Starsand
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Starsand Island
Developer Seed Sparkle Lab
Starsand Island (Chinese: 星砂岛) is a life simulation game developed and published by Seed Sparkle Lab. It is being developed for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It was released into Steam early access on 11 February 2026, with the 1.0 version launching on 18 August 2026. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
395 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
43
Mixed
134 positive · 175 negative
95% range 38–49%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 134 | 175 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 16 | 12 | 34 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,788 of 3,417 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
43% recommend · 127 yes, 167 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 294 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (5,504 of 7,188 positive).
Several reviewers criticize the developers for broken promises, paid DLC, and fake positive reviews. [1][2][3][4] A few players praise the frequent updates and responsive devs, while others feel the game lacks depth. [5][6][7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
Do I love it? No. Do I hate it? No. Will I probably enjoy mindlessly putzing away at it? Sure. Is it worth the price tag? ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Do not buy this at full price ever (at least not now in its current state). So why the positive review? Let me explain. There are def some positives here. The world is beautiful. The graphics are lovely and it runs relatively smoothly on the deck, with some little hiccups here …
- [14]
Okay but can we talk about those top reviews for a second? 😅 I genuinely don’t understand why there’s so much negativity up there. One of them honestly made me wonder if they even played the game, because… everything they said was just wrong? Like, did we play the same thing?? Anyway! Moving on from that little rant. I think this game is so cute. Is it on the same level as Stardew Valley or Coral Island for me …
- [1]
Don't be fooled, the reviews are astroturfed to hell. You can very much tell this game was designed by Chinese gacha/mmo businessmen telling ghost coders with no passion for these type of games to frankenstein everything cozy gamers would like into one game, slap some capybaras on it, and lie about romance features to get sales. This game's steam page looked COMPLETELY different on EA launch, with the main focus and …
- [11]
Don’t let the cozy art style fool you. Starsand Island is a corporate product masquerading as a small indie project. The developer Seed Sparkle Lab presents itself as a new, small team. However, documentation links them directly to the massive conglomerate Seasun/Kingsoft. They’ve rebranded multiple times specifically to distance themselves from their corporate parent and exploit the 'support indie devs' sentiment …
- [6]
At first glance, the game looks beautiful and promising. The world is visually appealing, the farming is relaxing, and there are a lot of different systems and activities available. It gives the impression of a rich and immersive life sim. But the longer you play, the more it starts to feel like the game is as wide as the ocean, but as deep as a puddle. There are many features on the surface, but very little depth …
Summarised from 34 of the 382 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
43% of the 294 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Starsand Island. The complaint that keeps coming up: undisclosed AI use and corporate backing. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The PC, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 versions of Starsand Island all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 44% of critics. Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 395 · most liked firstDon't be fooled, the reviews are astroturfed to hell. You can very much tell this game was designed by Chinese gacha/mmo businessmen telling ghost coders with no passion for these type of games to frankenstein everything cozy gamers would like into one game, slap some capybaras on it, and lie about romance features to get sales. This game's steam page looked COMPLETELY different on EA launch, with the main focus and promise being dynamic mechanics for relationships where villagers would…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →undisclosed ai, tencent backing. not an indie studio. kickstarter was a success, scammed tons of people who STILL haven't gotten their keys. the day 1 dlc is $20 for a recolored $100 kickstarter tier outfit. idk. just not a good look. if you don't mind that, then i can say i also dont care for the gameplay. sure it sucks you in right away, but the market for farming life sims is SOOO busy. the one thing it really offers that's different from most is the progression system you have to do…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth the price Edit: I heard my review rambled so I'm trying to edit it down. My thoughts wander sometimes, so please bear with me. I would like to put this up here, as people think I'm review bombing. I was a tester for the game. I played 68.9 hours on the alpha and beta test phase and alpha was 75% better than beta, and the devs behavior made me decide not to play EA so I don't comment on EA game play. I do feel that when I played beta test phase there was nothing new to experience, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s understandable for the game to