Why Early Access?

“We believe Early Access will help us make the best possible game that we can. Prior to launching into Early Access, Coral Island has been in Alpha for 15 months. Throughout this period, we’ve involved our growing community every step of the way. We examine every piece of feedback we receive, and so many GREAT changes have already made their way into the game. Striking a balance between your feedback and our vision during Early Access is the key to making Coral Island an awesome game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Coral Island will be in Early Access until we (the developers and you, our early supporters) are happy with the amount of content and level of polish the game has to offer. We expect this phase to take about one year, but may take longer depending on player feedback. Please continue to check our roadmap for more information!”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We are planning for the full version of Coral Island (1.0 version) to include complete questlines, more content, and features not yet present during Early Access. This includes, but is not limited to:

- Completed storylines for the Coral Three, Pufferfish, and other, yet-to-be-revealed narratives
- Complete interactions with NPCs (heart events, dynamic dialogue)
- Marriage, the ability to have children, and kids growing up
- NPC Outfits for Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter (most NPCs)
- NPC Outfits for swimming and festivals (select NPCs)
- House exterior customization
- A total of 9 festivals
- Access to the 30m and 40m diving depths
- Access to the Wind and Fire shafts in the cavern
- 1 new biome to unlock and explore
- Merfolk NPCs and Kingdom
- Fully-fledged multiplayer*
- And more!

* Multiplayer to be added as a post-launch update.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“At present, the Early Access version includes the first year of the game with 4 playable seasons.

Playable features and content include:

- Introduce yourself to the world with storyline quests
- Farm, ranch, craft, and build friendships through a comprehensive relationship system
- Catch fish, insects, and underwater ocean critters
- Meet over 70 unique characters, most of whom you can befriend
- Mine the Earth and Water shafts in the cavern
- Donate items to the museum
- Decorate and customize your player, house, and farm
- and much more!


Features and content in active development include:

- The Winter season will be receiving some significant enhancements during the Early Access period - please pardon the dust in the meantime!
- Explore and dive to 10m and 20m depths
- Engage monsters in combat in the caverns
- Attend a festival for each season
- Unlock up to 3 heart event cutscenes per NPC
- and many more!”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price won’t increase during Early Access. For 1.0 the price may increase, but we’re not sure on that yet.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We want to hear from you! Whether it's feedback on an existing feature or content, a new idea, or simply to chat with us. Our Discord server is the best place to connect (we provide daily updates there!), but we also frequent the Steam Forums and Twitter.

The game that launches into Early Access is a result of the feedback we received throughout Alpha. We will continue to involve the community and mold your feedback with our vision for the 1.0 release.

Get involved now by joining our Discord server https://discord.gg/stairway!”