Sunshine Island : Farming Game

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"Sunshine Island" offers a splendid story and good mechanics, but is marred by frequent ads, grinding, and bugs. In this tropical paradise, players embark on sun-soaked adventures while building and customizing their own island. Despite its visual delights, these issues may dampen the overall experience for some players.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Sunshine Island : Farming Game screenshot

81%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,502 reviews

graphics59 positive mentions

grinding66 negative mentions

The game features cute graphics and a relaxing gameplay experience.
Players appreciate the low number of intrusive ads, allowing for uninterrupted play.
The game offers a variety of tasks and activities, keeping players engaged.

Many players report frequent freezing and crashing issues, making the game unplayable at times.
The expansion costs and required materials are considered excessively high, leading to frustration.
Production times for items are often too long, causing players to lose interest.

graphics
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
26%
4%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty, cuteness, and vibrant art style, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience. Many users appreciate the overall visual appeal, describing the graphics as stunning and well-executed, although some mention issues with responsiveness and slow progression that detract from the experience. Overall, the graphics are a standout feature, enhancing the game's charm and relaxation factor.
- “The graphics are lovely and overall gameplay is entertaining.”
- “Beautiful 3D graphics and thoroughly enjoyable gameplay, plus no ads!!!”
- “Great graphics, animations, and of course.. islands!”
- “Annoying visuals.”
- “Furthermore, it has the worst graphics!!!”
- “The really bad graphics ruined it for me.”
grinding
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of this farming game to be a mixed experience. While many appreciate the relaxing and familiar gameplay, they note that the waiting times for crops to grow and the tediousness of managing resources across multiple islands can detract from the enjoyment. However, some players enjoy the simplicity and lack of aggressive monetization, making it a more laid-back farming experience compared to others in the genre.
- “Absolutely nothing new here, just like every other farming game except it's on islands.”
- “Good game but need to reduce waiting time on farming to finish.”
- “Scattering your production and quests across multiple islands is tedious and boring, forcing you to spend most of your time scrolling around the map.”
monetization
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
3%
86%
The monetization aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the minimal and non-intrusive ad presence, while others express frustration over the frequency and quality of ads, including issues with crashes and misleading content. Many users noted that while the game offers optional ads for perks, the in-game purchases can be perceived as expensive, and some feel that the game leans towards a pay-to-win model. Overall, the game is praised for not being overly reliant on ads, but concerns about ad quality and pricing persist.
- “It is important to me for my games to have their in-app purchases be worth it because I don't mind spending money.”
- “Fun game but almost unplayable without microtransactions.”
- “You don't need to do tons of in-app purchases for coins and gems.”
- “Oh, and so many ads that you have to click the x 4 times to finish.”
- “Would be five if not for these: astronomical prices (I've paid for game stuff, on here even the sales are way too expensive), often resets on ads, so you watch and don't get credit, products jump from 15 minutes to several hours to produce.”
- “Use to be good but now the ads can freeze, white screen or throw you off the game and it reloads the game.”
story
45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
49%
9%
The game's story is generally well-received, with players appreciating its engaging characters and cute narrative. However, many find the quests repetitive and tedious, often leading to frustration due to bugs and a lack of variety in tasks. While the storyline has potential, it suffers from pacing issues and an overwhelming number of missions that can detract from the overall experience.
- “Good graphics, characters, and storyline.”
- “The storyline, the characters, and the amount of things to do in this game.”
- “It is entertaining, has a very cute storyline, and I enjoy returning to it often.”
- “The story was very boring and hard to follow.”
- “Just your typical boring farm and build game except too much going on, barely had time to even understand what the first island is about then they spring a whole other island on with all its own tasks and buildings.”
- “The game is just following the missions or tasks, that's it.”
stability
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant issue, with numerous users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and glitches that hinder gameplay. Many players express frustration over the game's inability to function properly, especially after recent updates, leading to a lack of navigability and overall enjoyment. Despite its potential, the persistent bugs and instability make it largely unplayable for many users.
- “However, I felt that it was time to post my intense frustration at just how often the game freezes and needs to be closed and restarted.”
- “Game freezes too often and you won't be able to click on anything.”
- “I want to like this game but this game freezes up too much especially after the last update.”
gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
48%
14%
Gameplay experiences vary significantly among users, with some praising its simplicity, graphics, and steady pacing, while others express frustration over touch recognition issues, slow progression, and limited activities. Many players appreciate the entertaining aspects and community engagement, but some feel that the mechanics hinder enjoyment and suggest the need for additional content and smoother interactions. Overall, the gameplay is seen as a mixed bag, with potential for improvement.
- “I love the gameplay and graphics.”
- “Best farming adventure game I've ever played. The sense and logic of the gameplay feels more realistic than any similar games.”
- “Really enjoying this game, gameplay is steadily paced, there's always something achievable to do and it's easy to play and fun.”
- “Gameplay is beyond rubbish, does not recognize my touch most of the time. I tried my stylus pen and without it, I've had the game for all of 5 minutes, and it's barely playable. I had high hopes, extremely disappointed, would not recommend.”
- “It will only take 5 minutes of gameplay and then I will just close the app because there is nothing else to do because of the long waiting time on production.”
- “Cannot edit farm and yes, I am level 5 since I couldn't edit the farm until reaching level 5. Every time I try to rearrange, the stupid thing wigs out, and when you tap on one building, it opens up the menu for the building next to it. Game mechanics suck; I would give zero stars if I could. The only thing going for it is the fact it's not plagued with ads.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
13%
13%
The music in the game is widely praised for its calming and mellow qualities, enhancing the overall relaxing experience. Players appreciate the absence of annoying tracks and find the tunes enjoyable, with some noting similarities to familiar melodies. However, there are concerns about the lack of options to adjust or turn off the music and sound settings.
- “The music is calming and mellow, and the cows are cute.”
- “I really enjoy the music as well!”
- “This seems to be pretty cool with relaxing music.”
- “No way to get to settings to turn off music and sound.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
150%
The optimization of the game is mixed, with some users experiencing slow performance while others report a smooth and enjoyable experience.
- “Have been great, run smoothly”
- “The game suffers from slow performance, making it frustrating to play.”
- “Optimization issues lead to frequent lag and stuttering during gameplay.”
- “I experienced significant frame drops, which severely impacted my gaming experience.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers highlight the game's humor, noting that the characters are amusing and expressing a desire for even more comedic elements in future iterations. Overall, the humor is well-received and adds to the game's appeal.
- “The characters are funny, and I think this game could go further down the road.”
- “Funny”