feel unfinished during Early Access. What’s disappointing is that even the full release feels just as incomplete, since there’s barely anything meaningfully new. them emphasizing that they’re a "small indie developer" to gain goodwill from the playerbase is just pathetic. Being a "small indie studio" is not an excuse for releasing an unfinished mess of a game. The trademark "Starsand Island" is registered to Zhuhai Kingsoft Digital Network Technology Co.,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely really like this game and will probably play more, but I'm already past the refund window. I do NOT recommend it. Devs are checking off every box for suspicious behavior, including but not limited to: - posing as indie but having huge corporate backing - banning everyone with concerns in their Discord - anti cheat in a single player game, undisclosed - botted positive reviews - huge day one price tag for an "indie" - day one dlc - dishonesty with Kickstarter backers You can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do I love it? No. Do I hate it? No. Will I probably enjoy mindlessly putzing away at it? Sure. Is it worth the price tag? ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Do not buy this at full price ever (at least not now in its current state). So why the positive review? Let me explain. There are def some positives here. The world is beautiful. The graphics are lovely and it runs relatively smoothly on the deck, with some little hiccups here and there. I’m enjoying the gameplay and characters. From what I’ve gathered so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don’t let the cozy art style fool you. Starsand Island is a corporate product masquerading as a small indie project. The developer Seed Sparkle Lab presents itself as a new, small team. However, documentation links them directly to the massive conglomerate Seasun/Kingsoft. They’ve rebranded multiple times specifically to distance themselves from their corporate parent and exploit the 'support indie devs' sentiment on Steam. On launch day, the game was flooded with hundreds of suspicious, AI…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've waited to make my review because I saw a lot of potential in Starsand Island. Unfortunately, there's no coming back from how the developers have handled things. The game is riddled with AI, the discord community is toxic, the developers lied about being a small studio and paid for fake positive reviews upon early access release. The list just keeps going. The graphics are cute, yes. But that's all you're going to get for the completely unreasonable price of $40. There's an issue with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is coming from someone who hasn't played for quite some time. I stopped when I started losing interest due to a huge number of worrying and really gross and suspicious things surrounding this game kept piling on, but here I am today, just as disappointed as before. Idk man I got this game for free technically as a dear friend bought it for me months ago during EA. We honestly both enjoyed a whole lot about the game - the visuals are absolutely adorable, it's a typical laid back and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IF YOU ARE ANTI-AI DO NOT GET THIS GAME. I originally started playing this game because one of my fav youtubers recommended it, plus at the time there was a huge steam summer sale happening. Before knowing about the use of generative ai during the development of this game I would have probably recommended getting this game after the full release. Personally I love grindy games, and always working towards a goal (which this game has). The movement and actions are fluid, and the amount of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally, a Farming/Life Sim game that lets you save whenever you want instead of locking it behind sleeping for the day! 11/10 - No way I'm uninstalling this masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In an interview the devs were asked about plans to add DLC. They explicitlly said they would add free DLC. They've also explicitly said multiple times that they wouldn't add microtransactions to the game. On day 1 they released a paid DLC, but I could forgive them since it was part of the deluxe bundle. I saw that as an exception. But now 2 weeks later they released a paid DLC. Before the game has launched the devs have been caught lying several times, and it appears they are still lying. They…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No. I got this game specifically to play with other people, but the multiplayer implementation is honestly one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Multiplayer is locked behind hours of single-player gameplay, so you can’t play together from the start. And to make things worse, progress is only awarded to the host. If you join someone else’s game, your own progression doesn’t carry over. I genuinely don’t understand why multiplayer was designed this way, especially after various multiplayer…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I definitely can't recommend this game anymore... undisclosed gen AI use after promising no AI use and the addition of an AI modding tool has soured me on this game. prior to becoming aware of this I would have said the game is a fine, but ultimately not exciting farming sim that has some things I like and some things I don't... but was a playable enough experience that I was planning to try for all of the achievements whenever I felt like spending the several minutes it took