Developer posts and news about this game.
👷 Patch v1.0.5 — Apprentice Upgrades & Critical Client Fixes 👷 New Apprentice Features Your apprentices just leveled up. Two big additions to what Greg, Jesse, and Walter can do for you: 🐄 Barn Product Collection — Apprentices now collect products from your barn animals an
🎰 Patch v1.0.4 — Roulette, Critical Co-op Farm Fix & More 🎰 New Feature: Roulette Feeling lucky? A roulette game has been added. Drop your items, place your bet, and let the wheel decide. Pick your side — black, red, or green — and either double your products or lose them c
🐙 Patch v1.0.3 — Kraken Shelves, Balance & Community Fixes Another round of updates driven by your feedback — and more coming soon that we think you're really going to enjoy. 👀 🐙 New: Kraken Special Series Shelves A brand-new Kraken Special Series of shelves is now availab
🎨 Patch v1.0.2 — Visual Overhaul, Character Controller & Quest Fixes 🎨 New Visual Look The overall look of the game has changed. The island now has a more saturated and sharper look — colors pop more, details are clearer, and everything just feels a little more alive. 🏃 Re
🖥️ Widescreen Support, Monitor Selection & Localization Fixes Another post-launch update — some big requests knocked out. 🖥️ New Feature: Widescreen Support Widescreen support has been added to the game. If you're playing on an ultrawide monitor, the game now scales properl
🔧 Post-Launch Hotfix — Builder UI & Co-op Invite Fixes Quick fixes after the v1.0 launch — thanks to everyone who reported these! 🔧 Bug Fixes Builder Panel "Owned" Text: When an item was purchased in the builder panel, the "Owned" text didn't fit properly. Fixed. Co-op Invi
🎉 v1.0 — Full Release Is Here! 🎤 Lobby System & Voice Chat Playing solo is one thing, but we wanted to give you a real way to socialize, meet friends, and build your island together. A lobby system and voice chat have been added to the game — so you can find friends and exp
Thanks to everyone for supporting and giving feedback on Island Market Simulator during Early Access! 🌴 After a period of continuous development and optimization, we're excited to announce: Island Market Simulator is leaving Early Access and launching in full! The full release w
⌨️ Patch v0.4.33 — Custom Keybindings, Controller Support & Co-op Fix Play the way you want. Better controller support, keys you can finally bind to whatever makes sense to you, and a critical co-op fix so nobody gets stuck mid-quest. ⌨️ New Feature: Custom Keybindings Not ev
🔧 Patch v0.4.32 — Bug Fixes A round of small but important fixes. Save slots are safer, pet names stay consistent, sign drawings actually persist, and item placement doesn't cheat anymore. Details below. 💾 Save System Save Slot Overwrite Protection: When all three save slots we
🐾 Patch v0.4.31 — Pets & Horse Riding The island has always been about the work — hauling, stocking, selling. But it was missing something. Life. Companions. A reason to look around and notice what's next to you. That changes today. 🐾 New Feature: Pets You can now adopt a p
🏀 Patch v0.3.31 — Basketball, Fertilizer Machine & Fixes 🏀 New Feature: Basketball Sometimes running a market gets serious. Sometimes you just want to mess around with a friend. A basketball minigame has been added to the island. Grab a ball, shoot some hoops, and earn cash
🔧 Patch v0.3.30 — Bug Fixes & Inventory Number Keys A community-driven patch. Thanks to everyone who reported these on the forums — we've gone through your bug threads and knocked them out one by one. Plus, a long-requested quality-of-life addition. ⌨️ Quality of Life: Numbe
🗄️ Patch v0.3.29 — Pantry, Signs, Ragdolls & Big Optimization 🗄️ New Feature: Pantry Organization Let's be honest — the pantry was a mess. Products would pile up inside in a chaotic jumble, with no way to bring order to the chaos. Not anymore. The pantry can now be properly
💇 Patch v0.2.29 — Character Customization & Gender Selection ✨ New Feature: Make the Character Yours Up until now, everyone who set foot on the island looked pretty much the same. That changes today. Character customization and gender selection have arrived. Before you start
🔧 Patch v0.2.28 — Critical Bug Fixes A small but important patch. We've tracked down a chain of bugs that could cascade into corrupted saves and locked-up players — all of them are now fixed. 🔧 Bug Fixes Crash When Buying Shelves or Animals: Talking to an NPC while holding cert
💾 Save Slots Update & Fish Price Balancing 💾 New Feature: Save Slots One island, one story — until now. Multiple save slots have arrived. Want to start over without losing your main run? Curious how things would have gone if you'd built things differently? Playing with one
🍣 Mini Sushi Restaurant Update & Bug Fixes 🍣 New Feature: Mini Sushi Restaurant Those fish you've been hauling in? It's time to put them to work. A brand-new Mini Sushi Restaurant has arrived on the island. Head to the Builder and upgrade your Sushi Restaurant to unlock 5 d
🎣 FISHING UPDATE — Cast Off, Explore & Reel Them In! 🚣 New Feature: Boats The waters around the island have always been there — but now, you can actually reach them. Two brand-new boats have arrived at the island, and they're yours to use. Load up your oars, hop in, and pus
The issue where the story explaining the courier system was not visible in widescreen resolution has been resolved.