It's almost the end of the year – our first full year having Moonstone Island out in the world. We got a LOT done in 2024, and we'd like to celebrate all of those milestones with you! But first, here are the discounts for the Steam Winter Sale!
Here are just some of the cool features we added in our updates:
BEING ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME ON SWITCH
Renaming Spirits
Magnetic Spirit Poop
Icons for active potions
Three new island shapes (including COOL S)
Magic Man attending festivals
MARRIAGE
A Slay the Spire crossover
A Cassette Beasts collab
Napping
More inventory slots
A second tool wheel
Extra dialogue for Waldo
Dozens of new cards
Map zooming
Perpetually running Furnaces and Alchemy Labs
New fishing lures
Item Frames
Walls
Saplings
Russian language option
Improved save system
Secret dancing easter egg
Cooking
New crafting stations
More quests
The Community Chest (free stuff)
Tokens of affection
New dialogue for everyone
The Recycler
The Juicer
The Small Greenhouse
Barn exteriors
More water in your water
Improved item placement
Deck Reset Potions
The ability to pick up full chests
A better basement door
Numkey shortcuts
Looping music
New festivals
Swapping NPC Spirits
138 pieces of decor (at least... we're not good at counting)
19 new Spirits
...except one of those was a LIE.
Because we're actually adding EVEN MORE DECOR. Right now, in fact! For free!
To celebrate the season of giving and kindness, we've had our talented artists draw up some cute, wintery, festive decor.
We've got:
A present-shaped house exterior
A wreath-shaped rug
A Taro-shaped decoration
A BIG STAR
A plate of cookies
And there will be a few changes to the game, too, based on things that you (the players!) have requested:
A second autosave slot
Quick transfer for chests
That's it for us for 2024! We're going to have a long, much-needed break, and we'll see you in the new year. We have PLENTY more to show you next year!
– Kate, community manager and eater of Santa's cookies (sorry)
Rawcember Day on Moonstone Island!
Happy holidays, Villagers!
It's winter-time here over on Moonstone Island and that means it's Rawcember day! That means our Publisher, Raw Fury, celebrates all things Moonstone Island. Check out some of the community creations the visitors of our Islands have put together to celebrate the winter season:
A lot of the winter holiday items are available in the Cozy Comforts DLC Pack with things like:
1 New House Skin - Snowman House
1 New Rug
2 New Snowmen
1 New Snowboard
4 Icicle Variations
Before we sign off for the holiday break, here's one more photo we wanted to share. Mr. Morris is on an extended holiday, Honestly, he deserves it - it's hard to lay around and be cute on a 24-hour cycle. Instead we bring you Ponyo, a very good girl with a name Fishbo approves of.
Wherever you are, even without the snow, we hope you're staying comfortable and warm <3
~ Studio Supersoft
Vote for Moonstone Island in the Steam Awards!
It's that time, Villagers!
Steam Awards have rolled around again and we're up for votes in the "Labor of Love" category - which is for games that continually add things past launch. If you think we fit the bill, we'd love your vote <3
We hope you're enjoying the recent mini update that dropped this week and would love if you shared any of your fun screenshots with us on BlueSky or @moonstoneisland on X <3
New Mini-Update, now Available!
From: Update Time @ Moonstone Island dot com To: YOU! Subject: RE: Free mini-update!
To whom it may concern,
Hey! Who's in the mood for some cozy games? I know we are. And hey, there's one right here! It's called Moonstone Island, and it's full of kindness, diversity, and adorable lil guys shaped like toasters and fishbowls!
But wait! There's more! Today, we're releasing a free mini-update with some lovely new additions to make the game *even better*. And they said it couldn't be done!
Here's whatcha get:
One new Spirit (his name is HOPPOT and he's a HOTPOT)
One new house skin (mushroom house!)
A deck reset potion that lets you clear out your Spirits' decks, reset them back to their starter cards, and rebuild from scratch
Pick up chests that contain items (we're relatively certain that no other game lets you do this. That's probably not true but we still feel very cool about it)
The ability to swap the NPC Spirits (if you change your mind, or have better Spirit match-ups)
New basement door (it looks cuter)
Numkey shortcuts on PC for the tool wheel
BEST OF ALL, the feature everyone's been asking for: LOOPING MUSIC!!!! You can now head into the options and set it to looping if you desire. This feature will be on by default, because everyone seems to prefer it. We can admit when we're wrong!
We're also in the Steam Autumn Sale, so there's never been a better time to buy yourself and all your friends, family, enemies, and pets a copy of Moonstone Island.
Here are the discounts as of 1:00PM PT:
Base Game: 35% off
DLC: 20-35% off
We hope you enjoy this lil update, and don't forget to take care of yourselves!
Best wishes, – Kate, Community Manager and best-wishes-er
Moonstone Island and DLCs are on Sale Until Nov 26!
Yep, you heard it, we're on sale until the 26th! (Yes, we know the image says the 18th but we're staying on sale EVEN LONGER!)
Fix for a bug that would cause a black screen to occur while falling off of the broom (SPOOKY!)
Fix for a Recycler exploit (screams in min/max)
Updates & Bug Fixes - October 9, 2024
Just some super cute bug fixes with a side of performance improvements for ya <3
Bug fix: Winter festival was not tracked in the “Attend all festivals“ achievement.
Fixed the community chest (it can’t be picked up anymore.)
