Moonstone Island News

Good day, Alchemists!

Let's an adorable element of Moonstone Island for today:

❤ Romance! ❤

When you're not farming, fishing, fighting, or flying around the islands, we're really hoping you take the opportunity to get flirting as well. We have 11 characters in total, and you can date every single one of them. Each one has a whopping 16 dates to go on – yes, it was a lot of writing – with a unique story on every single date.

For example, if you date our resident historian, Cleo, you'll get some deep insight into the lore of the game as you get to know her better, but if you date our resident grumpy-boots, Gaiana, you'll instead get a story about how someone can put up walls to protect their feelings, and how love can help them learn to trust again. Tobin the fisherman has a sad story about moving on after loss. Quill the artist will teach you not to judge a book by its cover. And Ofelia and Paolo will reveal a secret-that's-not-that-secret about the background of Moonstone Island's citizens!



We really hope you discover more about the game, the story, and our loveable characters by going on dates with whichever cutie you find the cutest. And remember: Don't get too disheartened if someone says no to a date! Some of our characters are a little more guarded than others, and take longer to warm up to you!

Again, thank you all so much for playing and loving our game. We're thrilled and honored to have brought so much joy to so many people, and seeing you all wishlist Moonstone Island fills us with the warmest of warm fuzzies. We'll see you very soon to announce more about the launch of the full game!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and Burgeoning Cupid

Hello, Alchemists!

Our topic of the day today is:

🛠 Crafting! 🛠

We have a lot of crafting systems on Moonstone Island. If you're the type of person who loves baking your own bread and sewing your own clothes, you're going to have a great time. And if you're not? You'll have a great time too! Everybody wins!!!

Alchemy Table
Make concoctions! You are an Alchemist, after all. At your Alchemy Table, you can combine ingredients to brew up special elixirs that combine the effects of two crops for extra-efficient Stamina restoration, Spirit taming, and more!

Just make sure you have enough ash to power the alchemy. We won't tell you how you get ash, but let's just say that you need to set wood on fire somehow...



Cauldron
The Cauldron lets you live out your witchy fantasies as you brew potions that can help you see in the dark, run faster, and even slow down time. Experiment to find new combinations!

Decoration Station
Give our carpenter Paolo a run for his money by making your very own furniture! Chairs, sofas, bookshelves, and even cute little kitchens are within reach, as long as you have the materials to make 'em.

Loom
Do your walls look boring? Design your own wallpaper and flooring with the Loom! You can draw out cute pixel designs and then plaster them all over your house to make it suuuuper cute and totally custom.



Moonstone Enchanter
Some things need just a little more magic, and that's where the Moonstone Enchanted comes in. Anything you need that requires arcane power can be found on this crafting table, whether it's a barn for your Spirits, a house that's secretly a pocket dimension, or a glider that can get you around the skies much faster than your broom.

You'll need a lot of Moonstones for these crafting recipes, so seek them out at night!

Furnace & Anvil
Ferra won't let you borrow her blacksmithery (it's too expensive to run!) so you'll have to build your own. Smelt down metal ore in the furnace, and then hammer it into special protective charms that can shield you from electric, poison, and dark damage when you're out exploring on the more dangerous islands!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and Crafting Curator

Surprise!

We're doing another amazing collaboration with our friends over at Glumberland to bring Rad Lad from Ooblets over to Moonstone Island! This capricious fellow will be joining the line-up of adorable Spirits that you can tame, befriend, and choose to join your Spirit squad when we launch this year!

Honestly, this video says it all ;)

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Be sure to check out Ooblets right here on Steam, and while you're there, be sure to throw Moonstone Island on your wishlist!
Until next time!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and Pal

Good day to you all, Alchemists!

Today, we're showing off another feature of the game:

🔮 Spirits! 🔮

You may have heard Moonstone Island referred to as a "Pokémon-meets-Stardew game", and it's the creature-collecting aspect that we're talking about today. Our creatures are called Spirits, and they form the backbone of Moonstone Island's card-combat system. There's a lot to say about Spirits, so let's get stuck in!

Each one of our Spirits is a completely unique design, and our ideas for the Spirits can come from just about anywhere. Some of them are simple combinations, like a beach ball with sunglasses, while others are inspired by our favorite things, like Ghibli movies (seriously, we've got a lot of Ghibli references).

They're all matched up to an elemental type, too, and we have eight elements in total: Earth, Water, Poison, Electric, Fire, Dark, Psychic, and Ice. They also have weaknesses, one that is based on their type (so, Fire is weak to Water) and one that is randomly chosen, just to keep things a little unpredictable!



Every single Spirit also has its own ability, some of which affect the battle, but some of which affect other things, like your walk speed, your likelihood of finding treasure, or your success rate with flirting. It's quite fun to figure out which Spirits do what to really get the ball rolling! You can have up to three Spirits in your Medallion – the team that's out in the field with you – and you can have up to three Spirits follow you around, too.

Finally, every Spirit will drop special elemental Spirit resources. We hear that someone in town might be researching these resources, and might even pay you for filling up your Spirit encyclopedia. But that's all we know...

Our aim is 100 spirits for the launch, so follow us along on our journey as we unveil new little guys for you to collect!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and Spirit Wrangler

Hello, Alchemists!

Incredible news: We were in the TOP 50 MOST PLAYED DEMOS from the Steam Next Fest! In fact, we were the 23rd most-played game from the event :O

Thank you all so much for playing, streaming, and sharing Moonstone Island – we couldn't have done it without you. We're thanking you all for your support by putting up the demo for a few more days. It'll be live from today (Monday 10th July) to Wednesday (12th July).

Who would have thought our little game about leaving home and finding your place (with the help of some kind and not-so-kindly spirits) would resonate with so many people? We're just a tiny development team, so your excitement to start your journey means the world to us.

If you want to know about the launch date, well... you won't have long to wait. If you put Moonstone Island on your wishlist, you'll be among the first to know when we have more news to share!

Enjoy :)

– Kate, Community Manager, and List Enthusiast