FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time Maps & Locations Guide: Every Area Covered

Q: What are all fourteen Lives?

The combat Lives are Paladin, Mercenary, Hunter and Magician. The gathering Lives are Miner, Woodcutter, Angler and Farmer. The crafting Lives are Cook, Blacksmith, Carpenter, Tailor, Alchemist and Artist. Farmer and Artist are the two additions over the original Fantasy Life.

Q: Do I have to pick one Life and stay with it?

No. One character holds all fourteen and you swap at will without losing progress. Each Life stores its own rank, gear and challenge list, so the practical limit is your time rather than any commitment made at the start.

Q: How do I raise a Life rank past Fledgling?

Complete the Life Challenges listed for that Life and report them to its Life Master. There are ten ranks in each Life Licence beginning at Novice, and the challenge points are what move you between them.

Q: When does Ginormosia open up?

At the end of Chapter 1, when you leave Mysteria Island on the Bone Dragon. Ginormosia is the large continent with 15 regions, 15 towers and 20 shrines, and it holds most of the game's collectibles.

Q: Can you play with friends?

Yes. Online play supports up to four players, and there is a two player local mode where a second person joins the adventure as your travel companion. Splitting gathering and combat duties between two players speeds up the island rebuild considerably.

Complete FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time maps and locations guide. Every area with difficulty, rewards, progression order, and what to do in each zone.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

LEVEL-5 released FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time on May 21, 2025 after two delays from its original 2023 announcement. You move between a wrecked present day island and the same island as it stood a thousand years earlier, carrying materials and knowledge across the gap to rebuild it. Fourteen Lives split into four combat, four gathering and six crafting jobs, and one character can hold all of them at once.

FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time features distinct areas with increasing difficulty. This guide covers every major location in progression order: what to do, what to get, and when to move on. For the step-by-step path, see our walkthrough.

Area Progression Order

Order	Location	Difficulty	Key Rewards	Recommended Build
1	Mysteria Island	Chapter 1	First Life Licences, the island build plot, story access to Ginormosia	Mercenary
2	Ginormosia	Post Chapter 1 onward	Towers, shrines, Leafes, Legendary Recipes, field bosses	Mercenary
3	East Dryridge Desert	Early to mid Ginormosia	Haniwa Hamlet access, regional tower, desert gathering nodes	Paladin
4	Shroomhaven	Mid Ginormosia	Simian Settlement access, regional tower, shrine entrances	Paladin
5	Fangshore Isles	Mid to late Ginormosia	Tortortoise Town access, coastal fishing spots, regional tower	Paladin

Mysteria Island: Starting Area

Where the game opens, both in its ruined present state and as the thriving island of a thousand years earlier with the Capital of Mysteria at its centre. You leave it at the end of Chapter 1 aboard the Bone Dragon.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Chapter 1
Key Rewards	First Life Licences, the island build plot, story access to Ginormosia
Recommended Build	Mercenary
Key Equipment	Greatswords

What to Do Here

Learn the basics of Fourteen swappable Lives. This is where you practice without heavy punishment.
Collect starting resources and your first equipment upgrade.
Clear all main content before moving to Ginormosia.
If you're struggling, read our beginner's guide.

Ginormosia: Early Game

The large continent that opens after Chapter 1, made up of 15 regions each carrying its own tower. It holds the bulk of the 20 shrines, 75 Leafes and 16 Legendary Recipes.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Post Chapter 1 onward
Key Rewards	Towers, shrines, Leafes, Legendary Recipes, field bosses
Recommended Build	Mercenary
Key Equipment	Greatswords

What to Do Here

Focus on mastering Life ranks and Life Challenges. It's critical from this point on.
Farm for Greatswords if you don't have it yet.
Complete all objectives for maximum rewards.
Prepare for the difficulty spike in East Dryridge Desert.

East Dryridge Desert: Mid Game

One of the two Dryridge desert regions and home to the settlement of Haniwa Hamlet. Desert regions run hot and open, which makes the tower climb the first job on arrival.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Early to mid Ginormosia
Key Rewards	Haniwa Hamlet access, regional tower, desert gathering nodes
Recommended Build	Paladin
Key Equipment	Greatswords

What to Do Here

This is the main skill check. Bring an optimized build.
Swords becomes accessible here. Prioritize getting it.
Master Two era time travel for the boss encounters.
Check our boss guide if you get stuck.

Shroomhaven: Late Game

A fungal region built around Simian Settlement, with terrain and gathering nodes that differ sharply from the desert and plains regions either side of it.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Mid Ginormosia
Key Rewards	Simian Settlement access, regional tower, shrine entrances
Recommended Build	Paladin
Key Equipment	Swords

What to Do Here

Full build optimization is expected by this point.
Swords should be your primary, fully upgraded.
Ginormosia towers and shrines mastery starts mattering here.
Farm resources for the push into Fangshore Isles.

Fangshore Isles: Endgame

The coastal island chain holding Tortortoise Town, and the natural home for Angler work once your rod has been ranked up through a few Life ranks.

Attribute	Detail
Difficulty	Mid to late Ginormosia
Key Rewards	Tortortoise Town access, coastal fishing spots, regional tower
Recommended Build	Paladin
Key Equipment	Swords

What to Do Here

This is endgame. Best-in-slot gear and a perfected build are mandatory.
See our boss guide for endgame fight strategies.
The reward loop: clear content → upgrade → push harder content.
Experiment with Artist for variety once you've mastered the meta.

Exploration Tips

Clear areas in order: Mysteria Island → Ginormosia → East Dryridge Desert → Shroomhaven → Fangshore Isles. Skipping areas means missing resources you'll need later.
Check every corner: Hidden caches and secrets are often in non-obvious locations.
Match your equipment: Some areas favor different equipment types.
Read the walkthrough: Our walkthrough provides exact progression milestones for each area.
Don't rush: Clearing an area fully gives more resources than speedrunning two areas.

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