Fixed aimer orientation for upgraded tools.
Fixed NPC followers stopping for no reason.
Fixed Knowledge card.
Added season and time to grow info for seeds sold at Rowan’s shop.
Fixed issue with ES and BR translations showing winter cooking quest description instead of fishing cooking quest description
Performance improvement: minimapReveal function, should reduce micro-lags on low-end devices
Performance improvement: animated waterfalls
Updates & Bug Fixes - OCtober 1, 2024
Fixed bug that occurred when using shift+click on furnaces and alchemy lab
Small performance optimization
Anniversary Update Patch Notes
GUESS WHAT?
It was our birthday on the 20th, and now it's our big update day, which means it's time for a SPECIAL birthday-themed patch notes! You can just leave all your gifts in the corner over there. Also, take one of these party poppers, and you can set it off at the end: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Let's start with the new things!
New things
You can now do good for the environment with the new RECYCLER! Do not put Spirits in the Recycler.
JUICE! You can make juice now!
A small greenhouse that doesn't take up as much room
Four new Spirits, including TWO crossovers, and one that's shaped like... a hand? Wait, don't we already have a hand Spirit...?
New DLC: Autumn Accessories!
New decor (check the update post on Steam for a full list!)
NEW BARN EXTERIOR! It's the first time we're doing this!!!!
We heard you like water, so we put some water in your water. Bottles now contain 10x water, for easier cooking!
Did one of your tools go missing? We added some new code that will restore your lost tools! Just pretend the tool fairies found it for you
Paolo invented stepladders, which means it's now easier to place objects higher up on walls
Increased tab size in settings menu for all platforms
Updated “exhaust” icon on cards to look more like a bin, because "bin" is a better indicator of exhaust than a red arrow
Now the bug fixes! I made sure they're birthday-cake-flavoured, so open wide:
Bug Fixes
You can't put warp totems (and other special items) in chests anymore
Moved the white selection box behind the item quantity number in inventory/crafting screens for better readability
You can now split stacks in the bottom inventory row
Fish icons are now displayed properly in crafting recipes
Optimized collision masks in NPC hobby animations (so you can bump into them better)
You can no longer click/touch items on the inventory bar when the UI is hidden
When you're looking at lures in your toolbar, it doesn't say "Equip" any more (since you can only do this from your inventory, not the toolbar)
Mouse cursor now changes to a little hand when hovering over items that can be picked up
You can't feed Spirits Old Boots anymore
We fixed the Wine and Beer items, and they should actually have an effect on stamina now! This also fixes the "She Did Warn You" achievement and the Dish of the Day bug
The "Water" icon is now slightly different, so it doesn't look like a potion
YOU CAN'T EAT YOUR BROOM ANYMORE
Placing objects on tables is now a bit easier
Ferra's date responses in German were backwards, so we fixed that (turns out she was using Duolingo upside-down)
Selling seeds to Gaiana and Ofelia now has the text "Sell Seeds" instead of just "Sell"
Fixed the Holo Potion – it was disabling after *any* Spirit tame, not just Holo Spirit tames
But don't forget – we have our massive update AND our DLC out today, so there's a ton of stuff we didn't fit into this rather facts-driven birthday patch notes. Make sure to read all our Steam posts and update your game for the full thing!
Okay, let's set off the party poppers now. YAY, BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
– Kate, community manager and prolific party popper purchaser
Festival Update and Fall-themed DLC - Out Now!
Happy Autumn, Alchemists!
September is nearly over, and that means it's almost Scary Month™️, but there's nothing scary about the FREE UPDATE we're launching today! Well, that might not be true. Those of a delicate disposition may find some of our new Spirits a bit creepy, depending on how you feel about things like disembodied hands (oooh) and dogs (aaaah). We cannot be held responsible for any heart attacks you receive from playing Moonstone Island. I think.
Let's take a look at all the tasty new content we're adding today:
4 new spirits - These new babies are Psychic, Dark, Electric, and Ice type
3 new seasonal events - The Spirit Spring Festival, the Lunar Festival, and a Cooking Festival
New “Community Chest” in Rowan’s shop - You can find free stuff and gifts in here!
New “token of affection” item - A reward from the festivals that gives you relationship points with an NPC of your choosing
New spirit barn exteriors - For the first time EVER!
Updated furniture placement system to allow items to sit more snugly against walls - Because it's annoying when decor looks all weirdy
New NPC dialogue - Many words, much like these ones, all written by ME
New decorations - See below!
Why be vague when we can tell you all about the new decor? Let's do that! Here's what comes with the free update:
Farm-Style Spirit Barn Exterior
Spirit Barn Portal
Full Moon Statue
Ancient Spirit Statue
Fireworks Rug
Food Festival Trophy
Pile of Leaves
Mushroom Stool
Mushroom Table
There is also our Autumnal Accessories DLC, which costs $3.99 (with a 10% launch discount for the first week) and it comes with:
Mushroom Spirit Barn
Autumnal Archway
Electricone Rug
Leaf Stool
Ghostshroom lamp
Ghostshroom Rug
And that's it for our big autumnal bonanza! Go carve the pumpkin! Eat a cinnamon! Dress up as ghost! And, above all, a genuinely huge thank you for supporting us for this past year. It's been real cool, and that's largely due to all of y'all. 💕
– Kate, Community Manager and occasional enjoyer of an autumnal hot chocolate
