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Island Notes

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81%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
81% User Score Based on 88 reviews

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Island Notes is a single player open world role playing shooter game with fantasy, romance, mystery and erotic themes. It was developed by KangBaoGame and was released on August 21, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

After a yacht accident, you and your guests are stranded on a mysterious island. Will you survive alone or help everyone pull through together? The game blends romance, survival, crafting, farming, fishing, pet taming, and more—promising a unique survival adventure. Features: A vast island map featuring caves, abandoned structures, cliffs, and other special locations. With ultra-high vegetation de…

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81%Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions
  • Engaging survival gameplay with a rewarding progression system that keeps players hooked.
  • Unique feature of AI NPC companions with distinct personalities who assist with tasks and enhance immersion.
  • Large open world with diverse exploration opportunities, crafting, building, and monster taming elements.
  • The game suffers from poor and incomplete English translation and confusing or insufficient tutorials.
  • Crafting and UI systems are cumbersome, unintuitive, and require extensive grinding and inventory management.
  • Bugs, technical issues, and unpolished mechanics including stiff controls, unstable NPC AI, and occasional crashes.

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The gameplay blends survival mechanics, crafting, and building with a high degree of freedom and a unique stealth element, drawing strong comparisons to games like The Forest. However, it suffers from a steep learning curve exacerbated by poor localization and unclear tutorials, particularly in building mechanics, which many find basic and frustrating. While the survival aspects are engaging, limited transportation options and underdeveloped companion roles reduce overall gameplay depth.

    • “It boasts diverse and creative designs as well as an extremely high degree of freedom, enabling players to realize almost all kinds of imaginative survival scenarios and bringing a remarkable gameplay experience.”
    • “This building game is seriously addictive—especially with that stealth gameplay twist and a cute companion tagging along.”
    • “It gives me major The Forest vibes, with all the survival and crafting mechanics being properly fleshed out.”
    • “The game has a steep learning curve made increasingly difficult by poor translations from Chinese, with many in-game translations incorrect or inconsistent, making crafting a frustrating chore.”
    • “The tutorial does not explain the building mechanic well, forcing players to look up how to build.”
    • “Without a simple building concept like build-anywhere, the game becomes boring pretty quickly despite having many survival mechanics.”

  • grinding

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is somewhat necessary and can feel grindy, particularly in crafting and resource collection, but it remains enjoyable due to the engaging gameplay elements like exploration and character customization. NPCs add value by assisting with resource carrying, making the grind more manageable.

    • “Doesn't make sense and causes unnecessary grinding.”
    • “Because there are not a lot of items, the game has quite a grindy craft.”
    • “This is a really cute game, with potential all over the place. The crafting is good, though somewhat grindy collecting materials, but that is to be expected.”

  • graphics

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally solid and visually appealing, complementing the game's aesthetic and exploration elements well. However, animations and character movements feel stiff and delayed, detracting slightly from the overall visual experience.

    • “Graphics are pretty solid for the gameplay, and the interactions and overall game aesthetic work hand in hand.”
    • “Love how interactive and helpful the NPCs can be, great visuals and I like how exploring the island can be a fun yet challenging adventure.”
    • “While the graphics look nice, the movement and animations are very poor quality; everything feels very stiff, almost delayed.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The story centers on a classic stranded-on-a-desert-island theme, allowing players to choose characters and adjust difficulty while focusing primarily on exploration, combat, and farming. Though the plot is minimal, this aligns with typical survival game standards, and players anticipate future content expansions to deepen the narrative.

    • “You can pick one or all 4 characters to 'survive' (which doesn't feel overpowered) as well as change a few difficulty options and then explore the island and advance the plot.”
    • “You can pick one or all four characters to 'survive,' which doesn't feel overpowered, and change a few difficulty options, then explore the island and advance the plot—if any. To be honest, most survival games don't have much of a story, so I’m okay with that since I'm more into achievements anyway.”
    • “The game essentially revolves around exploration, character customization, combat, and farming—a classic stranded-on-a-desert-island storyline.”
    • “I'm looking forward to more content being added and the story being expanded.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly without major glitches for most users, though some report it still has several bugs affecting stability. Overall, stability is decent but could benefit from further bug fixes.

    • “Interesting concept, but it's a bit too buggy now.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is greatly enhanced by its support for Steam Workshop, allowing skilled modders to create new content that enriches the game world and extends its lifespan.

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Character development is highlighted by well-designed female characters whose detailed designs significantly enhance player immersion.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the rapid rollout of optimizations and quality-of-life updates, which reinforces their confidence in the developers' roadmap.

    • “Seeing optimizations and QoL updates roll out at a fast pace makes me believe in their roadmap”
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Island Notes is a open world role playing shooter game with fantasy, romance, mystery and erotic themes. Common tags for Island Notes include first-person, 3D, indie, runner, emotional and others.

Island Notes is available on PC and Windows.

Island Notes was released on August 21, 2025.

Island Notes was developed by KangBaoGame.

Island Notes has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Island Notes for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Island Notes is a single player game.

Similar games include Aska, Nightingale, The Infected, Survival: Fountain of Youth, Len's Island and others.