Is Coral Island more than just your typical farm sim?
Coral Island is a vibrant farming sim set on an enchanting island. It even has merfolk! Have you played it yet?
Coral Island Game Features
Is Coral Island more than just your typical farm sim?
Developed by Stairway Games, Coral Island is a self-described “reimagined farm sim game.” This is partly true.
It has a lot of similarities to most farm sim games. It comes equipped with an island, land to farm, and plenty of tasks to keep you busy. You’ll still spend a lot of time growing plants, tending to animals, crafting friendships, and more.
If you’re already a player of this genre of games, you’ll immediately feel familiar with the game.
However, it does have some unique qualities. A touch of conservation and environmentalism and some underwater exploration are what initially attracted my attention to Coral Island.
What is the story of Coral Island?
Have you become disenchanted with city life? Good news! You can move to a small farming community on a tropical island. At least, you can in Coral Island.
Once you arrive, you’re given an overrun farm to fix up and work by planting crops, exploring a nearby mine, cleaning up toxic oil spills, recycling trash, and developing relationships with other characters.
Speaking of relationships, you can befriend other characters, but you can also romance them. While that’s not a new concept, it’s not necessarily the status quo in cozy games either.
And, to be honest, there are quite a few incredibly good-looking characters to choose from. So if that strikes your fancy, you can hopefully find a partner to start a relationship with and even have some kids down the line if you choose.
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What’s the aesthetic like?
Coral Island is vibrant, colorful, and very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. As a scuba diver, one of the main aspects that made me want to get the game was the underwater exploration and diving capability.
It has a 3D art style that is influenced by Disney animation.
The customization – character and otherwise – is one of the best parts of the game. Being able to change the layouts, take up interior decorating, and change my outfit on the regular is something I really enjoy doing.
What are the pros and cons of Coral Island?
The character diversity is pretty exceptional with lots of beautiful art and great stories. There’s also a lot of South Asia culture and folklore thrown into the mix which is fantastic.
There are Merfolk. That really should be enough of a pro right there. The mermaids are also beautifully designed with their royal family being based on Asian folklore.
As for cons, there are some bugs that have already been fixed or need fixing, as well as missing content that I’m sure will be fixed with content updates. Some tasks, like mining, can become repetitive, but I find that to be the case in most games so I’m not sure that’s fully a con.
Is Coral Island worth it?
In my opinion, I’m glad I bought and played Coral Island. It has everything I want in the typical farm sim game with unique additions that make it even more exciting.
However, there are some elements that feel unfinished and I feel quite a bit of discord about it perhaps leaving early access a little too early. However, if you can be patient with these bug fixes and finalized storyline, I think Coral Island is definitely worth it.
I personally just play it alongside other games, as it takes me a while to get through an entire game anyway. In my mind, it’s no different than what Disney is doing with Dreamlight Valley and I’m nowhere near being caught up in that game despite playing it the most.
Where can I play Coral Island?
Coral Island is available to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows/Steam. It is estimated that Coral Island will be available on Nintendo Switch some time in 2024.
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