If you?ve taken a look at any screenshots or trailers for Castaway Paradise, then you?re likely to have gotten some pretty strong Animal Crossing vibes and, to be fair, you?d be right to feel that way. Castaway Paradise is the most Animal Crossing-like experience you?re likely to get outside of playing, well, Animal Crossing. It?s not a total carbon copy, though, and does manage to inject some of its own personality into the sandbox genre, creating a fun but flawed adventure.
From Humble Beginnings
The game begins with you getting caught in a storm in the middle of the ocean. You end up washing up on a tropical island where you get to meet a variety of friendly inhabitants. You?re given your very own tent to live in and after being given a few tasks which help you to learn the controls, you?re pretty much left to your own devices. You?re the only human around with the rest of the island populated by talking animals. Each character you meet has their own unique and quirky personality, which is reflected in their zany aesthetics. They look like a mash-up of Roblox characters, with a smidge of Minecraft, and of course, a huge dash of Animal Crossing.

Unlike Animal Crossing, there isn?t a constant stream of new villagers to interact with; the ones originally on the island are all you get. Thankfully they are an entertaining bunch, from Angus the grumpy baboon who?s a dab hand at building stuff, to Gustave the French moose who?s also a baker. It?s always ente...