Stardew Valley may’ve opened up the floodgates of stress-free farming video games, however 2023’s Moonstone Island has all the time been completely different. An eclectic mixture of alchemy, farming, creature gathering, and deckbuilding, the everyday life sim cornerstones that dominate Steam at present are simply the floor of what Studio Supersoft has to supply. There are such a lot of genres blended right here that, to be trustworthy, I’m not totally certain what to even name Moonstone Island. Fortunately although, you may make that distinction for your self with a giant new replace dropping at no cost.
Moonstone Island is a farming game life sim at coronary heart. Set throughout 100 procedurally generated islands, you first want to select a spot to settle. From right here you develop crops and brew potions, utilizing the pure assets to tame one of many many eccentric creatures internationally. A number of the spirits are wacky like in Earthbound (suppose a mug of tea or fishbowl with legs) whereas others channel their real-world counterparts like in Pokemon. These creatures might help you in card-based deckbuilding encounters, with loads of dungeons to discover.
That’s solely one-half of what makes Moonstone Island tick, although. Between the creature catching you possibly can befriend members of the group, take them out on dates, and even marry them. Alongside the presentation, that is probably the most Stardew Valley a part of Moonstone Island, as you interact with the characters round you in nearly precisely the identical manner.
Now that you simply’re aware of Moonstone Island, the brand new Festive replace comes with an terrible lot. The brand-new spirits are simply the tip of the creature-catching iceberg, as 4 new critters of the psychic, darkish, ice, and electrical varieties can be found. They arrive with three new season occasions, a brand new group chest in Rowan’s Store (it’s crammed with free goodies), and a brand new token of affection merchandise to assist these NPCs swoon over you.
You could be way more inventive too, because the furnishings placement system has been up to date to make sure that gadgets “sit extra snuggly towards partitions.” This revamped system additionally comes with a slew of additional decor the place leaves, fungi, and autumnal browns are the secret. There’s additionally a premium set of equipment out alongside the replace, and you’ll see the entire gadgets obtainable within the picture under.
Studio Supersoft has now up to date Moonstone Island with the free Pageant replace and Autumnal Equipment paid DLC, alongside extra updates deliberate all through 2025. You will discover the sport on Steam right here.
If Moonstone Island isn’t sufficient for you, there are loads extra games like Stardew Valley to get caught into. Alternatively, you possibly can simply lose hours to an array of relaxing games as a substitute.
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