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Events, updates and guides from around the village

The Badge Book open in the Hedgehog Creek inventory on the Village page, with the Welcome to the Creek badge picked and one badge not earned yet
Update

v10.3: The Badge Book, Spike's Jobs and Secrets in the Creek

31st October 2026

Hedgehog Creek v10.3 is here! Collect badges in your very own Badge Book, help Mayor Spike with five little jobs, take a seat round the camp fire and go looking for the secrets hidden around the creek....

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Chai and ScreenCactus sitting on the wooden bench by the creek with Flint and Hazel beside them in the summer Village, Hazel asking same time tomorrow
Guide

Missing Club Penguin? Here's the Little World I've Been Building

28th October 2026

I used to rush home from school to log into Club Penguin with my friends. It closed in 2017, but that feeling never really left me. So I built my own cozy little world, free in your browser....

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Sneak Peek: Badges + more!

28th October 2026Unlock on Patreon
Mayor Spike in his purple outfit types, then says Welcome to Hedgehog Creek to NewHedgehog in an orange hoodie, beside the giant pumpkin in the autumn Village
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v10.2: A Warmer Welcome, Dress Your Hedgehog and WASD Walking

17th October 2026

Hedgehog Creek v10.2 is here! A new sign up lets you dress your hedgehog before you start, there is a tour from Mayor Spike and everyone can now walk with W A S D or the arrow keys....

Hazel's redesigned stall in Hedgehog Creek with pumpkins on wooden shelves and paper price tags, next to the new letter style confirm email
Update

v10.1: New Shops, Letters and Bigger Friends Lists

9th October 2026

Hedgehog Creek v10.1 is here! Every NPC shop has a new look, emails arrive like letters from the village and friends lists are bigger for everyone....

Spike, Flint, Chai, Hazel and ScreenCactus chatting on the sandy creek bank in the spring Village, with Spike saying it's such a nice day by the Creek
Guide

Where Did the Old Virtual Worlds Go?

7th October 2026

Club Penguin, Toontown, Moshi Monsters and the rest of the browser worlds many of us grew up with. Why they closed, what we still miss and where virtual worlds are in 2026....

Mayor Spike and ScreenCactus turn to face Professor Perry outside the green door of the new Professor Perry's Lab in autumn Hedgehog Creek
Update

v10: Perry's Lab, Hedgehogs Can Fly and Draughts

4th October 2026

Hedgehog Creek v10 is here! Visit Professor Perry's Lab, play Hedgehogs Can Fly, challenge friends to draughts and watch the village come alive....

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Hedgehog Creek v10 is coming! 🦔 🪂

30th September 2026Unlock on Patreon
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Introducing Professor Perry! 👨‍🔬

22nd March 2025Unlock on Patreon
Happy New Year - 2025
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Happy New Year - 2025

4th January 2025

Firstly, I wish everyone a Happy New Year!! A big thank you to everyone that has supported the site in 2024!...