to load the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first glance, the game looks beautiful and promising. The world is visually appealing, the farming is relaxing, and there are a lot of different systems and activities available. It gives the impression of a rich and immersive life sim. But the longer you play, the more it starts to feel like the game is as wide as the ocean, but as deep as a puddle. There are many features on the surface, but very little depth behind them. Progression becomes repetitive, and there isn’t enough substance…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starsand is one of those rare cases for me where the game actually lived up to my excitement level going into it. So often I’ll get hyped for an upcoming game, only to be disappointed by the product when it comes out. But Starsand is absolutely amazing so far. I’m loving it. It’s by no means perfect or flawless, but no early access game is. But to be totally honest, I haven’t really experienced many bugs or issues so far. This is absolutely not true for everyone, and I’ve watched/read several…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, very cozy. Great house building. characters are a little flat and you should definitely make it possible to marry older people! as a 34 year old lady, I don't wanna marry an 18 yearold kid who lives with their mom
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of false advertising, the relationships and story are almost nonexistent. It's mostly a chore simulator. There's been a lot of smoke and mirrors, and avoidance from the team, so I highly recommend not getting it in EA. They've been breaking trust and their word since the KS, so I would urge those considering the game to wait until full-release to see if they actually make the game that they're saying they will.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →despite a lot of the drama and unmet promises of the game, I still loved it and bought it. but i cant rec this to anyone. they promised no paid content, while there are multiple paid DLCs already. the dating they added is a joke. there is almost no romance at all in this game, all you really do is farm the same interactions everyday for what? a dating scene? no in game interactions, none of the lovers have any life put into their interactions. the game becomes bare bones late game, where…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m extremely disappointed that Youfang was removed as a romance option right before 1.0. He was presented alongside the other bachelors throughout the Kickstarter/Early Access period, was treated as a romanceable Bond character in the game, and even had romantic content. As someone who has supported Starsand Island since Kickstarter, I feel genuinely deceived. I supported this game with the expectation their own marketing created, only for Youfang to suddenly no longer be a bachelor at the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is mid. While the world is beautiful and the design options seem unlimited, the characters are dull and flat. They show almost no emotion. If you told me to guess who I was talking to just based on personality, I wouldn't be able to tell. They're pretty lifeless. The build mode is a mess and works only half the time. The travel mechanics are rough as well. If this game was less expensive I'd probably give it a thumbs up but I can't recommend this game in its current state for the price…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're familiar with the My Time games, a lot of what you see in Starsand Island will look familiar to you, and that's discounting the direct cameos from those games that show up here. The processing-crafting-building gameplay loop is present, light exploration and combat add some secondary objectives, and of course you have the small picturesque town with 10-14 single men and women as is required in every farming-style sim game. But as indebted as this game is to the My Time series, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UPDATE: PLEASE LOOK AT THE COMMENT ON MY REVIEW AS SOMEONE ADDED AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT WITH STRONG EVIDENCE. Just Keep your money. This is easily the worst ‘cozy’ game I’ve ever played. Theres no love for the craft at ALL and it’s shaming both unsuspecting players and the so called ‘devs.’ When I said it was concerningly 1:1 to the racist AI-slop that is Heartopia, I really cooked because this is just shameful. The 1.0 improved nothing. Multiplayer is locked behind HOURS of gameplay. There’s…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved this game....and then I learned more about it. The use of AI without disclosing it on the Steam page is also (I'm pretty sure) against the rules? My heart is shattered. I really hoped for better...oh well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay but can we talk about those top reviews for a second? 😅 I genuinely don’t understand why there’s so much negativity up there. One of them honestly made me wonder if they even played the game, because… everything they said was just wrong? Like, did we play the same thing?? Anyway! Moving on from that little rant. I think this game is so cute. Is it on the same level as Stardew Valley or Coral Island for me personally? No. But does that mean it’s bad? Absolutely not! Not every cozy game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was a Kickstarter backer for this game, and coming into it with no beta or alpha experience, my first impression is pretty neutral. