Dreaming Isles

YawningDad

Released
Jan 13, 2025
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Farming SimNaval CombatExplorationRomanceLife Sim

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Change history · Builds & patches

  1. Developer post

    Update Notes for 1.0.5

    A few more bug fixes, with special thanks to Ventz Petkov for the great bug reporting! Gameplay Fixes - Object collision fixes for things like the Western Tower entrance, lightning barrier, etc. - The shield in the Freestad Caves should no longer be on the wrong layer. - Leith's

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    Update Notes for 1.0.4

    Gameplay Fixes - Game should now correctly resume at fullscreen when returning from screensaver or alt-tab. Quality of Life Changes - Gamepad / Steam Deck users should now see tile highlighting when farming to help with your farm layout and seed placement.

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    Update notes for 1.0.3

    New Features - Steam Cloud Saves : Synching games across platforms and devices should now be possible via Steam Cloud. To ensure you have this functionality enabled, open Steam and click Steam -> Settings -> Cloud. Bug Fixes - Naval combat victories should now correctly upd

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    Update notes for 1.0.2

    Gameplay FIxes - Fixed surface rendering and mouse coordinates in windowed and widescreen modes. - Steam Deck ocean optimizations - Cave tile fixes Quality of Life Changes - Better quest descriptions for initial Pirate and Global Trade quests. - Improved mushroom hit box - Expand

  5. Developer post

    Dreaming Isles is Live!

    After more than four years of work, Dreaming Isles is out! In a way, this is only the beginning. I'm already starting work on the 1.1 Homestead update, which you can read about here . I'm a solo developer, a husband and father, and a lifelong fan of video games. Thank you for tak

  6. Developer post

    Two Days to Go!

    Just two more days until launch! In case it's helpful, here's a list of when the game will launch in some of the major time zones: United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America Eastern Standard Time: 11:11 AM, January 13 Central Standard Time: 10:11 AM, January 13 Mountain S

  7. Developer post

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

    I hope everyone has a holiday season filled with love, family, and friendship. See you in the new year! -YawningDad

  8. Developer post

    Chapters, Achievements, and More

    With less than a month to go before launch, I've been wrapping up design and development for chapter one of Dreaming Isles. Along with some final gameplay functionality, I've implemented Steam achievements and Steam screenshot functionality. From here until launch I'll be playtes

  9. Developer post

    A Change in Release Date

    Being a solo dev is wonderful for so many reasons, but it also has some downsides. One of those is the inability to test and debug every scenario and every possible sequence of events in a game as complex as a farm sim. No matter how much testing I do, until the game is in the ha

  10. Developer post

    Play the Dreaming Isles demo as part of PixElated Festival!

    I'm so excited that Dreaming Isles gets to be part of PixElatedFestival’s Official Selection! The game launches in just over two months, so time is running out to play the demo before the launch! I hope you enjoy. You can find me on X @YawningDad to see updates and screenshots fr

  11. GamingOnLinux

    Try the demo for Dreaming Isles, a farming life sim and a high-seas adventure

    Love Stardew Valley and want something different? Dreaming Isles seems like a truly wonderful idea blending the farming life sim with a high seas adventure. Read the full article here:

  12. Developer post

    👩‍🌾 Developer Live Stream

    I'll be live-streaming another play-through of the Dreaming Isles demo as part of the February Next Fest on February 7th at 1pm EST! Watch me bumble and fumble my way through the game, see hilarious and embarrassing bugs in real-time, and get a feel for the gameplay!

  13. Developer post

    The Dreaming Isles demo is live!

    After nearly three years of work, the Dreaming Isles demo is live and available to play on Windows, Mac, and Linux! The full game will be out later this year, but I've tried to include many of the key features from the game. Start your farm, meet some of the islanders, earn your

  14. Developer post

    Dreaming Isles Demo and Next Fest Update

    Hi all! I'm getting closer to completing the playable demo for Dreaming Isles. It should be ready by the new year, but possibly sooner. Dreaming Isles will be in the February Next Fest, so I plan to get the demo out well ahead of that. I want to get plenty of testing, feedback, a

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    Playable Demo Coming Soon

    Hi all, I'm busy working on a playable demo for Dreaming Isles that I hope to have ready by the fall. It will take you through the intro and some initial quests, let you start your farm and earn your first boat, and even sail to some neighboring islands. Hopefully it will show (o