Disney Dreamlight Valley is a magical nostalgia trip, and with each update comes a special chance to interact with the faces that graced your childhood favorites. Your adventures will take you across the quirky and sprawling open world of Dreamlight Valley as you bring its inhabitants home, banish Night Thorns, and help the villagers gain back their memories.

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The Missions in Uncharted Space update brought not only the Toy Story Realm to the Valley, but a curious little alien fellow by the name of Stitch. If you're wondering how to unlock him, this guide is here to walk you through it.

Disney Dreamlight Valley is in early access, so the information in this guide is liable to change.

First Quest: The Mystery Of The Stolen Socks

If you want to unlock Stitch, you won't be using one of the doors in the Enchanted Castle like you did to get Elsa or Anna. However, there are some prerequisites before you can bring Stitch to Dreamlight Valley:

• Unlock all biomes (especially Dazzle Beach and Forest of Valor)
• Level up your friendship with Stitch

Once you have met the above criteria (and have the latest version of the game installed on your device), start the Mystery of the Stolen Socks quest by searching for a slimy, chewed-up sock on the shores of Dazzle Beach.

It can spawn anywhere, but for us, it was on the small island just in front of Skull Rock, nearby the boat on which you set sail with Moana.

Pick it up, and you will trigger the start of the quest. Bring the stolen sock back to its rightful owner – the hotheaded Donald Duck – at his houseboat. He will then ask you to help him crush all the rubbish he has lying, and in doing so you'll discover a curious item. The item will spring to life when Donald holds the sock against it, confirming that the DNA of the saliva coating the sock matches that of the device owner.

That's the end of the first quest. You'll have to wait five real-time days before you can find the next clue in the puzzle to bring Stitch back to the Valley.

Second Quest: The Sock-Stealing Space Alien Strikes Again!

After five regular days, load back into the game and head to Peaceful Meadow. Once again, you'll be on the lookout for a sparkling visual cue to alert you to the presence of yet another pre-masticated, grotty little sock. It can spawn anywhere in the Meadow, and for us, it was found just behind Merlin's hut.

Pick it up, and you'll discover the letter "G" embroidered on it. Yep, this sorry excuse for a chew toy belongs to Goofy, so use your map to find him in the Valley and hand over the sock.

Goofy's house is in a similar state of disarray to poor Donald's, so you'll once again have to dispose of some trash before you come across another clue: some strange blue fur.

Take the fur back to Donald, and he will use his strange new device to confirm that the blue fur and sock saliva come from the same place. You'll have to wait five more days before you can start the next quest: Built To Destroy.

Third Quest: Built To Destroy

Five days after you complete Goofy's sock quest, you'll come across another grimy sock in the dense greenery of the Forest of Valor. You have cause to believe this one belongs to either Kristoff, Merlin, or Mickey, and after a chat with Kristoff he tells you that he has seen a similar pair hanging on the clothesline outside Merlin's library.

Take the sock over to Merlin, clear out the piles of trash littering the Dreamlight Library, and you'll find your last clue: a Mysterious Claw.

Take it to Donald for further analysis; after scanning it with his strange alien device, it turns out to be a homing beacon. Place it on the islet in front of Skull Rock, and watch a short cutscene play out as Stitch makes a suitably loud arrival to Dreamlight Valley.

You'll next have to construct a home for him on the beach to make up for crashing his ship, which will sweeten him up considerably. This will set you back 10,000 Star Coins, but you'll get Stitch's Sock Stash for your troubles.

Now, you'll be able to build your friendship and go on his quests!

Stitch Friendship Rewards

Just like the rest of your fairytale neighbors, Stitch has 10 tiers of friendship to work through by means of friendship quests. You can build friendship by completing quests, bringing him his favorite gifts of the day, or by hanging out with him and carrying out skilled activities like fishing, mining, or gardening.

Here's an at-a-glance look at all the rewards you can earn from improving your friendship with Stitch:

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