Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in developing our games?
Join us in the first episode of our Developer Diary series featuring Ikonei Island's Creative Director - Bendik Stang!
Excited about what we've been working on so far? So stay tuned, because soon we will have some frogtastic news to share 👀
💙 Make Sure To Join Our Discord Island
Join our community on Discord! We've got contests, and channels where you can share feedback and find friends to play with, aside from the magnanimous presence of your favorite Frogboy!
Have a great time on the island (with your friends)! 🎮 Snowcastle Games
Farm Together Contest Winners!
By Pixienaut & [DiceXMachina] Konthecouch ♥
Hello There, Castaways! 🏝️
Are you a little tired from all the farming?
Rest easy pal, 'cause now's the time to reap what you sow during the Farm Together contest!
🏆 Event Winners
🥇 First Place
By Pixienaut & [DiceXMachina] Konthecouch! Congratulations on winning $200 in Steam gift cards!
🥈 Second Place
By Gavin, Sanoru & DrLexi! Congratulations on winning $120 in Steam gift cards!
🥉 Third Place
By lololo, Pororo & hyho! Congratulations on winning $80 in Steam gift cards!
🏵️ Fourth Place
By Telomina & fen! Congratulations on winning $40 in Steam gift cards!
💮 Fifth Place
By Jenny & MysticVoice! Congratulations on winning $10 in Steam gift cards!
💙 Make Sure To Join Our Wholesome Community
Join our Discord server to never miss out on any other future events!
Thank you all for participating, the island is happier and prettier in your hands 🐸 Snowcastle Games
Farm Together Contest!
Howdy, Castaways! 🏝️
Have you been having fun on multiplayer? Well, it’s time to elevate that to the power of frog 🐸
Frogboy wants to see which group of castaway friends will set up the most beautiful farm! 💚
Gather on multiplayer and start plotting the land! The top 3 groups of farmers will get:
$200 Steam gift card - 1st place,
$120 Steam gift card - 2nd place,
$80 Steam gift card - 3rd place,
And a plus of $10 x5 Steam gift cards - to be raffled among all participants!
Follow the rules, partner 🌾
Take an in-game screenshot showing your group’s farm and share it on the #farm-together channel over our Discord server, pinging all your team members. They must also be visible on the screenshot;
A group must have at least two players (remember that to be able to play the game together, the players must be friends on Steam);
React to your fellow castaways’ submissions with the "IkoneiHeart" emoji! The reactions will be taken into consideration in the judging process (but will not be the sole deciding factor), which will be carried out by the dev team. Reactions manipulation will be punished with disqualification;
Deadline: March 21st, 1 PM EST.
Prizes 🌻
First place: $200 Steam gift card
Second place: $120 Steam gift card
Third place: $80 Steam gift card
+ Raffle with all contest participants: $10 x5 Steam gift cards
Note that each Steam gift card will be sent to only one of the team members, it’s the team’s responsibility to split it.
Good luck 🍀
Make sure to join our Discord island along with your gaming friends!
And if you are in need of finding farming partners to be able to participate, invite other server members on the #looking-to-play channel.
It’s time to get your hands dirty! Snowcastle Games
February 23rd - Monster Spawning Fix
Bug Fixes
Fixed issue causing creatures and monsters to spawn at an increased rate, causing unintentional difficulty and lag spikes.
Save files experiencing this issue will be fixed after the first Load & Save on the new patch version.
Patty Gurdy, aka Captain Rustbristle, goes to Eurovision 😱
Hello, Dear Ikonei islanders!
We hope you have been enjoying your adventure on our island with your friends in multiplayer, and we have some more exciting news for you!
Patty Gurdy, our brave Captain Rustbristle, is in the Germany national finals for the Eurovision contest 🎶 Patty and Theo Nogueira, Audio Lead at Snowcastle Games, worked together to create the wonderful Hogbunny pirate theme "Piratehog Chant" that appears in-game at pirate camps.
