Loftia Decorating and Furniture Guide

Loftia decorating happens on your own floating island, which links up with other players' islands to form a neighbourhood where you decorate, farm and craft in shared spaces. Decorating is playable in the October 2026 Steam Next Fest demo, which runs October 19 to October 26. The paid half of decoration lives in one place: the Backer Boutique, a cosmetic shop selling outfits, furniture, pet accessories and styles, and visual effects. Every item is cosmetic, none of it changes gameplay, and the developers state plainly that Loftia will not have gacha mechanics. The two residents to look for in Loftia City are Estella, whose official occupation is Furniture and Decoration Expert, and Linda, the Fashionista and Thrift Shop Owner.

• You get your own floating island and link it with others to form neighbourhoods, then decorate, farm and craft together.
• The demo feature list includes Decorating, Sharing, Farming, Salvaging resources, Adventures and Social, and progress carries into Early Access.
• Early Access opens on November 3, 2026 at 1pm EST, 2am on November 4 in Beijing time.

Official source: Loftia official homepage

Who to find in Loftia City for decoration

Two of the fifteen official residents own the decoration side, and the site publishes their job titles, so you can find them by role.

One caveat: no furniture questline is published. These roles are a map of who to talk to, not a chain of errands. The full roster is on our Loftia NPC and character list, and the Loftia City guide covers the demo district.

The housing model: island, neighbourhood, shared space

The official homepage describes it in one sentence: create your own floating island and link up with others to form neighbourhoods, then decorate, farm, craft and spend time in shared spaces that feel lived-in.

The demo calls the place your island belongs the Player Neighborhood, and the official reward list unlocks the Demo Banner on first entering it. Getting into a neighbourhood is part of the demo loop, not an Early Access feature.

Official source: Loftia official homepage — Share a Neighbourhood

What decorating looks like in the demo right now

The demo covers Loftia City and its opening main questline, and the official feature list names Decorating and Sharing alongside Farming, Salvaging, Adventures and Social.

Demo progress is not throwaway: gameplay progress and your character name carry over into Early Access, so a house you arrange during Next Fest week is a house you keep. The three-month window applies to the name, not the house: a name claimed in the demo is only held if you log in between November 3, 2026 and February 3, 2027, a demo rule rather than a launch rule. The demo also hands out furniture: its three Next Fest rewards are the first decorative items named in writing.

Two live problems matter when decorating with friends. The official known-issues page, updated October 21, 2026, reports crashes when a group travels to a player island while the team investigates group housing server assignment, plus background NPCs occasionally standing in the wrong place, even floating in mid-air.

Official source: Loftia News — Steam Next Fest Known Issues and Loftia Demo patch notes #1

Where paid decoration lives: the Backer Boutique

The Backer Boutique is a cosmetic shop where you can buy optional cosmetics such as outfits, furniture, pet accessories and styles, and visual effects. The shop carries cosmetic items only, and they will not affect gameplay. Loftia will not have gacha mechanics in its monetization.

Individual prices have not been announced. The game price has: buy-to-play at a US base price of $29.99, a limited-time 17% launch discount bringing it to $24.89, and regional pricing. There is no subscription, no planned paid expansion, and Early Access updates are free for everyone who owns the game.

The Community Pass is the second optional spend, and it is decoration-adjacent: it unlocks additional cosmetic rewards from World Projects, some free to all players and others requiring the pass. Once a World Project is finished, later players can still go back and unlock all pass rewards, because they do not expire. Both spends are covered in the Loftia Community Pass and Backer Boutique guide.

Official source: Loftia Early Access page — Backer Boutique and Community Pass

Communal building versus personal decoration

Your own furniture is a boutique purchase; community structures are World Projects, where players contribute to a shared build and unlock new resources, uncover hidden stories and open new islands. The demo's example was the community birthday party for Pebble. Early Access adds larger builds such as rebuilding the Loftia City Dome, with rewards split into a free track and a Community Pass track, and the pass track can carry a decoration reward. See the Loftia World Projects guide.

What arrives with Early Access on November 3, 2026

Early Access opens on November 3, 2026 at 1pm EST; everything below is announced for that date, not playable now.

Official source: Loftia Early Access — what is coming on November 3, 2026

What is still not published

Official concept art shows furniture sets with lamps, shelves, an armchair, a round table, a rug and a hammock, but no item names, counts or prices. Nothing published says whether a piece can be crafted in-game, whether Estella sells anything, or how many objects an island holds.

Photo sharing is separate from that list. The demo has a House Showcase, confirmed by a patch notes 1 bug fix, and players do post their houses, but the official site publishes no photo mode page, so treat it as a community practice. Our House Showcase and sharing your home guide agrees.

FAQ

Does Loftia have gacha mechanics? No. The official Early Access page states Loftia will not have gacha mechanics in its monetization, and that the premium model avoids predatory monetization tactics.

Does buying furniture give a gameplay advantage? No. The shop has cosmetic items only and will not affect gameplay. The FAQ says microtransactions are limited to cosmetics, and you pay once for all gameplay in Loftia.

Can I decorate during the demo, and does my home carry over? Yes. Decorating is on the official demo feature list, which runs October 19 to October 26, 2026. Progress and character name carry over, but a demo name is only held if you log in between November 3, 2026 and February 3, 2027.

Which NPC do I talk to about furniture in Loftia City? Estella, whose official occupation is Furniture and Decoration Expert. Linda is the Fashionista and Thrift Shop Owner and covers clothing. Both are on the official resident roster.

Is there a furniture catalogue? No. Concept art exists for furniture sets, and the demo names the Pebble Chair and Pebble Couch, but there is no item list, no slot count and no per-item price. Any list elsewhere is community-compiled.

Does the Community Pass include furniture? The pass unlocks additional cosmetic rewards from World Projects; the boutique is where furniture is sold outright. Which rewards it carries is unpublished. Published: once a World Project ends, later players can still unlock all pass rewards, because they never expire.

Related Guides

• Loftia House Showcase and Sharing Your Home — the social feature confirmed in writing, plus the patch that stopped it kicking you to login.
• Loftia Community Pass and Backer Boutique — what both optional spends cost, and why pass rewards never expire.
• Loftia NPC and Character List (All 15) — all fifteen official residents and occupations, including Estella and Linda.