It’s been a tick since we peeked at cozy co-op Ikonei Island, a cutesy blend of Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing New Horizons that launched back in November, but apparently, the “very positive” review state on Steam doesn’t tell the whole story.
“The game had a tough start on PC, which led to the delay of the console release until this point – but we used the time to really double down on making the game offers the best possible experience for console players, ” Snowcastle Games and Jetpack Collective explain. Yep, that means the game is now heading to PlayStation and Xbox, on March 21st, the same day as the 1.5 Blooming Beginnings update launches on both PC and console.
“Ikonei Island is a cosy adventure where you explore the beautiful island, collecting and crafting materials to build up a central hamlet and craft a charming home. On your adventure, you will bond with magical creatures that you can take control of to harness their abilities, helping you on your quest to uncover hidden mysteries and access new parts of the island, farm the land for resources, battle pirates and more. […] Snowcastle has been updating Ikonei Island since its release on PC in response to player feedback and is pleased to now be able to offer a more radical revamp to the experience with Blooming Beginnings as the game hits PlayStation and Xbox. The update offers vastly improved onboarding, including a brand new opening to the game in a new area of the map, new UI, a reworked system to make farming easier, changes to make it easier to keep companions happy, a new enemy called the Vipeagon, the introduction of puzzles and more.”