Patty Gurdy is a very talented celtic folk pop singer and a hurdy gurdy player, who portrays Captain Rustbristle in our game. With her new song "Melodies of Hope", she conquered the hearts of the jury just like Capt. Rustbristle attempts to conquer Ikonei Island.
The voting process for the finalists in Germany is on March 3rd. Make sure to mark the calendar and help Patty go to Eurovision! 🎵🌍
Also, the full list of patch notes is below. Check it out and make sure to spread the news to your gaming friends ♥
🔥 Patch Notes
👥 Multiplayer
Multiplayer has arrived on Ikonei Island! 2-4 player co-op has been added!
Invite Friends Menu
Players List Hud Element
Join Settings Menu
Players Settings Menu
🐸 Creatures
Creatures now populate the world and are no longer only found in cages
Creatures in rainy regions will be cautious of players and will attempt to flee
Creatures are now tamed by feeding them. Different creatures will have different feeding requirements
🏘️ Player Housing
Frog House added as a new player house
Tweaks to lighting in player houses
💯 Quality Of Life Improvements
Dancing Pirate line of sight should be easier to see
Added dynamic landscape tessellation to improve performance significantly, especially at vista points, but also all over the map
Added graphics menu option to disable trails
Selecting icons on the map has been improved. Icons that are behind other icons will be brought to the front
Mouse cursor hidden and inactive when using Gamepad. The cursor is only visible in menus and gets hidden if using the gamepad. Moving the mouse brings it back again
Tweaked graphics menu to instantly apply resolution/window mode changes and afterward open a pop-up for the user to confirm, or else auto-revert
If a companion is following a leader, it will only be interested in food items being held by the leader
Petting, feeding, washing, and generally interacting with companions may now directly impact the overall mood
👀 Visuals
Improved visuals of the transition between Night, Day, and Rainy zones
Updated Scholar and Beastmaster statue size and texture
Improved visuals on Character outfits in the inventory view
VFX tweaks on monsters
Added icons for placeable categories
💃 Animation
Added creature food reaction animations that were missing
Added missing Teleport animation for Eva
Updated Bibi food reaction animations
Replaced outdated fall and land animations with new ones
Added longer animations for disassembling player houses
👊 Combat
All monsters now have a sight perception, and will attack players on sight
It should be easier to avoid enemy attacks now
Reduced knockback caused by Hammer and Hatchet
More monster variations were added to the island, both weaker and stronger versions
💎 Resource Gathering
New Amrified resource nodes added
It should be easier to catch fish
New Digging and Leaf Bush Node added
🧰 Tools
Watering Can can now be bought in Sariel’s Shop
🎶 Audio
Optimization of Music and Ambience Systems
Improvements in the Weather sound system
Improvements in the Audio Mix of the full game
🐛 Bug Fixes
Fixes to the Audio Menu Settings system
Fixes to Creature Sounds
Fixes to areas where the player could get stuck or go out of bounds
Fixes to issues that could cause wrong character icons to appear on the map
Fixes to NPC Sounds
Going through a door now always transitions the player into or out of the interiors
Players can now pick up items if the first row in the inventory is full
Items on the ground no longer spawn back in after being picked up by the player
Selecting shop entries with the mouse now works properly
Fixes to HUD elements for in-game objects persisting on the screen after fast traveling
Creatures no longer randomly turn towards enemies while performing interaction abilities
You can no longer swap to a character that is currently defeated
Fixed issue which prevented Level 3 Longhorn’s being able to damage monsters or nodes
Window mode and resolution sometimes should no longer revert to the wrong settings when the user clicks “No” on the “Apply New Settings” pop-up
Fixes to trails on characters and creatures
Fixes to landscape blending material
Meadow Trunk blocker no longer uses the wrong VFX
Placeables and held visuals now display correct render depth and decals
Character shader should no longer be visible when walking behind Sariel
“Add All Items” and “Pick Up Stack” are no longer the same button when interacting with Refining Stations
Teleporting from a shrine now uses the same button as teleporting from the map
Fixed issue where placing down a Shovel would turn it into a Hoe
Fixed the issue causing the Longhorn to charge over Mining Nodes, missing them completely
Fixed the area where players could skip a blocker and reach the Sunless Horn Shrine early
Longhorn should no longer get stuck on the bridges in Fenland Point
Fixed overlapping GUI text
🏝️ Ikonei Island Is Fully In Your Hands! And One Click Away:
We did it together, team! Yes, we consider you all part of the Snowcastle gang. Without your feedback and support, this wouldn't have been possible! We hope you all have lots of fun with multiplayer ♥
Make sure to join our Discord server to stay on top of the latest Ikonei Island news, share your feedback, hang out with our castaway community, and more! (Mini spoiler: soon we will host a multiplayer contest there with Steam gift cards as prizes, so keep your eyes open!)
