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Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
Starsand Island is a early access, rpg and life sim game
developed and published by Seed Sparkle Lab.
Released on February 11th 2026 is available only on Windows
in 4 languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 2,598 reviews of which 2,252 were positive and 346 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 27.29€ on Steam with a 30% discount.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 or later
- Processor: Intel i3-2120 or similar
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or similar
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 20 GB available space
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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 far, there is no real progressing story (which is disappointing) but instead you pursue different jobs that have branching quest lines and different NPC interactions. So you have stuff like farming, crafting, animal rearing, fishing etc. You craft materials and decorate your home. You forge relationships. Nothing new or innovative here, ladies and gentlemen. And this is where it gets dicey for me. Because it’s just that. Nothing new for that really hefty price tag (for a game that isn’t even complete and may never be). I feel like this game is a cross between Heartopia while trying to be in line with the “My Time” series. I’m also getting some Palia vibes with the equally insane pricing on cosmetic DLC (not worth it, do not buy it). The layout of the game and menus also feels and looks very gacha system to me, without being gacha. There are a ton of subcategories to open for different objectives offering different rewards and points. It is honestly very overwhelming. Why can’t these all be in one spot, under one menu tab? I’m not even joking, you open the menu screen and (I just counted) there are 17 different tabs to pick from. It’s utter ridiculousness!! So while I can see myself having fun with this game because it is relaxing, cute and I’m intrigued to see where it goes… there are similar games out there that do everything that this game does but better, with them either being FREE (Palia, Heartopia) to being already complete and offering more content for the price tag (My Time at Portia or Sandrock). I won’t give it a negative review because I like the basic stuff it offers. But I am very hesitant to recommend it because the content offered so far doesn’t fit with the price tag. Steam seriously needs a neutral rating because that is exactly what this game deserves.
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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 the top of otherwise great reviews) So know that all my positivity is as an everyday, non-cultist, non-backer of the game who went in mostly blind. I have had no issues with controls, (both M&K and Controller), characters, alleged anti-cheat/spyware, jank, etc. (The DLC mount/chariot thing is JANKY, but other than that.) Some of the stuff in that review makes no sense to me. I don't mean this as an attack on anyone, I just agree with none of it from the perspective of someone who is obviously much less invested in this game (having just found it a week ago) WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY I loooooooove this game so far. It reminds me of My Time at Portia, BUT I actually find it to be GOOD (sorry) The characters are soo charming (I hate the chef ngl), the atmosphere is COZY (I hate that word BUT ITS COZY AND GREAT), and the game has a great EA foundation + more. I legit forgot I was playing an Early Access game. There is Sims-style house building (HELL yes) and the game is cute as hell (On my PC especially) (a little uglier on Steam Deck, but still very cute). You can save anywhere, and autosave has already saved me once. It just feels.... very polished for an Early Access title, and even a 3D indie farming sim in general. Idk, it REALLY felt wrong seeing that lengthy negative review up there, so I had to say... idk... SOMETHING. idfk. THE END
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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 :)
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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 has to be your #1 all-time favorite to be enjoyable. I’ve been having such a nice time exploring, crafting, and leveling up my jobs. It’s one of those “okay, just 30 more minutes” games… and then suddenly it’s three hours later and you’re like, oh. Oops. 😂 Right now I’ think I am going to kind of be rotating between this, Heartopia, and Animal Crossing, and honestly I love that they all scratching different cozy itches for me. They each have their own vibe, and I’m here for all of it.
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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.
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Starsand Island is currently priced at 27.29€ on Steam.
Starsand Island is currently available at a 30% discount. You can purchase it for 27.29€ on Steam.
Starsand Island received 2,252 positive votes out of a total of 2,598 achieving a rating of 8.32.
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Starsand Island was developed and published by Seed Sparkle Lab.
Starsand Island is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Starsand Island is not playable on MacOS.
Starsand Island is not playable on Linux.
Starsand Island is a single-player game.
There are 2 DLCs available for Starsand Island. Explore additional content available for Starsand Island on Steam.
Starsand Island does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Starsand Island does not support Steam Remote Play.
Starsand Island is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Starsand Island.
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Developer
Seed Sparkle Lab
Publisher
Seed Sparkle Lab
Release
11 Feb 2026
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