Island Paradise
- February 28, 2024
- GSG
Get on Steam"Island Paradise" is a survival game where players build, upgrade, and customize their own island while utilizing nearby resources. After a strong storm, the island has been reborn with an untouched ecosystem, providing players with new technologies and abandoned houses for shelter and supplies. The game features a vast and dynamic world with various landscapes and environments, allowing players to explore, establish settlements, and take care of nature.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a unique, relaxing experience with beautiful graphics and a chill pace, making it enjoyable for players looking for a non-violent game.
- The developer is very active in addressing issues, adding content, and engaging with the community, which enhances the overall experience.
- Players can find plenty to do in the game, with a focus on farming, crafting, and building, providing a satisfying sense of accomplishment.
- The game feels unfinished and lacks essential features like a tutorial, proper stacking of items, and quality of life improvements, which can lead to confusion and frustration.
- There are significant performance issues, including graphics struggles on high-end systems, and the respawn mechanics can be disruptive to gameplay.
- The game requires a lot of grinding for resources, which may not appeal to all players, and the lack of direction can make it feel tedious at times.
- grinding7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be initially tedious but ultimately rewarding, as it leads to significant achievements like progressing to new islands. The core gameplay revolves around intensive farming to earn happiness, which is necessary for crafting and exploration, resulting in a substantial amount of time spent on repetitive tasks. While the grind can be enjoyable, some players express frustration when crafted items cannot be utilized effectively.
“As the main concept is farming to get happiness (the 'currency' in the game) to proceed in exploring and extend your crafting, you'll be busy with basic harvesting in the very beginning to maintaining your fields and fish farms, going mining, smelting, crafting, and cooking...”
“Because of the focus given to farming and the way farming is done, I feel most of the time will be spent watering the crops, fertilizing the mushroom beds, and feeding the fish.”
“The game is grindy, which is fine, but to grind to craft items only to not be able to use them is infuriating.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game are praised for their beauty and fluidity, providing an enjoyable visual experience. However, some users report performance issues even on high-end systems, indicating potential optimization concerns.
“It flows nicely, the graphics are beautiful & there's so many possibilities!”
“This game offers great graphics.”
“With lovely graphics and a chill pace, I really enjoyed the almost 30 hours I have in playtime.”
“My biggest concern is that I have a one-year-old system with high graphics capability, and yet I am still experiencing graphics struggles.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being unoriginal, with mechanics and aesthetics similar to other games in the genre. While it includes hunger and thirst systems, these features are deemed inconsequential to the overall experience.
“I have at least two other games in my library utilizing the same mechanics, same basic look and feel.”
“It does have hunger and thirst mechanics, but they are inconsequential.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its entertaining gameplay, as evidenced by reviews from players who found it amusing enough to purchase after watching comedic gameplay videos.
“I bought it after watching a review of two funny guys playing it.”
“The humor in this game is absolutely top-notch; I found myself laughing out loud at the clever dialogue.”
“Every character has a unique sense of humor that keeps the gameplay fresh and entertaining.”
