Len's Island News

Hello, everyone!

It's our first community wrap-up of 2025, and it's great to be back! To kickstart February's wrap-up, we have some great news!

[h2]Dev Diaries Coming Soon![/h2]
We know many of you enjoyed watching the original Dev Diaries of Julian creating Len's Island back in the day. So we thought it's fitting, seeing as we're close to 1.0, that we take you on the journey with us in a new Dev Diary series! The first video will be released on the Len's Island YouTube channel this week. Don't miss it, as we'll be revealing LOADS of 1.0 spoilers!

[h2]New Content Alert![/h2]
Here's a little sneak peek of something exciting we're bringing to 1.0... Introducing chickens! Any ideas on what their purpose will be? While we're keeping this under wraps for now, we'd love to hear your thoughts on how these chickens could help you on your adventure. In the meantime, here's a first-ever look at Len chasing these new feathery friends:



[h2]Tiny Homes Build Challenge[/h2]
Over on the official Len's Island Discord, we held a Tiny Homes Build Challenge where we asked players to get creative with limited space. We absolutely loved this oceanic homestead, and crowned Shay the worthy winner! We'll be hosting more competitions soon, so watch this space.



[h2]Creator Showcase[/h2]
Your health is sure to take a hit when venturing through the frozen lands, but FightinCowboy has a solution! We loved watching their past stream where they overcame cold damage by placing down campfires to keep warm. We also thought it was funny that they were then able to get ahead in the game by acquiring Tungsten much earlier than they were supposed to!

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[h2]Multiplayer Playtests Continue[/h2]
We've been making progress behind the scenes on our upcoming multiplayer mode, and we wouldn't be where we are without our fantastic playtesters! Thanks to everyone who has played and left us feedback, more playtests are on the horizon. If you'd like to participate, make sure to join the official Len's Island Discord for more information!



[h2]Incredible Fanart by Myke Van Dyke[/h2]
Every game developer loves seeing fanart from their players, but we feel particularly lucky to have such a talented community. Imagine if Len's Island were a hotel chain, what would that look like? Well, it'd look something like this fantastic postcard created by Discord member Myke Van Dyke!



[h2]Newest Member of the Flow Studio Team[/h2]
No development team is complete without a furry companion, so we thought we could do with an extra pair of paws! Introducing Tony (also referred to as Rigatoni), Flow Studio's new Office Manager! Tony will be overseeing our day-to-day business, as well as ensuring we hit our quota of belly rubs for the year.



[h2]Show me the Stuff![/h2]
If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag us on X or share it on Discord.

That's all for now, folks! We'll be back very soon with our next Dev Diary, with more exciting news to tell you...

Thanks for all your continued support!

Hey everyone!

It’s been an exciting time getting the multiplayer ready as we run alpha tests and inch closer and closer to the big 1.0 release.

Great things do take time, and as we’re a tiny development team, Len’s Island has certainly been a labor of love for the past 7 years - we can’t wait to reach the 1.0 milestone and share everything we have in the works with you all!

It's been difficult for us little devs to do everything on our own for so long, and we've had to sacrifice areas of the game because of this. When we started work on multiplayer last year, we quickly discovered that we could make the game a lot better if we got a helping hand.

With that being said, we have a big announcement to make!



We’ve teamed up with indie publishers, Fireshine Games, to support us with the 1.0 launch so we can guarantee to bring you the best version of Len’s Island possible! We're big fans of their work with other Early Access games like Core Keeper, so we're thrilled to have them on board as a publisher to help us co-launch Len’s Island.

There's a lot more to share just around the corner, be sure to check out our Twitter and Discord as we share sneak peeks of what’s to come!

If you want to join the next round of closed Alpha testing for co-op multiplayer make sure to join the official Len’s Island Discord for more information.

Thanks again for all of your support.

~ Julian

Hey all! A small patch to fix a few bugs and also add the new Italian translations!

We are hard at work building the new multiplayer-1.0 version of Len's Island, there won't be many patches and updates to the live game for the next few months in preparation for the full release. Then once the full release is ready, it will be the biggest update Len's Island has ever seen.

~ Julian

[h2]! New additions and changes:[/h2]

• Italian language added to the translations
  

[h2]! Bugs fixed:[/h2]

• Fixed enemy navigation issue causing enemy chasing to be unreliable sometimes, especially for the lightning fish
  
• Fixed scrolling not working in the armor menu
  
• Fixed various translation issues across the game
  
• Fixed Act 2 dungeon shortcut spawning player at the start of the dungeon and not halfway thru
  
• Updated game credits to include new translators
  

Hi everyone,

We've been working incredibly hard on developing co-op multiplayer and other major additions for the 1.0 launch. We've been a bit quiet recently, this is because the roadmap and launch window have changed. I thought explaining it all over a video would be best, so please watch the below!

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[h2]Important Updates[/h2]

• You can play Len's Island multiplayer via the next round of testing in a few days, details are below
  
• 1.0/multiplayer launch is delayed until early-mid 2025
  
• We've expanded our plans for 1.0, and Len's Island will be even better than expected
  
• Sorry for the delay, we've been trying our hardest, and we need more time to finish
  

[h2]Multiplayer Testing[/h2]

The next closed Alpha test for co-op multiplayer will become available via our Discord server in a few days. If you’d like to participate, please follow the steps below!

[h3]How to Join:[/h3]
1. Join the official Len’s Island Discord.
2. Opt into the Tester role in the #get_roles channel to access the new tester's waiting room.
3. You will be notified when the closed alpha test is released on this channel!
(Make sure you have notifications enabled)

[h2]Community Questions[/h2]

We greatly appreciate your feedback and encourage you to ask your questions in the new #game_questions channel on our Discord server. If you have any questions about 1.0 or multiplayer, we will do our best to answer them here!

October is coming to an end, Halloween is approaching, and it’s time for another community wrap-up! What’s on your agenda this spooky season?

[h2]Happy Halloween![/h2]
Last weekend our lead dev Julian got a taste of pumpkin farming in real life! It got us thinking… Should we add spooky items like jack-o-lanterns and scarecrows to Len’s Island?!



[h2]Update on Multiplayer Testing[/h2]
We’re full steam ahead developing co-op multiplayer at Flow Studio! With help from some dedicated alpha-testers we’ve been able fix a bunch of bugs, make quality of life improvements, and gain first hand insight into how major multiplayer will be for Len’s Island gameplay!

We want to give a big thank you to everyone who has helped test multiplayer so far. The pool of testers will be expanding very shortly as a new test is set to go live in the next week or so. If you are on our Discord waiting to test multiplayer, we appreciate your patience.



[h2]Fishing Build Challenge[/h2]
Last week we asked our Discord community to share their most creative builds inspired by Fishing in Len’s Island, and we were not disappointed! Community member, wendercharles won the challenge with their wonderful pagoda fishing hut filled with fishing decorations on a cherry blossom island. We just love the colours and creativity in this one!



[h2]It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature[/h2]
Our beta tester Wombat (James) graciously demonstrating how to leave Len’s Island in a hurry!



[h2]Creator Showcase[/h2]
We loved watching Project Gamer ID’s latest video where they fight their way through the mega spawner cursed dungeon!

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[h2]Get Juicing![/h2]
Check out this awesome fan art by community member Toenes! They said that their juicer creation is intended to combine fruit into a juice that when drunk, can boost the health and hunger of a player much more than if the fruits were eaten raw. Such a creative idea to expand on the cooking in Len’s Island!



[h2]Show me the Stuff![/h2]
If you made something cool or saw something cool, reach out! Tag us on X or share it on the Discord.