Games like Moonstone Island
If Moonstone Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Coral Island, Research Story and ☙ The Hawkers ❧ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless customization options, atmospheric and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Moonstone Island is a creature-collection life-sim set across a world of floating islands. Players take on the role of an alchemy student navigating an open world, collecting Spirits, farming, brewing potions, and customizing their home. A card-battle system handles combat encounters, blending deckbuilding mechanics with traditional life-sim elements like farming simulation and home customization. Published by Raw Fury and developed by Studio Supersoft, it launched in 2023 at $19.99. Reviewers and players describe the experience as atmospheric, cozy, and relaxing, praising its balanced gameplay that never feels rushed, endless customization options, and whimsical pixel art. It holds an 86% positive rating from over 2,700 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Moonstone Island: Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!
Players who liked Moonstone Island also play
Steam players who put hours into Moonstone Island also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Coral Island
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Top pick for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Research Story
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Second-strongest match for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
☙ The Hawkers ❧
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
The Hawkers invites you to transform a forgotten farm into an agricultural empire. Build your store from scratch, cultivate unique crops, and uncover the story behind your family's legacy. Can you save the town from Mr. Bunny's wicked schemes?
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Ranked #4 for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Ranked #5 for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Littlewood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Ranked #6 for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
My Time at Portia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Ranked #7 for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Super Zoo Story
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Moonstone Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Build and manage your own personal zoo in the pixel marvel RPG, Super Zoo Story. Construct your park, care for your animals, and ensure the happiness of both critters and humans alike. Maybe even find that special someone while building the zoo of your dreams!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Moonstone Island
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cassette Beasts
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG, now with online multiplayer mode. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!
Slime Rancher
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Moonstone Island.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Dal R’El and Gwyndala race against time to save their friends, their ship, new alien species and an entire planetary system before a supernova destroys them all, while battling a deadly new enemy that will stop at nothing to destroy the Protostar and change the very course of history!
Monster Hunter Stories
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Moonstone Island.
Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG that takes the world of Monster Hunter and expands upon it in new and exciting ways! No longer are you hunting monsters, but raising them! In this deep story featuring heroes known as Monster Riders, you will live alongside monsters and form lifelong bonds with them.
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Reviewers of Moonstone Island cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Moonstone Island at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Moonstone Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moonstone Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moonstone Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moonstone Island on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Moonstone Island.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Moonstone Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonstone Island.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Coral Island
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonstone Island.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
Research Story
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Moonstone Island.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moonstone Island.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Moonstone Island.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Frequently asked about Moonstone Island
- Is Moonstone Island verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Moonstone Island is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Moonstone Island cost?
- Moonstone Island is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Moonstone Island?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Moonstone Island are Coral Island, Research Story, ☙ The Hawkers ❧.
- Who developed Moonstone Island?
- Moonstone Island was developed by Studio Supersoft and published by Raw Fury.
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