Disney Dreamlight Valley is a cozy game with a relaxing vibe, but there's an absolutely shocking amount of things to do on any given day. Whether you're foraging for ingredients, planting and harvesting crops, or just cleaning up the pesky Night Thorns that pop on each day, you'll always have something to be attending to. If you'd like to automate some of that and make the most of your time in the valley, you'll need to build some ancient machines. Here's all of the ancient machines in Disney Dreamlight Valley and how they work.

How ancient machines work

Ancient machines are available as part of the A Rift in Time expansion, meaning you'll need to purchase that if you wish to make use of their efficiency. If you've already done so, though, you'll gain access to ancient machines as you progress through the main story of the expansion, eventually unlocking the ability to craft three unique types with two additional levels of improvement for each of them.

When you're ready to craft an ancient machine, head to any timebending table and navigate to the "Ancient Machines" tab to get started. You can only craft the base model of each ancient machine at first, so the upgrades will be greyed out. Once you build the base model, however, the next upgrade will become available to craft--provided you have enough materials to do so.