Moonstone Island News

We're Launching Tomorrow!

One day left, Alchemists!

OH MY FISHBO IT'S THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCH
IT'S LAUNCHMAS EVE

Do you have your wishlists ready to go? Picked your starter Spirit? Got your mood board for house decoration? ARE YOU PREPARED FOR MOONSTONE ISLAND????

(we're not)
(aaaaaaaaaaa)

As a reminder about our community:

Moonstone Island is a game that is built around the concepts of diversity and inclusion. Our LGBTQ+ characters are at the very heart of this game, and an irreplaceable part of what makes Moonstone Island the cozy, wholesome experience that it is, and this is reflected in both our LGBTQ+ team members and our LGBTQ+ fans (we love you!). We want to contribute to pushing the boundaries of representation in games, and we are proud of what we have created, and excited to have players meet our characters and hopefully see themselves represented in them, too!

We will not tolerate any of our community being shamed, harassed, and hurt by those who do not agree with our dedication to creating an inclusive space. Moonstone Island cannot be separated from its themes of inclusion and diversity, because that is what it is about – creating a place where kindness, acceptance, and love are the most important things in the world. We firmly believe that video games can be a powerful tool for good, and we will continue to listen to our community so that we can do even better in the future.

With this said, as a special Launchmas Eve treat, we're looking at one of the biggest mysteries in our latest trailer... this enigmatic, glitchy Spirit that we've never seen before:

Who is this Spirit? What is its name? What type is it? Can we capture it? And why is it so glitchy?!

All these questions and more will be answered... tomorrow!
(Well... maybe not tomorrow, because that would mean you finished the entire 40-50 hour game in less than a day. And you're not going to do that... are you? Is that even possible?!)

Get a good night's sleep, everyone, and we'll see you in the morning after Fishbo Claus has made his rounds!

~ Kate, Community Manager, and maker of tortured Christmas jokes

We're Launching Tomorrow!

Meet the Development Team!

The countdown begins, Alchemists!

We figured that it was time to introduce you to our team – the hard-working peeps who've been making all of this happen.

We're actually a really small team – just 3 core developers and a writer, plus a few artists who contribute their time when they can to make sprites, environments, and all kinds of gorgeous stuff that we get to put in the game.

That core team consists of:

Sandy is our lead developer! Moonstone Island is his baby, and he's in charge of designing the game, as well as wrangling all the art, design, story, characters, Spirits, and basically everything!

Stan is our programmer, who makes sure that Moonstone Island actually works. Like the choreographer of a ballet who works entirely behind the scenes, we couldn't have made Moonstone without Stan!

Cocefi is our lead artist! His stunning pixel art style set the tone for the way Moonstone Island looks today – it used to look VERY different. Now it's super pretty, largely thanks to Cocefi's beautiful work!

...and me, of course! I'm the writer and the Community Manager. I do all the words. Like this one. And this one! And theeeese.

If you want to know how to support our game and our teeny tiny team, just wishlist the game on Steam, buy it when it comes out, and you can even purchase our Collector's Edition DLC for a few extra bucks!

Thanks for all your support so far, too – we love you all very much.

~ Kate, Community Manager and Do-er of Words

Let's Talk Temples!

Hello, Alchemists!

Temples! They're the bits on the side of your face that you rub in frustration when someone tells you that they can't take the bins out because they hurt their wrists playing 6 hours of Fortnite. Grrrr.

Wait... no. Wrong temples. Today we're talking about Temples-with-a-capital-T, in the game Moonstone Island! These structures are NOT on the side of your face – they're hidden throughout the 100+ floating islands that surround Moonstone Island itself, and they're extremely important.

While adventuring, you may come across plenty of dungeons, each of which has treasures, traps, secrets, monsters, and a final boss, and Temples are very similar. But unlike dungeons, which are made up of lots of different pre-made rooms chosen at random, Temples are custom-built and unique. There are four of them in the world – one for each season – and each one contains a Magic Seal.

I won't tell you what those seals do... but they're very important.

Our Temples are all gigantic and very beautiful, but they're also a little hard to find. The Spring Temple will probably be your first one because it's veeeery close to the starting island...so you'll probably get to meet the Big Boss of the Spring Temple first. Again, I'm not tellin' ya nothin', but I'll give you a hint: Prepare for Earth-types!

Our Temples are really exciting, cool, gorgeous, and maybe even challenging! Challenging enough to start rubbing your face temples? Maybe...

~Kate, Community Manager, and Proud Owner Of Face-Temples

Collector's Edition

Hello, Alchemists!

We are super excited to announce everything that will be in the Collector's Edition of Moonstone Island on Wednesday! We've heard from folks on how to support our small team at the launch of the game, well, the Collector's Edition is a perfect way to do just that!

Okay, but what do you get in it?

The Collector’s Edition Includes:

Moonstone Island Base Game
The Official Moonstone Island Art Book
The Official Moonstone Island OST
1 Specialty House Skins
4 Placeable Decorations to Customize Your House

Bean bag chair (Can be crafted using the Decoration Station)
Moon and stars wall decoration (Can be crafted using the Decoration Station)
Purple Rug (Can be crafted using the Decoration Station)
Moonrise Painting (Can be crafted using the Decoration Station)

It'll be going at 29.72 USD/29.64 EU/25.09 GBP, and you'll be able to purchase all of the above on your own!

What edition will you be getting next week? :D

~ Studio Supersoft