• 50+ new sellable items added to significantly expand the in-game economy

• All new products and systems are fully integrated into the save system, ensuring persistence and stability

• Increased number of plantable seeds, adding more depth to farming and long-term progression

• New shelves and cash registers introduced to expand variety and customization inside the market

This update makes your market feel richer, busier, and more alive than ever 💰

• More seeds to plant and manage

• Stronger connection between farming, storage, and selling

• Better progression flow for mid and late game

A brand-new apprentice system has been introduced to automate daily island tasks:

• Apprentices can harvest and water crops

• Feed your animals automatically

• Transport completed orders from the dock to the market

• Reduces repetitive manual tasks and streamlines gameplay as your market grows

• New surprise mechanics added to enrich exploration and replayability

• Alien-themed parkour mini-game that rewards players with a special collectible 👽

• Discoverable witch’s potion shop hidden in the world 🧪

• Potions can affect products, animals, and cultivated crops, adding strategic depth

• 27 new NPC models designed

• Visual variety added to island life

• Stronger immersion and clearer NPC presence in the world

• Co-op compatibility increased to 90%

• Synchronization started for newly added systems

• Systematic bug identification and resolution underway

• Focus on stability and multiplayer consistency

Devlog #3 is a major step forward for Island Market Simulator, focusing on:

• A richer economy

• Smarter systems

• Less micromanagement

• Stronger co-op foundations

Thank you for being part of the journey
Welcome back to the island! 🏝️

We’re excited to share the next major development milestone of Island Market Simulator: Devlog 2. This update focuses on boosting player engagement, enriching exploration, and adding fresh surprise elements to the island experience.

• Increase player interaction

• Add more surprise elements and discovery points

• Balance the emotional flow of gameplay

• Make the marketplace feel more alive, responsive, and dynamic

The reputation system has received a full overhaul:

• Customer reactions now affect reputation more quickly

• Decoration items have new influence multipliers

• Reputation levels dynamically change which customers visit your market:
  Rich – Middle Class – Poor

• The goal: keep trading fresh, rewarding, and reactive

This stage introduces a wealth of new content:

• 41 new sellable products

• 40 new farming crops

• 5 new shelf types

• 5 new cash registers

These additions expand the game’s economy, visual variety, and creative freedom, allowing players to design and manage their dream island market with even deeper strategy.

• A fun mini-game added to prevent low-trade boredom

• Keeps gameplay flowing smoothly

• Supports the cozy-game approach where players never face bankruptcy

Based on community feedback, the island is now filled with new interactive points, hidden quests, and discovery moments:

• 👽 Alien Customer Quest

• 📜 Parchment & Magic Orb Storyline

• 🧙‍♀️ The Witch NPC

• 🤥 Pinocchio Mechanic (20% reverse effect chance)

• 👱‍♀️ Rapunzel NPC

• 🦜 Jack Parrow Mini-Quest

These systems greatly strengthen world-building and exploration.

• Follow environmental clues to discover a hidden UFO

• Unlocks a daily alien customer with special product demands

• They pay very well

• Adds mystery and humor to the game world

• Collect parchments hidden around the island

• Completing the set unlocks the Magic Orb

• Use it once per day to summon animal-headed customers

• Special twist: it does not decrease reputation

• Found deep inside the forest through a “cookie trail”

• After discovery, she becomes a daily-order customer

• Adds charm, personality, and story connections

• Gather wooden parts to rebuild the carpenter’s puppet

• The lying puppet sometimes reverses NPC feedback

• A 20% chance to deceive customers

• Can make them believe a product exists even when it doesn’t

• A humorous and surprising twist to moment-to-moment gameplay

• Located in a tall tower—her long hair acts as the interaction trigger

• After the first encounter, she becomes a daily customer

• Strengthens the “fairy-tale meets market” fantasy

• Find the missing parrot

• After completing the quest, the parrot becomes a companion

• Can help deliver items or provide location hints

Multiplayer development has reached a major milestone.

Players can now experience synchronized systems in online sessions, including:
✔ Farming
✔ Animal Husbandry
✔ Quest Progression
✔ Market Trading
✔ Decoration Systems

This is a significant step toward the full Co-Op Early Access release, allowing players to build, trade, and progress together on the same island in real time.