Starsand Island

Solid crafting gameplay, presentation, and controls. Great graphics and soundtrack. Relaxing.

สนุก เพลินดี มีอะไรให้ทำเยอะแยะไปหมดไม่น่าเบื่อ เล่นแก้เบื่อได้ดีเลยแหละ

Love love LOVE this game! so cozy and so much fun! Helped me get out of my gaming rut!

I’ve been playing this game for a while now, and I really enjoy it. Since it’s in Early Access, I’ve personally noticed some issues that I’d like to share in this review. Setting aside the game’s overall performance issues, I’ve noticed that most of the bugs occur in Build mode. - In build mode, when trying to decorate the house, it’s impossible to place objects, even if there’s space and nothing blocking the placement. - Sometimes I can’t zoom in or out anymore, it’s very strange. - This particular issue is very frustrating: the “Chinese Courtyard Corner Wall” doesn’t automatically snap into place with the “Chinese Courtyard Wall” the way the “Chinese Courtyard Wall” does with the “Chinese Moon Gate.” This is just my opinion, but for a life sim, I was pretty surprised not to see any bathrooms anywhere, and the few bathroom items—like the shower and bathtub—are just non-functional decorations. I understand that the game wants to focus on other areas like culture and exploration, but it’s still a shame. I’d like my character to be able to take a bath or a shower, we can wear makeup but not bath at home !? I really love all the Chinese items and decorations, so I’d love to see more content in future updates, maybe even a traditional Chinese bathtub, if possible.

The game is really good, cute, and fun. There are lots of things to do, and the individual level system is enjoyable—you don’t feel pressured to do everything all at once. Unfortunately, nothing is perfect, and there’s a lack of attention to the Portuguese-speaking community. It’s the only language not available, not even in subtitles, and I feel neglected by the developers, as if my money and participation in the community don’t matter. Please, pay attention to Brazilian and Portuguese players (I’m fluent in English, but not everyone is, and nobody should be forced to be). Other than that, the game is amazing, and I believe that with the care they show to players, Portuguese will soon be implemented!

Honestly, if you like games like Stardew Valley, Fields of Mistria, and Animal Crossing, you'll absolutely love this game. I genuinely give it 5 out of 5 stars because it's so early in development, but the only complaint I have is the lack of diverse hairstyles for women. They don't have anything like braids or even curly hair to be honest, so it's not very inclusive towards people of other races (I'm specifically referencing black people). Also it has the Genshin Impact artstyle and problem where none of the characters are dark skinned (at least that I've met so far). But overall the game is super fun, and you can make your character whatever skin color you like. Other than that, all aspects of the game are super fun. The farming is simple, the teleporter and forest mechanics take a minute to get used to, but overall everything is generally pretty cool. Also, I never saw all the B.S. that was "promised" and not put into the game. I personally don't care about romance, and if you don't either, you should give it a try. Roommates are still a thing in the game, so it's not a huge deal.. I can't say anything about the community or the devs and everything, that's out of my range because I'm only involved with the game itself. I don't like getting into fandoms and if you think the fandom is an issue then just leave it. I'm a cozy game enjoyer (over 700 hours on Stardew Valley and 1k+ on Animal Crossing) and a former GI player (AR 56, quit 2023). And if you like those games? Then you should try this one, in my opinion. The graphics are absolutely beautiful and despite the game not having amazing organization, there's always room for improvement and it's not that difficult to navigate.

❌ 2/5 Sterne – Tolles Grundspiel, aber der Multiplayer ist eine Enttäuschung An sich ist das Spiel wirklich süß und bietet viele tolle Features. Wer jedoch hofft, hier ein vollwertiges Koop-Erlebnis zu bekommen, wird bitter enttäuscht. Der Multiplayer-Modus wirkt absolut unausgereift. Die größten Kritikpunkte: - Kein gemeinsamer Quest-Fortschritt: Man kann Quests nicht zusammen erledigen. Jeder Spieler muss die Aufgaben auf dem Spielstand stur für sich alleine abarbeiten. - Nerviger Zonen-Zwang: Möchte ein Spieler in den Wald gehen, um Erze zu farmen, müssen alle Spieler den Bereich wechseln. Unabhängiges Erkunden ist unmöglich. - Kaum echtes Zusammenspiel: Das gemeinsame Spielen beschränkt sich im Grunde nur auf das parallele Sammeln von Ressourcen. Fazit: Das System erinnert leider an das stark kritisierte Multiplayer-Konzept von Animal Crossing. Ein Koop-Modus sollte es erlauben, Fortschritte und Quests auf einem gemeinsamen Spielstand zu teilen. In diesem Zustand zieht der Multiplayer das ansonsten gute Spiel extrem herunter – so hätte man ihn sich auch komplett sparen können.