Star Sand Island Leaves Early Access With Switch 2 and PS5 Launch
The full release brings the previously PC and Xbox early access title to Switch 2 and PS5, and it adds the long-awaited four-player online multiplayer that was missing during early access.
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Seed Sparkle Lab released Star Sand Island on August 18. The life simulation game is now available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5, and it is included with Xbox and PC Game Pass. The full release adds online multiplayer for up to four players, expanded NPC affection systems, and date content for all 14 romanceable characters.
Star Sand Island is out of early access. The island life simulation game from Seed Sparkle Lab launched on August 18 for PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PS5, with Xbox and PC Game Pass availability.
The game entered early access on PC and Xbox in February of this year. During that period it earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 82 percent of roughly 5,400 user reviews being favorable at the time of writing.
The launch update adds online multiplayer for up to four players. Friends can join a host's island to farm, fish, explore, and complete quests together. Resource sharing is supported, with the island owner deciding which resources to share, though island progress is not shared between players. Multiplayer coins are earned through joint activities and can be spent in a multiplayer shop.
The update also expands NPC affection, adding letters and special quests at three hearts of affinity, and introduces date content for all 14 romanceable characters, including picnics, arcade visits, and kite flying on the beach.
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