[8][9] The game is laid out in the form of a RPG in which the player collects items, such as gold and armor, and gains levels to become more powerful.

[13] As the community of HabitRPG users grew, Renelle reached out to Siena Leslie and Vicky Hsu.

[citation needed] On July 31, 2015, the website and apps were renamed to Habitica, after the land where players' adventures take place.

The company name remained HabitRPG, Inc.[citation needed] In December 2022, the moderators left after a disagreement with the staff.

On August 8, 2023, Habitica removed the Tavern and guilds, which were their social spaces, forcing much of the community to instead use sites like Discord.

[citation needed] Community volunteers contribute to Habitica in various ways, such as by creating pixel art, translating text, creating music and sound effects, writing blog posts to promote Habitica, editing the wiki, resolving bugs, implementing new features, and answering new users' questions.