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The Witch of Fern Island
Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Honestly, the reviews really worried me, but I decided to give it a try myself and I'm so glad I didn't listen. Is it grindy? Yeah, but as someone who already likes to walk around and collect everything I find, it doesn't bother me at all. You can get so much of that one thing…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I wanted to clear some things up in case some reviews are swaying you in a negative direction. I am chronically ill and that means I have brain fog and get frustrated with games that aren't very clear or intuitive. While there are some things about this game that aren't…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“A cosy game that is just not fun. Or cosy. The gameplay is really confusing and I had to Google everything, including how to progress the main story. It's a very janky, buggy, boring game, that pretty much consists of gathering 999 items on a daily basis. It feels cumbersome and…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:10 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
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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 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Life Sim · Female Protagonist · Cute · Farming Sim · Flight · Open World · Sandbox · Casual · Exploration · Magic · Crowdfunded (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Polish, French, German |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: i5 6400 / AMD FX 6300 Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / RX 580 with min. 6 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. SSD recommended.