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Moonstone Island
Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
What reviewers agree on
58 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I freaking adore this game. It's peaceful, it's fun, it's simple to understand, the graphics are beautiful, the spirits are adorable, silly, and cool. The combat is fun without being too complex, the game doesn't feel…”
“This is the game that made me realize I like card battles! I truly adore this game. It will always have a special place in my heart. It is sweet but the battles are real. The creatures are cute. I'm not into dating…”
“Overall, I would recommend this game. The only issue I really have is that it was so hard to go back to after not playing for awhile. I just could not bring myself to finish it. It started to feel really sloggish.…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Moonstone Island is a cutesy creature collector deckbuilder where you play as an alchemist living away from home for a year to complete your training. The art and sound design are cozy, and the creatures designs are…”
“I freaking adore this game. It's peaceful, it's fun, it's simple to understand, the graphics are beautiful, the spirits are adorable, silly, and cool. The combat is fun without being too complex, the game doesn't feel…”
“It's the strangest thing, I've *had* Moonstone Island in my Steam library for a while, but never really got around to playing it. Then I saw a Fishbo avatar on the Steam Points store and something in me just *craved*…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's the strangest thing, I've *had* Moonstone Island in my Steam library for a while, but never really got around to playing it. Then I saw a Fishbo avatar on the Steam Points store and something in me just *craved*…”
“I got this game bc someone said it was like a Stardew Valley/Slay the Spire/Pokemon hybrid. As someone who is obsessed with all of those games, it comes as no surprise that I ABSOLUTELY ADOREEEE this game!!! Must play…”
“I found the spirit-keeping and combat to be the weakest elements of the game, when I would expect them to be the focus. The game has a lot to like, I've spent over 20 hours and thoroughly enjoyed traveling around and…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love this game, the cute and wacky creatures to collect, the romance options, the farming and the deck building turn based combat is a good mix between difficult and interesting to keep me working to improve! Highly…”
“stardew valley meets pokemon (they fall in love and have a beautiful loving relationship) ~pros~ * npcs are charming and cute * monsters have fun and unique designs * worldbuilding is chef's kiss * pixel art is…”
“If you liked Cassette Beasts, stardew valley, pokemon, or Monster Sanctuary, you will probably like this! You can grow crops to boost your stats in battle and befriend the villagers while you work to help the magic man…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's the strangest thing, I've *had* Moonstone Island in my Steam library for a while, but never really got around to playing it. Then I saw a Fishbo avatar on the Steam Points store and something in me just *craved*…”
“stardew valley meets pokemon (they fall in love and have a beautiful loving relationship) ~pros~ * npcs are charming and cute * monsters have fun and unique designs * worldbuilding is chef's kiss * pixel art is…”
“This is one of the first games that has made me feel something close to how much I loved Stardew Valley. Some people don't like the grind but personally i've been looking for something more grindy, that's my fav part of…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Moonstone Island is a cutesy creature collector deckbuilder where you play as an alchemist living away from home for a year to complete your training. The art and sound design are cozy, and the creatures designs are…”
“I just can't get into it, unfortunately. The NPCs annoy me quite a bit and it just feels like the devs tried to pack in as much knock-off nostalgia as they could. I regret buying it because I don't reach for it ever.”
“I just didn't find this game satisfying. The dungeons where you encounter spirits are not fun, the farming is not fun, and the NPCs are not that good either”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I just can't get into it, unfortunately. The NPCs annoy me quite a bit and it just feels like the devs tried to pack in as much knock-off nostalgia as they could. I regret buying it because I don't reach for it ever.”
“I just didn't find this game satisfying. The dungeons where you encounter spirits are not fun, the farming is not fun, and the NPCs are not that good either”
“I thought it was okay.. The graphics are very pretty, island exploration features are interesting, and dungeons are fun. Other than that, the dating system is okay, but I didn't like any of the dateables. They weren't…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Moonstone Island is a cutesy creature collector deckbuilder where you play as an alchemist living away from home for a year to complete your training. The art and sound design are cozy, and the creatures designs are…”
“Overall, I would recommend this game. The only issue I really have is that it was so hard to go back to after not playing for awhile. I just could not bring myself to finish it. It started to feel really sloggish.…”
“a very fun game. At least for the first half of the game. Your general farming sim, you go out gathering resources, you can talk to townspeople to build up conversation skills, give them gifts. Explore the various…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“well, its hard to say whether i like the game or not as i cant get past the initial tutorial with the father. i'm using a steam deck and xbox controller and it says use tool is the x button once you get and equip the…”
“the game is great but please fix the controls for pc/mac! sometimes i can switch to a different card and ends my turn without me meaning to”
“The game is a lot of fun but the devs haven't fixed the stuttering and lagging issues that have been showing up for several years now. I bought it this week, and I've enjoyed my time but it geniuinely feels like I'm…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-19
“I would recommend this game, but with a pretty large caveat. If you like crunchy numbers, deep systems, and wish Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley did MORE with their systems, then don't get this game. This game has a great number of lovely mechanics, but they're all one layer…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“The game is relaxing and fun, but has a lot of nuance to keep it interesting. It's a great balance of different elements, including farming, monsters, dungeons, mines, fishing, potions, questing, and relationships. I personally like that the game doesn't require speed in combat.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,076 hrs played“I keep revisiting this game trying to like it. I love all the concepts in this game, but none of them are particularly well done. My main issue is that this game lacks heart, which feels very subjective of a critique but let me try to explain: The procedurally generated world…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Creature Collector · Deckbuilding · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Cute · Sandbox · Building · Farming Sim · Card Battler · Life Sim · Agriculture · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 59 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 5850 DirectX: Version 12