Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure Reviews

[h2]Hidden Gem of a Game[/h2] This cozy adventure has 3D graphics, voice acting, and Stardew-like vibes with a unique twist. It was a bit confusing at first, but every question I had was already answered on the discord, they’re active and super helpful. You can tell the devs put real care and love into this game and continue to do so over time.

A stress-free and cozy game that has cuties with buildable skills that are fun and easy to obtain. It isn't a massive or deep game, but it has brought me much relaxation and gives me a sense of accomplishment. With a stressful job, I enjoy having an "easy win" after work. :) There were some bugs that I ran into and reported in the game, but my experience was not determined by said bugs.

I really enjoy the initial discovery phase: finding new creatures, seeing them evolve, exploring new regions or biomes, and unlocking something new. However, the mid-to-late game feels quite bland and empty. It turns into a mere grind for resources until completion. still recomended but it could be better

Too boring and tedious. The crafting aspect is increadibly lackluster and annoying. You can decorate with furniture in the buildings and around the island but, most of your materials and "building" simply involve gather resources to meet the requiremets for predetermined buildings. Furthermore, you have to keep making easily breakable weapons with terrible damage output and the game doesn't provide any stat information to easily determine the best weapon. Lastly, the material harvesting system is terrible. You have to tame several different animals to chop trees, break rocks, pollinate plants, etc. and then raise their experience high enough for them to harvest higher quality nodes. On occasion they will auto harvest what they're supposed to but most of the time you have to command them or "bind" with them so you can do it directly. I could go on, there are several more responsiveness issues I could mention but, I don't think that's neccesary for how dull this game is. Do yourself a favor; don't waste your time or money on this one.