Chinese developer, Seed Sparkle Lab, has today launched Starsand Island onto Steam Early Access, Xbox Preview, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The anime-inspired farm and life sim delivers a digital pastoral experience away from the hustle and bustle of city life, as players return to their childhood idyll and rediscover a simple way to live. Starsand Island is available now in two editions, Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition.
Players who purchase the Standard Edition will receive the base game and all subsequent content released during the Early Access phase. Those who buy this edition during the initial Early Access launch period will also receive an exclusive Chinese New Year bonus, featuring festive outfits inspired by traditional Chinese patterns and furniture that reflect the rich decorative details found in Chinese design.
The Deluxe Edition of Starsand Island includes everything in the Standard Edition, but with additional content inspired by Romanticism, featuring classical outfits and fantasy-inspired furniture, providing players with an even greater means to express themselves from the moment they arrive on the island.
Starsand Island features
- Experience a living island world: Starsand Island is built around a dynamic four-season cycle that shapes daily life and the wider environment, influencing farming routines, exploration conditions, and community activities.
- Deep & evolving pastoral simulation: Combining farming, craft, ranching, fishing, and production, Starsand Island’s systems develop alongside the player, becoming more streamlined in the process, and enabling more time to explore, create, and define their own pace of island life.
- Explore the peaceful countryside & beyond: Away from the idyll of countryside life, discover ancient ruins, mine valuable resources, and encounter strange, fantastical creatures.
- Meaningful relationships & community life: Social interaction with other residents, each with their own distinct personalities and professions, is central to life on the island. Build long-term bonds and unlock personal storylines and emotional moments; create new friends and forge strong relationships with those around you.
- Freedom of expression & island lifestyle: Starsand Island features comprehensive customization options, from the player character, home building and decorating, while seasonal festivals, cooking, and fashion add to further cultural flavour.
Starsand Island will launch on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, and fully launch on Xbox Series X/S and Steam, in summer 2026.
