Starsand Island

1.0 Patchnotes, where are you? Was there a update at all? Have we all been scammed? I've really liked the look of this game...

This game and the people behind it are nothing but lies and liars. Spend your money elsewhere.

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 scammed their EA and kickstarter backers. I encourage everyone to report the game and contact steam for refunds until steam listens tbh. There is false advertisement (the trailers are fake): https://discord.com/channels/1356943326531686511/1539452902421037066/1539467905844908102 The devs also astroturfed / botted the reviews with false positive reviews to deceive people and make fake public support around the game. It also needs reported for fraud on steam for being deceptive with an illegal business plan in several countries and data collection as shown here https://steamcommunity.com/app/2966320/discussions/0/798964126635518598/?ctp=5 also...like what game has early access and releases a $20 dlc? Says a lot.

As of Aug 20, very much still Early Access quality. At least wait until a couple rounds of patches before buying.

If ure going to use AI in ur game, at least have balls to say it. As a Kickstarter backer that feels nasty (+ fake indie devs, misleading steam page during EA and clearly not fully finished game for 1.0 launch)

I do not support the use of AI and would not have purchased this game if the use of AI had been disclosed.

I got the game gifted a few months ago during Early Access as a cheap key, but I decided to wait until the full release before playing it. The collecting, professions, farming and decorating are pretty fun, but honestly, everything else just feels kind of soulless. The characters you can befriend or even date barely seem to have any personality. Unlike in other games (I’m looking at you, Story of Seasons and Stardew Valley), I just don’t feel any motivation to increase my bondlevel with them. The way the game transitions into cutscenes also feels pretty cheap, and there’s not really much of a story either. I haven’t run into any bugs or glitches so far. That said, I’m going to take a break before the summer event, since apparently it’s still pretty damn broken and hasn’t been working properly since release. And honestly, the devs don’t seem to be doing a great job fixing things. (Just take a look at some of the other reviews and you’ll get why I don’t really feel like supporting them.) If you’re looking for a good farming game with interesting characters, some actual depth and a good romance system, save your money. If you don’t care about any of that and just want to have fun decorating, grinding, crafting and enjoying a pretty game, then go for it. Just don’t pay full price. Personally, I’m only playing it because I enjoy collecting things and decorating. If I hadn’t gotten the game as a gift, I definitely wouldn’t have bought it at this price.

The game in itself is fine if you want to play solo. But if you are expecting multiplayer to be anything like Stardew Valley you will be disappointed. There is NO multiplayer progression whatsoever. When you join someone else's world you are basically a guest in that world and can't help with progression in any way. It's more like Animal Crossing multiplayer, which is a sad excuse for "multiplayer" if you can even call it that.