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that there’s really no sense of a storyline, and right from the start the quests feel rushed. Some NPCs have voiced cutscenes while others don’t, which makes the whole experience feel inconsistent. The vehicle mechanics are also surprisingly clunky and awkward to use. I even turned the music all the way down just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have never seen devs work so hard to update a game and be there for the community, holy moly. I don't understand the discourse. A lot of people like to be mad about stuff, but from an objective standpoint, just look at all the update announcements on the page since the game came out. Some of them are HUNDREDS of items long, and the second they hear about a bug, they're off fixing it. It's actually inspiring, and makes you have hope for games like this that tend to get dropped. Also they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →13 hrs into the game. Decided to write a review because my game somewhat crashed due to this update (controller stopped working when scrolling so had to exit for update and hopefully its fixed when i log back in). Anywho I play a lot of cozy sims/farm/rpgs, with typically around 100 hours in if you see my history. I'll sum up the pros and cons here. Pros: 1) Pretty graphics 2) Use v sync to stop tearing on screen 3) Linked storage chests (however, it would be nice not to have to click…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*I will edit this review if the issue is addressed.* I invested a significant amount of money into this game during the Kickstarter campaign, and I still remain hopeful that the English translation will improve. That being said, the current dialogue is, unfortunately, making it very difficult to stay immersed and emotionally invested in the gameplay. I will also add that I intentionally waited a few months before trying the game, despite being genuinely excited for it, because I wanted to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait until there is a story confirmed if you care about that.. I played the game a fair amount of hours and rn it's a beautiful crafting game without any depth. Minor fixes have been made really fast BUT on Discord many are asking constantly about one thing: Will there be a story and romance? The game is advertised as a cozy farming sim but rn it's farming (which needs a serious amount of fixing) and that's about it... I'm so sad to have to write this negative review because about this one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an okay game. BUT I have played a few Cozy games so far, from sun haven to coral island. From old classics to new additions to the genre and i must say (sadly so) that this game has no soul, no love in the development, DLCs, gameplay und Character designs. It's all so shallow even if you don't think about the AI issue and the fake recommendations from bots. If you want to play a wholesome, sweet and adorable game there are a huge amount of better options (e.g. stardew valley, Fields of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: This game's reviews are full of bots trying to bury the criticism. You had a very sweet and wholesome concept, and yet you had to ruin it with questionable practices. Unplayable in its current state, even with graphics set on very low... And from some of the other negative reviews I've come across, the devs seem to be in quite a few controversies themselves, from refusal to add mod support, to AI usage. There are few games that have had such hype among my friends (one third of my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate to kick on a game that showed true potential, and what seemed like developer enthusiasm in the early days. But that's just it. The game now is the same game back in the early days. They spent a lot of time under the hood fixing things, but the actual GAMEPLAY was completely abandoned....what there is of it. The NPC's have the depth of cardboard cut-outs. There is no story, no lore, no romance, no world building. Just a grind for titles and items that serve no purpose other than to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my first time leaving a negative review ever. This game is not worth the money at all in its current state. I don't know everything but the devs seem to be in some serious controversy but I won't comment on that as I don't know the details. But this game is just simply bad which sucks since I've been excited for this game for almost a year. The characters feel bland and lifeless, I was told there was voice acting but there is so little voice acted lines that I feel like it was an after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its alright, feels incomplete, buggy, n clunky. There is a lot of conflict surrounding this game from the fact the developers of this game are BACKED BY A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CHINESE COMPANY called kingsoft. Which was stated in a chinese interview by the elite producer. seed lab was actually establish by this 5 billiom dollar chinese corporation. It wouldnt be that big a deal if they didnt do a kickstarter posing as a small indie lab. seed lab had funding and backing and did not need…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely wish I could refund this game. And I don't say that as somebody who bought it yesterday, played for twenty minutes and decided it wasn't for me. I backed this game. I was excited about it for ages. I followed the development, waited through Early Access, got my backer key late, kept giving the developers the benefit of the doubt, and kept thinking, "okay, maybe the next update", "maybe by 1.0", "maybe this system just isn't finished yet". Nope. The most frustrating thing about…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still feels a little bit early, like in demo, but it has very high potential. Fix a few things and it could be really good. The English translation isn’t the best (from Chinese), but it’s acceptable and you can play without problems. Some issues I ran into: -The car driving system feels bad -Not full voice -When a male character meets a bachelor (male romance NPC), it uses female animations and yeah, this bug lets you end up in an unintentionally gae moment
