Interesting concept, but it's a bit too buggy now. I've had several crashes in a short time playing. The translations are rough, the UI is equally rough. Voices are Chinese only. Can't really recommend the game yet, but it has potential.
Island Notes
- Release Date:
- Aug 21, 2025
- Developer:
- KangBaoGame
- Publisher:
- KangBaoGame
- Platforms:
- Windows
Game Tags
About This Game
Story Introduction:
After a yacht accident, you and your guests are stranded on a mysterious island. Will you survive alone or help everyone pull through together? The game blends romance, survival, crafting, farming, fishing, pet taming, and more—promising a unique survival adventure.
Game Features:
A vast island map featuring caves, abandoned structures, cliffs, and other special locations. With ultra-high vegetation density, nearly every environmental object can be gathered, each holding unique value.
Forge bonds with NPCs through a comprehensive affinity system. Each NPC features authentic voice acting to enhance immersion.
Intelligent NPCs capable of independent eating, cooking, resting, gathering, and combat. They dynamically adjust behavior based on player status, offering care and emotional interactions.
Multiple NPC outfits unlockable through affinity progression.
Includes all core survival elements: base building, farming, pet hatching, pet rearing, armor/weapon crafting, and more.
Diverse creatures (monsters) with designated habitats—each engages in all-terrain combat. Fully open-world exploration with zero player restrictions.
Extensive weapon variety: combat tools (axes, bows, spears, crossbows, firearms) and non-combat tools (shovels, sickles, bamboo tubes).
Fully open-ended gameplay—explore both land and underwater realms.
Custom Survival Companions
Gathering
Hunting
Extreme Weather
Unrestricted Free Exploration
Mutant Creatures
Build Your Homeland
Deep NPC Development
Craft Weapons & Armor
Resist Beast Tides
Hatch Pets, Raise a Pet Legion
Expand, Explore
Screenshots
User Reviews
I was baited into playing mainly with "relation" part. Was a bait, nothing more. Maximum actions with NPC - her calling you "hubby" and kissing. Even with 100 relations. No nudity, even with relation at 100. Total blueballing and a waste of time.
You get what you pay for This game is about 13€ and the amount of actual content reflects that, even though to be honest it still feels like an early access game that be adding a ton of content but we'll see, especially since it's declared as an Early Access title I've played thousands of hours of Survival Craft games from Ark over Palworld back to Minecraft and so I've been looking for Games with companions so I wouldn't need to do the boring grind parts but most compareable games feature either only pre-built buildings, no animations or only third person so this game seemed perfect. To be fair the AI does help in the beginning with getting started but once you reach the point where you do have a base you barely even profit from the AI companions since they always get stuck with some monster between them and the base and I just wish you could let your own Monster Army patrol the area instead of the Human companions Anyway the game is a great start and if I compare this to Renfield...
first of all this game got potential, but if developers decides to improve this game these are my suggestion about should improve areas, 1. need heavy UI redesign because it is so hard find and identify the the stuff (Edit: once you get used to UI it is easier. but it is still hard for new players.) 2. Assigning tasks to the girls is good but once they receive tasks like gathering stuff they wandering all the way around which can lead to possible monster attacks. to avoid this I think it will be better if we can assign them in a specific area or assigning a tamed animal to protect them. because I don't want to see my girls getting hurt 3.girls character customization is good (Specially booba area, W devs for that) but well it will need some minor adjustment. like changing hair color without that RGB poll bar, if you guys can replace it with i don't know what it called but that graph chart thing it will be better. 4. We need more skins for girls too. 5. also we need "Breed" options too...
is basically solo Ark, but without as much of the hassle: "taming" is much easier - kill monster -> take egg -> hatch egg. No research to unlock blueprints, and no crazy hi tech crafting. The best part though? your followers will auto teleport to you after a certain distance! no more randomly lost forever pets because you walked through the jungle and your follower got stuck on terrain! There's also the girls, they have basically no impact on gameplay. They're useful to a certain extent for keeping your basic materials stocked up and keeping your crafting running when you aren't around; but they're liabilities in combat and need to have their gear manually adjusted if extreme temps are actively killing them...there's also crazy loud jumpscares from Seraphina to look forward to! There isnt a ton of content, but stat drops of monster eggs is randomized; both in rarity of the egg, and in generated stats when hatched. Similarly, the rare gear variants are dropped as blueprin...
A new game constantly being worked on which is a good sign from the developers. Similar to games like the forest, ark survival and Conan exiles. for 13$ its most definitely a steal.
The concept is great, and for a game just released it's pretty good, the AI could be better, really hope they cap how much resources the girls will gather. Can't wait to see what's in store for this game.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win7/8/10
- Processor: i3-9320
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win7/8/10
- Processor: i5-9600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1070
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
FAQ
How much does Island Notes cost?
Island Notes costs $11.69. Currently 10% off!
What are the system requirements for Island Notes?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Win7/8/10 Processor: i3-9320 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Win7/8/10 Processor: i5-9600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space
What platforms is Island Notes available on?
Island Notes is available on Windows PC.
Is Island Notes worth buying?
Island Notes has 75% positive reviews from 100 players.
When was Island Notes released?
Island Notes was released on Aug 21, 2025.
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