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Press release:
London, United Kingdom – October 18th, 2023.
Publisher Jetpack Collective and Snowcastle Games, an independent Oslo-based game developer, have today released a new developer commentary video focusing on companion creatures in “Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure“.

The cosy co-op, Stardew Valley-inspired, Earthlock spinoff, Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure, will release on Thursday, November 9th on PC, Xbox and PlayStation, with Switch coming at a later date, at a retail price of $24.99 (£20.99). The game can also be enjoyed for free with someone that owns the game via the Ikonei Island: Friends’ Pass, which launched on Steam earlier this month!

The new developer commentary video focuses on the bonds you can build with creatures on the island and showcases how you can harness their unique abilities to gather materials and uncover the secrets of the magical island the game is set on. It explains how important it is to care for your creature when it comes to building your relationships and unlocking cool new abilities.

This video follows on from a recent developer commentary detailing the building and decorations aspects of Ikonei Island, a game that blends the joys of farming with the excitement of building your own unique home.

The game delivers a whole host of creative features, including the ability to build, upgrade and expand your home to your own vision, whether that be a cosy cottage with a garden, or a cute campsite with a sprawling farm. From lush gardens to cosy interiors, the power to shape your living space is in your own hands and the possibilities are endless.

Ikonei Island is a gorgeous, cosy adventure that you can play solo or with your friends. You explore the beautiful island, bond with magical creatures and harness their abilities, uncover hidden mysteries, collect items to craft a charming home, battle pirates and more.

The game is reminiscent of cosy classics like Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing and My Time at Portia, but brings its own depth of narrative as it taps into the enchanting themes originally explored in Snowcastle’s Earthlock.

Ikonei Island is currently available in Early Access on Steam and coming to the Epic Game Store, Playstation and Xbox on November 9th and, later, Nintendo Switch.

Find out more:
STEAM EARLY ACCESS:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550730/Ikonei_Island_An_Earthlock_Adventure/

WEBSITE: https://www.snowcastlegames.com/ikonei-island

About Snowcastle Games:
Snowcastle Games is an independent game developer founded in Oslo, Norway in 2009 with the aim of creating games we love and would want to play ourselves. Snowcastle Games is known for creating Earthlock, a passion project inspired by the developer’s childhood favorites that has sold over 2.5 million copies across PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.

Currently, Snowcastle Games is putting all the experience of their growing team into developing their next titles: Earthlock 2 and Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure.

For more information on Snowcastle Games, visit https://www.snowcastlegames.com/

About Iterative Collective:
The Iterative Collective is an incubator, developer, and publisher for indie games. It was founded in 2019 by game developers who set out to tackle the problems faced by developers in the games industry.

The Iterative Collective offers a holistic and structured approach to the incubation and publishing of independent games, working collaboratively with developers to ensure that their visions are realised and successfully shared with the world.

For more information on the Iterative Collective, visit https://theiterative.co/

About Jetpack Collective:
We are the Jetpack Collective. We publish games that keep on giving, that you fall in love with over and over again.

We believe in games that ignite the imagination, sustain meaningful stories that we all want to share and that evolves with all its players. We aim to elevate game makers who care about what players think, say, feel and do. Power to the Players.

For more information on the Jetpack Collective, visit http://jetpackcollective.games

PRESS PACK: https://jetpackcollective.games/press/

Jetpack Collective is the publishing label for Living Games Publisher Fundamentally Games http://fundamentally.games