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I backed this game on kickstarter and I personally love it. Positive: - Art style / vibes / atmosphere - Character customization. This is /very/ important to me and the amount of hairstyles/clothing in the game so far makes me very happy. The colour wheel for hair / eye / skin colours helps a lot. - Farming has "eternal" seeds that never wither but take quiet a bit of effort to get / the automation in the game so far is pretty decent. - The perks they have for your skill tree is enjoyable.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It makes me sad to give this game a negative review, and I am willing to change it once the game addresses some SERIOUS problems. I was looking forward to this game for so long and was honestly so hyped for its release. However, this game should not have been released. I mean it's atrociously buggy and lacks so much depth. Pros The game has a lot of potential to be cute. The aesthetic is adorable, and the game play itself, once optimized, will be enjoyable. The animals are cute Cons…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$20 DLC for an Early Access game is icky enough, but it being priced at $40 normally is just greedy. The translation is a bit stiff, I lock it to 120fps but it keeps fluctuating up and down, muddy and ugly textures. Weird exclusive item giveaways on discord you can't get anywhere else. Planned Anti Cheat in a single player game is sus as hell even though they claim no Micro-transactions. No Marriage and kids is just annoying and feels so behind the times. I don't just want to move in with my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →don't get this. plain and simple. Instead get Fields of Mistria or My Time at Sandrock! This game has nothing going for it. The dating isn't fun and they extend your playtime by doing grindy, boring farming. DONT listen to 'cozy' gamer youtubers, who are shillin' this game and not disclosing that they are promo'd to do it!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some Japanese devs played Stardew Valley and loved it, but wanted something more "carefree" – now their anime life sim RPG, [Starsand Island], is tearing up Steam Next Fest, and it's hard to put down.
neutral · AI labelView post →Enjoying the game so far, but definitely wish there was a Dark UI option. It's hard to read menus and text for people with poor eyesight lol :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was fun at first. Then I realized how much spyware had been installed and was transferring data overseas. Strike one. Strike two is that they claim to be an indie studio, but are in fact a huge corporation with hundreds of employees. Strike three is that the game gets MORE buggy with every update and instead of fixing those bugs, they go for multiplayer. All in all not worth it--especially the security risks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have 270+ hours in this game. Played it since release, watching all the AI claims and devs denials. It's important to me not to support AI and I take it seriously. I just learned this game has Generative AI exposed in mod tools. I even supported them through their fake review "scandal" because I believed they were legit. l'll be uninstalling. Truly unhappy with the lies and the fact I inadvertently paid into AI.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So after playing 120 hours pre-launch and extremely excited for multiplayer to start a new save with friends.. I was BAFFLED at the requirements you have to take to do so. Why are you having your player base jump through hoops in order to play with friends? WE WANT TO START THE GAME AT THE BEGINNING with our friends and work our way through, not after a bit of a grind to get passed smooth sailing. what's even theeeeee poiinntttt?! I brushed off the fact that the dating system was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The full game is as blatantly hostile to modding as the demo is. They encrypt `global-metadata.dat` (IL2CPP), and deliberately go out of their wat to prevent normal Unity modding frameworks such as BepInEx or MelonLoader from working. Ignoring and not supporting modding tools is normal. Going to lengths to actively prevent it? ♥♥♥♥ you. (I've found the function responsible for doing the actual decryption, I just have to get a debugger attached early enough to scrape the input key (arg 1) and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STEAM DECK USERS type "SteamDeck=0 %command%" in the launch options (in game properties) (without quotes) to get all the graphics options. Foreword I just want to say I am not in the discord, and idk who the "discord cult" mentioned in that top review is when I leave this glowing review. I don't know about the alleged knife in the back, gaslighting, lies, deceit, or whatever else towards "everyone" who