Customisation options allow you to decorate the island how you see fit by buying things with the gems you earn from every task. There’s no joy in the process like in Animal Crossing, it’s a more a case of hollow clicking. You can farm, fish, catch insects, place items, destroy rocks and trees, but none of it is particularly exciting. Also you live here now, there’s no help to get you home to wherever it is you came from and no escape from the mindless chores the residents need doing. There’s no time for concern when there are trees to plant and rubbish to clear. Your life as a slave of labour starts when you wash up on the shore of an island inhabited by a handful of animals and bump into a literal pig of a mayor who forces you into work.
Sure, there are animal villagers you do quests for and a net to catch bugs with, but if you were looking for something cute and relaxing, turn back now – Castaway Paradise is not the game you’re looking for. It’s a shame then that it isn’t even remotely true. Touting your game as being ‘like Animal Crossing’ is a bold claim, especially when slower, more relaxing games are more popular than ever thanks to the likes of Stardew Valley and No Man’s Sky, but that’s exactly what this island management game claims to be. PUBLISHER STOLEN COUCH GAMES / DEVELOPER STOLEN COUCH GAMES / FORMAT XBOX ONE / RELEASE DATE OUT NOW / COST £10.39 WASHED UP FACEBOOK GAME DRIFTS ONTO XBOX ONE DANIELLA LUCAS Being proactive about tidying will only lead to bugs – don’t do any chores until you’re told
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