We'll see you and your friends on the island, Snowcastle Games
Multiplayer Is Almost Here!
Hey There, Castaways! 🏝️
YES, IT IS COMING ON JANUARY 24TH! LET'S JUST CHECK ALL THE NEW STUFF THAT'S COMING OUT WHILE WE WAIT JUST A LITTLE MORE FOR MULTIPLAYER AAAAAHHH
👥 Multiplayer
Get started on the new multiplayer menu! Build together! You can also share houses. Carry - or get carried by - your friends in combat! Be careful to not step on your friends' toes while sneaking around the pirate camps! Decorate your team's cozy home ♥ Chill with your friends~ And much more! Everything in the game can be done with your friends. Invite them over and multiply the fun you can have on the island :D
Multiplayer has arrived on Ikonei Island! 2-4 player co-op has been added!
Invite Friends Menu
Players List Hud Element
Join Settings Menu
Players Settings Menu
🐸 Creatures Everywhere
Creatures now populate the world and are no longer only found in cages! And more:
Creatures in rainy regions will be cautious of players and will attempt to flee
Creatures are now tamed by feeding them. Different creatures will have different feeding requirements
🏘️ New House
Have you ever wondered how it would be to live inside a Frog House? We also tweaked the lighting in player houses a bit.
✨ More Coming On January 24th!
But for now, have some sneak peeks from the update!
🏝️ Ikonei Island Is Fully In Your Hands! And One Click Away:
Make sure to join our Discord server to stay on top of the latest Ikonei Island news, share your feedback, hang out with our castaway community, and more!
Soon we'll see you and your friends on the island, Snowcastle Games
Happy Holidays With 15% OFF!
Hello There, Castaways! 🏝️
We, from Snowcastle Games, would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays! We hope 2023 will be filled with happiness and wholesome adventures for everyone! We also want to thank everyone for the support you’ve shown us this year, especially during our Early Access release 💙
As a token of our appreciation, Santa Frogboy brought a gift for you all:
a 15% discount for our beloved Ikonei Island!
How about treating yourself with it and/or gifting it to a friend, so you can play together when multiplayer comes out? 🎁 (Coming soon! Stay tuned)
See you on the island! Happy Holidays, Castaways! 🎊 The Snowcastle Games Team
Join The 5th Snowcastle Games Advent Calendar!
Hello There, Castaways! 🏝️
The Holiday Season is almost here! Get cozy in your tent/house, cuddle with your favorite pet companions by the fire, and come join us in this year's Advent Calendar! 🎄
Starting December 1st up to December 25th, we will be giving away the games below! Sign-up here to participate and you may be one of the lucky ones!
Thank you to all the games/devs participating! And you can get an extra chance each day by retweeting the tweets about the games we will be posting on our official account! So make sure to follow us on Twitter here.
Join the Holiday fun with us here! 🎁 Snowcastle Games
Steam Awards Nomination!
Hello There, Castaways! 🏝️
We are participating in this year's Steam Awards 🏆 and we would love to have your support!
We believe that the 'Sit Back and Relax' category is the perfect fit for our game, as Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure is perfect to play after a hard and busy day to unwind and relax! 🐸
We would love it if you nominated us for this category!
