Moonstone Island News

Hello, and happy holidays to you all!

It's almost the end of the year – our first full year having Moonstone Island out in the world. We got a LOT done in 2024, and we'd like to celebrate all of those milestones with you! But first, here are the discounts for the Steam Winter Sale!

Moonstone Island: 35% Off Decor Galore DLC Pack: 35% Off Artbook: 35% Off Soundtrack: 35% Off Autumnal Accessories DLC Pack: 20% Off Chef's Kiss DLC Pack: 35% Off Cozy Comforts DLC Pack: 35% Off Arcane Artifacts DLC PAck: 35% Off Designed for Lovers DLC PAck: 35% Off

Here are just some of the cool features we added in our updates:

• BEING ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME ON SWITCH
  
• Renaming Spirits
  
• Magnetic Spirit Poop
  
• Icons for active potions
  
• Three new island shapes (including COOL S)
  
• Magic Man attending festivals
  
• MARRIAGE
  
• A Slay the Spire crossover
  
• A Cassette Beasts collab
  
• Napping
  
• More inventory slots
  
• A second tool wheel
  
• Extra dialogue for Waldo
  
• Dozens of new cards
  
• Map zooming
  
• Perpetually running Furnaces and Alchemy Labs
  
• New fishing lures
  
• Item Frames
  
• Walls
  
• Saplings
  
• Russian language option
  
• Improved save system
  
• Secret dancing easter egg
  
• Cooking
  
• New crafting stations
  
• More quests
  
• The Community Chest (free stuff)
  
• Tokens of affection
  
• New dialogue for everyone
  
• The Recycler
  
• The Juicer
  
• The Small Greenhouse
  
• Barn exteriors
  
• More water in your water
  
• Improved item placement
  
• Deck Reset Potions
  
• The ability to pick up full chests
  
• A better basement door
  
• Numkey shortcuts
  
• Looping music
  
• New festivals
  
• Swapping NPC Spirits
  
• 138 pieces of decor (at least... we're not good at counting)
  
• 19 new Spirits
  

...except one of those was a LIE.

Because we're actually adding EVEN MORE DECOR. Right now, in fact! For free!

To celebrate the season of giving and kindness, we've had our talented artists draw up some cute, wintery, festive decor.



We've got:

• A present-shaped house exterior
  
• A wreath-shaped rug
  
• A Taro-shaped decoration
  
• A BIG STAR
  
• A plate of cookies
  

And there will be a few changes to the game, too, based on things that you (the players!) have requested:

• A second autosave slot
  
• Quick transfer for chests
  

That's it for us for 2024! We're going to have a long, much-needed break, and we'll see you in the new year. We have PLENTY more to show you next year!

– Kate, community manager and eater of Santa's cookies (sorry)

Happy holidays, Villagers!

It's winter-time here over on Moonstone Island and that means it's Rawcember day! That means our Publisher, Raw Fury, celebrates all things Moonstone Island. Check out some of the community creations the visitors of our Islands have put together to celebrate the winter season:



A lot of the winter holiday items are available in the Cozy Comforts DLC Pack with things like:

• 1 New House Skin - Snowman House
  
• 1 New Rug
  
• 2 New Snowmen
  
• 1 New Snowboard
  
• 4 Icicle Variations
  

Before we sign off for the holiday break, here's one more photo we wanted to share. Mr. Morris is on an extended holiday, Honestly, he deserves it - it's hard to lay around and be cute on a 24-hour cycle. Instead we bring you Ponyo, a very good girl with a name Fishbo approves of.



Wherever you are, even without the snow, we hope you're staying comfortable and warm
~ Studio Supersoft

It's that time, Villagers!

Steam Awards have rolled around again and we're up for votes in the "Labor of Love" category - which is for games that continually add things past launch. If you think we fit the bill, we'd love your vote
We hope you're enjoying the recent mini update that dropped this week and would love if you shared any of your fun screenshots with us on BlueSky or @moonstoneisland on X

From: Update Time @ Moonstone Island dot com
To: YOU!
Subject: RE: Free mini-update!

To whom it may concern,

Hey! Who's in the mood for some cozy games? I know we are. And hey, there's one right here! It's called Moonstone Island, and it's full of kindness, diversity, and adorable lil guys shaped like toasters and fishbowls!

But wait! There's more! Today, we're releasing a free mini-update with some lovely new additions to make the game *even better*. And they said it couldn't be done!



Here's whatcha get:

• One new Spirit (his name is HOPPOT and he's a HOTPOT)
  
• One new house skin (mushroom house!)
  
• A deck reset potion that lets you clear out your Spirits' decks, reset them back to their starter cards, and rebuild from scratch
  
• Pick up chests that contain items (we're relatively certain that no other game lets you do this. That's probably not true but we still feel very cool about it)
  
• The ability to swap the NPC Spirits (if you change your mind, or have better Spirit match-ups)
  
• New basement door (it looks cuter)
  
• Numkey shortcuts on PC for the tool wheel
  
• BEST OF ALL, the feature everyone's been asking for: LOOPING MUSIC!!!! You can now head into the options and set it to looping if you desire. This feature will be on by default, because everyone seems to prefer it. We can admit when we're wrong!
  

We're also in the Steam Autumn Sale, so there's never been a better time to buy yourself and all your friends, family, enemies, and pets a copy of Moonstone Island.

Here are the discounts as of 1:00PM PT:

• Base Game: 35% off
  
• DLC: 20-35% off
  

We hope you enjoy this lil update, and don't forget to take care of yourselves!

Best wishes,
– Kate, Community Manager and best-wishes-er

Yep, you heard it, we're on sale until the 26th! (Yes, we know the image says the 18th but we're staying on sale EVEN LONGER!)

Moonstone Island: 35% Off Decor Galore DLC Pack: 35% Off Artbook: 30% Off Soundtrack: 30% Off Autumnal Accessories DLC Pack: 20% Off Chef's Kiss DLC Pack: 35% Off Cozy Comforts DLC Pack: 35% Off Arcane Artifacts DLC PAck: 35% Off Designed for Lovers DLC PAck: 35% Off