Capital Island
WillDreams · 2021 · Strategy, Capitalism, Economy, Management, Tutorial
PC
3 user reviews67% · 3
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About Capital Island
Welcome to Capital Island
This island has seen better days... now, they all wait hope knock on their door.
You as a door-to-door seller will help Capital Island prosper again (while making some profit, of course!).
Choose Your Hero
To help you accomplish this mission, you'll have the company of Isla or Brody.That's no wrong choice here. Both are ready to make deals.
Knock Knock Knock
Each day you have to go door to door offering products from your catalog and making deals with the residents. Some will buy, some will offer a trade, some will ask for a donation... and others will just ignore you. But. nothing like a day after another, right?
With your notebook, you keep track of your clients' requests and never get lost (since you have a map there too).
Every morning your dealer's boat docks at the pier and you can shop to fulfill your customers' requests or sell when there are too many items (or too few coins).
After that, just pack your bag and you're good to go!Let's Talk About Business
When the island begins to evolve, new islanders will migrate and build new homes.
And some will grab the opportunity to open their own businesses.That will also give you the possibility of different negotiations. And, who knows, maybe some interesting investments.
Capital Island is waiting for you!
Now, go knock on some doors...
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Capital Island is a relaxing trading simulation with an engaging premise and beautiful, peaceful music that players appreciate, though many find the repetitive nature of daily tasks challenging to commit to despite the game's intentional slow pacing. The core gameplay loop of buying and selling goods works reasonably well, but some feel the mechanics lack depth in normal mode and the game's rough presentation makes the grind harder to justify investing time in.
Capital Island is a small indie management and trading simulation developed and published by WillDreams that approaches economic strategy from a very personal and grounded perspective. Instead of placing the player in control of a sprawling city or a massive corporate empire, the game focuses on something far simpler: a traveling salesperson trying to rebuild a struggling island community through daily trade. The result is a relaxed economic simulation that emphasizes relationships, careful planning, and the gradual development of a small island economy. The premise introduces players to a once-thriving island settlement that has slowly fallen into economic decline. Businesses have closed, opportunities have disappeared, and many residents struggle to find the goods they need. The player arrives with the intention of building a small trading business that may eventually help revive the island’s economy. Rather than presenting a dramatic narrative with scripted events, the game unfolds through everyday interactions with residents. The story emerges organically as the island gradually grows and changes in response to the player’s actions. At the beginning of the game, players choos…3 found this helpful
This game takes a bit to get into and requires some patience to continue. There's a lot of repetitive actions but after about 30 minutes of playing you'll notice the game advancing. I'm sure this game is deeper than what I've initially seen so I will go back and continue to play. The music is amazing, so peaceful and calm with an island flair. I can tell the dev worked really hard on this game.3 found this helpful
Simple but good trading game. If you're not looking for a 'cozy' trading game, though, definitively go with 'Challenge' mode. Being able to visit shops multiple times (in 'normal' mode) means you eventually end up able to sell basically any excess resources you've got, which kinda takes the 'trading' out of this game. Just becomes logistics. Don't get me wrong, I still had fun, but I like 'cozy' games sometimes. Probably pretty easy with Challenge on too.2 found this helpful
The repetitive, menial tasks in Capital Island are obviously slow by design, but hard to commit to as a player, when the game is so rough round the edges. It's certainly a novel idea, but not something I'm willing to put the time into.1 found this helpful
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