Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure Brings Crafting & Animal Companions To Steam Early Access This Summer

Oslo, Norway - June 11th, 2022 - In a new trailer that debuted today at Guerrilla Collective, independent developer Snowcastle Games revealed that it's upcoming adventure about crafting, thwarting pirates and befriending animals, Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, is coming to Steam Early Access later this Summer and launching in open beta on Steam on June 17th. Details about the Early Access release date and the roadmap towards a full PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One release will be revealed in the near future.

Taking inspiration from titles like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure adds to compelling exploration, resource gathering, crafting and customisation systems with a host of fun gameplay ideas that give this colourful title its own twist. Befriending local wildlife and using their unique abilities to help you access new areas of the island offers a compelling exploration mechanic unlike anything you've seen in the genre before. Expect to encounter perilous pirate camps and battle monsters as you uncover Ikonei Island's secrets. Perhaps most importantly, look forward to doing all this with your friends! Multiplayer is one of the key features that Snowcastle will add to the game as it builds out the title's features during Early Access.

Alongside the game's satisfying crafting systems, farming, combat and everything else Ikonei Island has to offer, players will have the opportunity to make the island their own. An upgradable hamlet serves as a base of operations and unique placeable items allow you to customise the island to your liking. That extends to your home, which can be decorated to your own tastes!

More details on the roadmap for Ikonei Island's Early Access journey will be shared soon, along with the Early Access release date, but Snowcastle invites players to start offering their feedback now on the Snowcastle Discord. The community will be vital in shaping the tweaks and additions made to the game during its time on Early Access, so Snowcastle are eager for players to get involved in the process and tell them what they think!

"We're really excited to be opening up Ikonei Island to players via a Steam Playtest on June 17th," said Bendik Stang, Game Director & Co-founder of Snowcastle Games. "We've always enjoyed a close relationship with our community, but this open beta and our Early Access release later this year is going to allow us to engage with them more directly than ever before. I can't wait to hear their feedback on our Discord and social media!"