game to start a new garden |
| Puzzles cleared · 12 | How many puzzles this garden has finished |
| Last played | The date you last played in this slot |
| Continue | Open this garden |
| Delete | Remove this garden |
To get back to the slots while playing, open Pause and press Save slots.
How to delete a save
Press Delete on a card. The game asks Delete this save? Save 1 and tells you "Your other saves will stay safe." Press Delete again to remove it, or Cancel to keep it. A deleted garden cannot come back, so ask before you delete someone else's.
Save messages and what to do
| Message | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Saved on this device | All good | Nothing |
| Saving… | Saving right now | Wait a moment |
| "Saving is unavailable. Keep this tab open; progress may be lost when you leave." | The browser does not let the game save, for example in some private windows | Play in a normal browser window to keep your garden |
| "Another tab has newer progress. Reload to use it, or choose another save." | The same garden is open in two tabs | Press Reload save, or go to Save slots, and play in one tab only |
| "We recovered your last safe save. Some recent changes may need another try." | The newest save could not be read, so the last good one was used | Keep playing. Your last move or two may need doing again |
What clears your garden?
Your garden lives in this browser. The settings card says: "Progress stays in this browser. Clearing browser data removes it." So:
- clearing the browser's site data or history for the games site removes your saves;
- a different browser, or a different device, starts with an empty garden.
Every setting
Open Settings with the ⚙ button in the top bar, or from the pause card.
| Setting | Choices | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | A slider | How loud the game is overall |
| Music | A slider | How loud the music is. The music is one short, gentle tune made for the game |
| Sound | On or Off | Turns all sound on or off |
| Moving effects | Like my device, Calm or Full | How much moves on screen. Calm turns off the flying petals, sliding tiles, Lovely! pop-ups and swaying trees. Like my device follows your device's reduce-motion setting |
| Language | Nine languages | Changes all the words straight away. Your garden stays |
| Relaxed play | On or Off | "No move limits. The same garden rewards." See play at your own pace |
Under the rows are the button Fill the screen and a line about where your progress is kept. Your settings are kept in this browser too. If the browser cannot keep anything, that line warns you.
The music starts after your first tap or key press, because browsers only allow sound after you do something.
Languages
Bloom Haven can be played in English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Change the language in Settings, or with the language menu in the top bar. The game opens in the language the Contenta Games portal uses.
See also
- Controls: every button, and the pause card.
- FAQ: saving, devices and more.
- For grown-ups: the facts in one place.
- Back to the Bloom Haven guide, or play Bloom Haven.
