LAST EDITED ON Oct-25-25 AT 05:30 PM (EDT)
 
>There's another one coming in Q4 2025 that, while it isn't set in
>space, is looking to be incredibly cute. Starsand Island. I
>don't have a link handy, but it's already listed on Steam, so... do
>with that info what you will.

Coming back to this thread because I've been playing the demo of this one. It does feel like a sort of "Stardew Valley but with higher-res graphics" thing, but the vibe hits me differently for some hard-to-define reason. The starting premise is very similar--you inherit your grandpa's old cottage (in this case on the eponymous Starsand Island) and move in, clean the place up, get to know the neighbors, etc.

The overtone that you're fleeing a soulless corporate existence isn't there, though. NPC dialogue indicates that you grew up on the island but haven't been there in a long time, so you're not a complete stranger to the community like the PC in Stardew. That might be the difference.

The gameplay loop is similar, though. Clean up the farm, find or figure out how to build things you need, collect materials to build them, make friends with the islanders, and so on.

--G.
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