I played this game in 2022 and both finished and loved it. I really couldn't get enough of it as my many hours show. I decided to revisit the game with its most recent updates. Now it's no fun, a needless grind, and repetitive (chop, chop, chop/hammer,hammer,hammer) just to make any progress. But the introduction of nighttime enemies that destroy your hard-built, long-grind constructions was the final straw. The developers turned an exciting game into a snore.

Len's island can be a grinding game but in a productive way. Everything you do builds off the next thing you need to do and it's not made to finish quickly. It is made to put hours into as you farm, harvest, mine, and combat. This game doesn't hold your hand as you are dropped in the middle of an island with basic quests to get you started but it doesn't take long to get the hang of the mechanics and really get immersed in the world of Len. The art style is like Valheim in a way it's simple but still very beautiful. I will say I am a controller player and while the game has updated to support controller it is still complicated to move around and navigate the different modes like build and inventory with a controller, however it is doable and I continue to play mostly with controller. While I'm more into cozy, farm, decorate games, I love Lens Island. Not to mention the devs are consistently working to make the game better and put out updates and news on a continuous basis. I have over 100 hours into this game in different saves and have barely scratched the surface. There are obviously things I am happy with like the updates, the hours I can spend in the game, the art style, the different biomes, and so much more of the gameplay but there are things I am unhappy with such as the mines can seem a bit repetitive as the biome doesn't really change in the mine system but over all I highly recommend this game!

Really good game, gives me Stardew Valley vibes where I turned into a completionist. To see everything you can gather and achieve is really motivating, love the inventory system although it has some disadvantages too. Most anoying thing which gets fixed hopefully is that I can't cancel any action with moving or switching weapons. This results in beating monsters with pickaxes or hiting while I want to dash instead...

good

pretty good survival game with good exploration. The building mechanic can be a little rough with the limited camera height during building. Still easy to use, easy to learn, fun game. The late game could use a little more to keep interest after the towns are rebuilt and all the exploration is done, the only thing you can really do is rerun the dungeons in curse mode or keep building houses/farms.

Definite thumbs up. An easy paced game with exploration, crafting, farming, building and combat. It's not a big map, but there is a cave system the same size underneath. These caves and the quest dungeons are where the action/loot is. I like the Harvest Moon feature which involves base defence and is also a period of growth multiplier for your crops while you fight off the attack.

Some simple things could be explained to the player early on (bait boxes are for luring pets, fishing spots). Upgrading to a larger backpack is the only way to progress some quests and knowing this early is helpful. The inventory system involves one too many tabs to add a different weapon or tool for my hotbar, in my opinion. Can't they both be on the same tab?

Resource respawn is generous in Standard game mode and your game parameters are customisable. Good game.

Really beautiful game that keeps on improving 👍 Tools and inventory control can be a bit foreign for those who are new to the game.

Mostly with games when you see great trailers, video's of others playing and it's a game you might like, you have high expectations. This is what I had with Len"s Island.
Most of the time when you play it yourself, it doesn't meet these expectations and it looked better on others playing.
This was not the case with Len's Island. It even exceeded my high expectations and truly delivered what is promised.
Great open communication and dedication by the dev team who value a fantastic game over money and timelines. Rare to find these days.

Very fun game!

Great game! Very well made and you can tell lots of love went into making this game. Really is no down side to this game other than maybe being a little unoptimized for handhelds, but this is just a nitpick! Can easily get your moneys worth from this game.