Starsand Island
Farming life sim with home building and island exploration
Seed Sparkle Lab · Released Aug 18, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 8,465
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 49% of 63 in 30 days
- Players
- 197
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 16, 2026
What is Starsand Island?
You leave city life for a seaside island in this sandbox farming and life sim. You grow tropical crops, befriend animals and residents, and reshape the landscape around a home you build. You also travel by longboard and scooter, sail to nearby islands, and explore forests containing minerals, ancient ruins, and creatures to fight.
For you if...
- +you enjoy relaxed sandbox play with self-directed goals
Not for you if...
- −you prefer combat-focused adventures to farming and everyday routines
What players say
84% of 8,465 reviews are positive · 49% of 63 in the last 30 days
Players praise the visuals and house-building mechanics. Recent reviews criticize shallow relationships, thin storytelling, and a full release that still feels unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
Starsand Island system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 650, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Starsand Island?
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- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Intel i3-2120 / AMD A10-8750 or similar
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / AMD Radeon R9 M375X or similar
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Processor
- Intel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 4700G or similar
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 or similar
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Starsand Island have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Starsand Island run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 75
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Starsand Island use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Life Sim
- Farming Sim
- RPG
- Building
- Casual
- Sandbox
- Simulation
- Crafting
- Relaxing
- Cartoon
- 3D Platformer
- Exploration
- Anime
- Immersive Sim
- 3D
- Emotional
Recent updates
- Oct 16, 2026 · Starsand Island Update - Version 1.10.9560
- Oct 13, 2026 · Starsand Island Update - Version 1.10.9206
- Sep 23, 2026 · Starsand Island Update - Version 1.09.7731
- Sep 17, 2026 · Starsand Island Update - Version 1.09.7160
- Sep 15, 2026 · Starsand Island Update - Version 1.09.6900
6 DLC available.