Most games borrow from Stardew Valley. Coral Island earns the comparison. An Indonesian studio adds underwater coral restoration, 28 romanceable characters including merfolk royalty, and Balinese-inspired festivals. The August 2025 multiplayer update strengthened the package. The farming sim template, expanded in every direction that matters.
Multiplayer co-op and new romance events come to your tropical paradise in Coral Island. Make harvest time a team activity with up to four players, or even get married to another player. Meanwhile, single-player romance blooms bigger with new hangout events both during relationships and post-marriage.
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Coral Island developer is very unhappy with how things are turning out with publisher Humble Games
Even though I already have the game on PC, concidentally a few days ago I searched for it on Switch's eShop because having Switch's sleep mode would be a godsend. I was disappointed seeing that it wasn't released on Switch, and even more now that I learned it may never happen.