supported the kickstarter (even though I only saw one person actually upset right at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Deceptive, scammy, and shady. The game uses gen ai but doesn't disclose that anywhere. Not to mention it is a vibe coded game/ ai coded game that's full of bugs. Steam needs to just refund everyone who bought this game, and it needs to be taken down. Total cash grab, do not waste your money. The devs are shady and the whole game is deceptive. On top of that, the characters are all boring and have no personality, there is no main story, the game is just bare bones a big lot of nothing. They…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →won't let me refund it bc i bought it back in feb, but this whole dev cycle has been a complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. so many broken promises and lies. literally don't even bother with this game unless its on sale for like, a couple bucks. that's all it's worth. a couple bucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game with beautiful landscapes, lots of missions, and plenty of things to do. The animations feel a bit stiff, which is a negative point, and I hope they improve this in the future. However, that doesn’t take away from the game’s positive aspects. I just finished the main exploration quest and found the challenges to be repetitive; I also hope this gets improved in the final version
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the things that hooked me during its early access phase was the game's blend of cozy nostalgic reminiscent of Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing (on Nintendo Switch) wrapped in charming 3D anime-style visuals. It boasts a highly aesthetic world and visuals; the island setting, populated by capybaras, cats, and stray dogs, creates a relaxed atmosphere filled with vibrant colors. Social interaction and romance features are well-polished, offering "3-Heart Relationship Stories" and an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game looks beautiful everything else about it is mostly "meh". The systems are functional but there's no real reason to do anything or care about the various people you encounter. From a game thats clearly so very inspired by Portia and Sandrock, it didn't learn the lessons those games clearly taught: Story and memorable NPCs are important. This game has neither.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the demo a lot and bought the game for its slow-pace cozy life, although it doesn't run so well on my pc and I noticed the lack of depth story-wise. I wasn't planning to post a review, especially not a negative one, but there is something that is unacceptable to me: paying false positive reviews to boost the game. They are easy to spot (4-5h, same backlog) and I think this is spoiling the game for me. I was enjoying myself so far but I'm considering getting a refund now. Trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m actually really enjoying Starsand Island! It’s exceeding my expectations honestly. I’m a quest loving girlie and this game will keep you busy! So there are five different professions you can choose from to make money Crafter, Farmer, Angler, Explorer and Rancher. It’s recommended to start with Crafter to make better money. You get a different mentor for each profession! You can upgrade your skills in the Workpedia app to make your jobs easier and faster (using Starsand points) which you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this game. If you're thinking about it, wait until full release. Right now, the game is empty. People will say: "it's early access." Well, as a backer, let me remind you that the full release was originally scheduled for the end of 2025. So what is actually in the game right now? Crafting and building. It's polished and pretty. I'll give them that. But that's it. The world is empty. No narrative, no lore, no quests, no character stories. Nothing. The characters are hollow…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually so good. It's kind of a mix of the best aspects of every major farming/life sim, but they also very much made it their own. I bought it a week ago. I initially played it on Gamepass to try it out. Loved it, and bought it on Steam. Sadly, there was no cross save functionality, and I couldn't convert the .msav to .sav to make it work. There is a big version mismatch between Gamepass and Steam, so if you are on the fence, I recommend Steam. Especially because they are adding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok let me say I’m not a bot since people going crazy on an early access game like it’s the full release I don’t play a lot of farming games But this one just does it for me The art The characters Gameplays It’s a very relaxing game and it’s more to come The price is worth it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starsand Island is HERE! I'm so excited!! This is probably the cutest game EVER. 💕 twitch.tv/smashley
positive · AI labelView post →Edit for full release: IT GOT WORSE! I want a refund! Everything below is still very, VERY true AND they even REMOVED the option to romance one of the characters (the npcs still are very hallow and shallow), add multiplayer that is locked behind HOURS of single player as well as doesn't progress carry for anyone but the host. Small Edit: I recommend reading other not recommend reviews as well. This game is a mess from the developer side from undisclosed use of ai, strange date collection.…
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