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Coral Island
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“With it fully released, and updated properly now, I actually believe this game rivals even a giant like StardewValley. It's incredibly fun, addicting, cute, and has plenty of its own flavor to stand out.”
“I know, I'm gonna say it and people are gonna get mad, but compared to Stardew, it's pretty good. Lol, seriously though if you like Stardew, you'll like this, it's the same game but different skins. I find there's…”
“An absolutely wonderful game, and a super supportive dev team! If they can manage it, they will happily do it! Constantly planning for more things, updates to further the story of the game and add new content in the…”
42 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Worst game I ever played. The story itself is good but it´s full of bugs and constantly crashes, and manual save is not possible in the game. which means sometimes you play for 30 minutes and then right before the game…”
“I know, I'm gonna say it and people are gonna get mad, but compared to Stardew, it's pretty good. Lol, seriously though if you like Stardew, you'll like this, it's the same game but different skins. I find there's…”
“smooth gameplay, interesting storyline, simple UI.”
29 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Used to play stardew valley. Im enjoying Coral Island alot. In end of spring year 1. I love all the mechanics of stardew valley and this game enhances that experience with further mechanics and amazing graphics. Highly…”
“Its a classic Stardew like life-sim. Its a good game. Gameplay loop is fun and I find the character art especially gorgeous. If you like Stardew Valley you will probably like coral island aswell, so I suggest you pick…”
“I had a great time in the first year. The game looks great, and the developers had a lot of great ideas with the ocean, automation, and the giants. Festivals were fun. Year 2 everything was stale... it was like all…”
21 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I know, I'm gonna say it and people are gonna get mad, but compared to Stardew, it's pretty good. Lol, seriously though if you like Stardew, you'll like this, it's the same game but different skins. I find there's…”
“I liked everything about the game. Character interaction is a big plus. There is always things to keep you busy.”
“there is soooo much content and so much to do but the coop is unplayable the lag is crazy as a single player game its the best farming game tho”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“With it fully released, and updated properly now, I actually believe this game rivals even a giant like StardewValley. It's incredibly fun, addicting, cute, and has plenty of its own flavor to stand out.”
“I know, I'm gonna say it and people are gonna get mad, but compared to Stardew, it's pretty good. Lol, seriously though if you like Stardew, you'll like this, it's the same game but different skins. I find there's…”
“An absolutely wonderful game, and a super supportive dev team! If they can manage it, they will happily do it! Constantly planning for more things, updates to further the story of the game and add new content in the…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“The most frustrating crashes of my entire life. There's nothing more infuriating to have your game crash on you after spending a whole day doing chores. I'm done.”
“Worst game I ever played. The story itself is good but it´s full of bugs and constantly crashes, and manual save is not possible in the game. which means sometimes you play for 30 minutes and then right before the game…”
“Game is unfortunately buggy as fk still, and I'm kinda mad that it even made it out of early access when it is VERY broken still. I honestly do not understand how the devs agreed to fully release this game with broken…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The most frustrating crashes of my entire life. There's nothing more infuriating to have your game crash on you after spending a whole day doing chores. I'm done.”
“Worst game I ever played. The story itself is good but it´s full of bugs and constantly crashes, and manual save is not possible in the game. which means sometimes you play for 30 minutes and then right before the game…”
“I love this game I really do, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I lose my mind that it only saves at the end of the day. Like yes, I love the pain of wow I did a whole day worth of grind for it to crash and then I have to redo it all. Like…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is unfortunately buggy as fk still, and I'm kinda mad that it even made it out of early access when it is VERY broken still. I honestly do not understand how the devs agreed to fully release this game with broken…”
“i love the game even i dont play stardew, i still enjoy it. but i know its not complex like stardew, still need big updates💙💙”
“Its a classic Stardew like life-sim. Its a good game. Gameplay loop is fun and I find the character art especially gorgeous. If you like Stardew Valley you will probably like coral island aswell, so I suggest you pick…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is unfortunately buggy as fk still, and I'm kinda mad that it even made it out of early access when it is VERY broken still. I honestly do not understand how the devs agreed to fully release this game with broken…”
“Its a classic Stardew like life-sim. Its a good game. Gameplay loop is fun and I find the character art especially gorgeous. If you like Stardew Valley you will probably like coral island aswell, so I suggest you pick…”
“I had a great time in the first year. The game looks great, and the developers had a lot of great ideas with the ocean, automation, and the giants. Festivals were fun. Year 2 everything was stale... it was like all…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“there is soooo much content and so much to do but the coop is unplayable the lag is crazy as a single player game its the best farming game tho”
“I really want to give it a good review. Its formally Stardew Valley 2.0. better graphics, more gamleplay and more things to do. But: It really kills the fun in Coop, i play with my daughter in the same Network an WLAn,…”
“I have spent 240h in this beautiful game. I would have recommended this game to anyone and everyone who likes farm games. One of the best around. So it pains me to say that I can no longer recommend it due to the state…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“A nice and relaxing game. Love the art style, the characters, and the story. I really enjoy that I can just take my time with the game or optimize things depending on what I feel like. I don't feel like I'm missing out if I just mess around enjoying the world. Only real negative…”
— a player, Steam review · 319 hrs played“You can tell Coral Island is a love letter to farming sims of the past, but it also reinvigorates the genre in so many ways. It's such a delight to play!”
— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played“[h2]Beautiful and relaxing farming RPG[/h2] Coral Island is a blend of I'd say Stardew Valley with a bit of Animal Crossing. If you enjoyed either of those then you will absolutely love Coral Island; However, I'd like to point out that at the start of Coral Island it does seem…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix 1.3-1249
Hi Farmers, We’ve released another hotfix to address issue where player got stuck at loading screen when loading a save file, missing Sawee, as well as other reported issue. Bug Fixes: Adjusting Balor
Hotfix 1.3-1248
Hi Farmers,We’ve released a hotfix to address the missing save file affecting some console players, some game progression related bugs, and other issues.Bug Fixes:Fixed missing save files for some con
Coral Island 1.3 (Ocean & Kisses Update) is OUT NOW!
Coral Island 1.3 “Ocean & Kisses” Update is available NOW!We couldn’t have done it without our devs and community. Thank you for the support. Here’s the 1.3 update!Available on: Steam XboxPlayStation
Coral Island 1.3 Update Overview
Welcome to another Coral Island update!Today we'll be showcasing the "Ocean & Kisses" 1.3 content update! First things first, public beta date:Open TestingWhen: May 04, 2026 to May 15, 2026 Who: Open
Coral Island Roadmap
Welcome to a Coral Island development update!This blog will go over Coral Island's updated roadmap.Join our Discord for more information!Updated RoadmapWe’ve updated the Coral Island roadmap. The bigg
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Farming Sim · Life Sim · Relaxing · Dating Sim · Simulation · Agriculture · RPG · Character Customization · Crafting · Singleplayer · Sandbox · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Thai |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 51 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.stairwaygames.com/coral-island |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel i3 Processor Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space