Moonstone Island

Moonstone Island invites you to spend a magical year away from home. This creature-collecting life simulator has you exploring islands in the sky while befriending nature spirits along the way.

With its vibrant art style and emphasis on potion brewing and relationships, Moonstone Island will appeal to fans of games like Stardew Valley and Pokémon. You play as a young alchemist undergoing a rite of passage on the titular Moonstone Island. Following your village’s traditions, you must spend a year on this island in the clouds to complete your alchemy training.

The island is full of ancient temples, dangerous dungeons, and hostile environments to uncover the island’s dark secrets. Along the way, you’ll befriend quirky NPCs, find a romantic partner, and make Moonstone Island your new home.

A Home Away From Home

One of Moonstone Island’s biggest strengths is how alive the world feels. With 100 procedurally generated islands to explore, you can choose where to set up your new home. Customization is key – you can decorate your home and farm however you like.

Growing crops, fishing, and foraging for ingredients to brew potions make the island feel vibrant and lived-in. Meeting and romancing NPCs gives your character a sense of belonging in their new community.

Taming the Wilderness

Exploring Moonstone Island’s edges reveals just how dangerous this world can be. Unique biomes, treacherous dungeons, and hostile creatures await you. Like any good alchemist, you’ll need to craft potions, vehicles, and equipment to aid your journey. The combination of creature-catching and regular farming is nothing short of a stroke of genius.

The game’s card-based battle system has you strategizing which nature spirits to take into battle. With a charm reminiscent of Pokémon and EarthBound, you’ll bond with your spirit companions as you adventure together.

Uncovering Secrets

Progression in Moonstone Island centers on exploration. Teaming up with spirits, you’ll spelunk dangerous dungeons, uncovering clues about the island’s history. The story starts simply – undergo training to become an alchemist – but soon evolves into a mystery. Solving puzzles and defeating bosses rewards you with loot and upgrades for taking on greater challenges.

Discovering long-abandoned temples and creepy locales makes exploration exciting. The allure of unraveling the island’s secrets will keep you digging deep into its mysteries.

In the end, Moonstone Island succeeds at creating a living, breathing world full of magic and charm. Fans of cozy games like Stardew Valley will enjoy settling down on an island, while adventure lovers will appreciate exploring such a rich, lively open world. With fun characters, exciting progression, and an intriguing central mystery, Moonstone Island is an easy recommendation for any fan of supernatural life simulations.

Pros

• Charming hand-drawn art style
• Great sense of exploration and progression
• Fun card-based battle system

Cons

• Romance options could be expanded
• Inventory management can be cumbersome
• The story takes a while to pick up

Moonstone Island is an unusual farm simulator that departs from the usual canons of the genre and presents you an entire adventure through the world of 100 islands. Start your life on a floating island and search for interesting plants, animals and companions. Fight with new buddies on the card battlefield and win interesting magical artifacts. Make unusual pets in the form of island spirits.

Pros of the game:

• A large number of islands to explore
• Card battle system
• Standard farming routine with non-standard plants