# Stranded Sails — Explore the Cursed Islands > Shipwrecked survival and farming adventure game with exploration and quests. (iPhone/iPad app by Shifty Eye Games Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stranded-sails/id1473744957 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Shifty Eye Games Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1473744956) - Category: Games, Adventure - Price: Free - Rating: 3.15/5 from 73 App Store ratings · 55 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 772 MB - Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and 4 more - Released: 2019-09-19 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stranded-sails/id1473744957/reviews.md ## What is Stranded Sails? Along with your crew you are ship-wrecked on a mysterious archipelago. As the son/daughter of the gravely injured captain you take charge and set up a camp for the survivors. Since food resources are limited you plant your own crops and establish a small farm. Your goal is to eventually build a new ship. So you search all islands for useful treasures and forage deeper and deeper into the wilderness. On your excursions many exciting quests await you – as well as numerous dangers and threats. Will you solve the secret of the cursed islands? It's the only way to escape. Awaken the adventurer deep inside! Farming & The Crew Set up a survivors' camp and find food resources. Since resources are limited you plant your own crops. Step by step you establish your own farm to feed all survivors and keep them happy in your camp. Only then will you manage to reach your goal of building a new ship and escape from the archipelago. If your crew members are happy and well-fed, they'll give you access to crucial tool upgrades and handy shortcuts in the camp. In addition you will get more farming land, fancy hats (cosmetic) and mysterious treasure maps. Exploration Using your father's old navy spyglass you embark on many exploration trips from one island to the other and discover – both along the road and in the thickets – many different useful tools to be used with other materials. And on the different islands new plant seeds and many other amazing treasures are just waiting to be found. Story-Driven Quests To expand your survivors' camp and make work for your crew a little easier, you can take on various quests in your island paradise. But careful – that island idyll is quite treacherous! You're not alone with your crew. Some strange threats loom on certain islands! Will you solve the secret of the cursed islands? Because that's the only way to ever leave them. • Experience a relaxed open world farming adventure • Farm and cook to survive • Master story-driven quests full of adventure • Discover the islands to find new plants and useful items • Watch your energy reserves and choose the right food • Provide food for your crew and improve their level of happiness • Explore several excitingly different islands • Manage the creation and expansion of a survivors' camp • Fight against supernatural dangers • Solve the secret of the cursed islands • Prove your skills as a ship builder • Experience a survival adventure with day and night cycle ## Key features - Survivors' camp management - Farming and crop cultivation - Exploration of diverse islands - Story-driven quests - Resource gathering and crafting - Crew happiness management - Ship building ## Recent user reviews (10 of 55) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stranded-sails/id1473744957/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Could be an awesome game *2024-07-12* This game is fun but really buggy. I just came to comment on a glitch I’m having issues with, just to discover a review from 2 years ago complaining about the same glitch. Guess I don’t need to continue playing. ### 3/5 — What a crappy new format *2024-03-02* When I started to play this game it had smooth graphics. But now it’s low poly. I don’t know why it’s like so, but the game has gotten horrible ### 3/5 — I wanted to like this… *2023-10-26* This seemed really interesting but there were too many glitches. When I tried to load a saved game on a different device I found myself stuck walking in the middle of the ocean. Every time. And when I play on my original device every time I have to close the app for even a second, when I go back in I’ve lost 10-15 minutes of progress. I have contacted support multiple times and received no response. ### 1/5 — Lost data *2023-06-20* I hate giving this game a one star review bc it’s so fun to play, but I’ve lost hours worth of gameplay multiple times. You can’t force a safe and sometimes the game just doesn’t feel like saving anything. I’ve even reached out to the developers and got no reply. Don’t play unless you enjoy wasting your time replaying half the game ### 2/5 — Very glitchy! *2023-05-24* Didn’t even get to really start the game! Character got stuck while trying to load barrel of apples in the intro! Could not move ore reset, seriously needs work!! ### 3/5 — Okay but… *2022-12-11, version 2.1.0* It is really glitchy and it is so hard to do some things, like some times I’m trying to complete a task and when I try to go back to a place it takes me some where else! Then I have no control on the game! It is SO annoying, please just fix it! I am not playing again until the glitches are fixed so there.😤and I’ll sit here waiting, till you fix it.🥱 well that is boring so 😴 how about you get on the job all ready?🕔 NOW! ### 3/5 — I give up. *2022-12-06, version 2.1.0* This is a sweet game, but it’s literally unplayable. And seeing the exact same problems in reviews written years ago- one gets the impression no one gave a crap about this port. It feels abandoned. Which is quite a disappointment as I was just starting to really have fun. But you can only push so far before dumping a game that isn’t functional… An experience I seem to be having with most NEW games I get off Apple Arcade these days. Bugs bugs bugs bummer. That said, it looks way better on different platforms— so if you have another way to play and like cozy adventures I’d still probably recommend it. - ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2022-10-10, version 2.1.0* There is a glitch right at the beginning of the game. When you read your fathers note, your player keeps focus on the note and won’t let you interact with your backpack or door. The game still asks to read the note ### 1/5 — Recipes do not work *2022-07-22, version 2.1.0* I like the game but known recipes do not work past level two. Unless it’s fixed I’m going to delete the game. ### 1/5 — The preview videos are not reflective of the game quality *2022-07-22, version 2.1.0* I lasted like 5 minutes with this one. Looks awful and the controls are impossible. ## Frequently asked questions about Stranded Sails ### What is Stranded Sails about? Stranded Sails is a farming and survival adventure game where you play as the leader of a shipwrecked crew. You must establish a camp, farm crops, explore mysterious islands, complete quests, and ultimately build a new ship to escape. ### What are the main gameplay features? Key features include managing a survivors' camp, farming and cooking for sustenance, exploring diverse islands for resources and secrets, undertaking story-driven quests, and fighting against supernatural dangers. You also manage crew happiness and work towards building a new ship. ### How much does Stranded Sails cost? Based on the provided information, this application is a paid game. There are no mentions of free-to-play elements, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. ### What kind of challenges will I face in the game? You will face challenges such as limited food resources, the need to manage your crew's happiness, and the presence of strange threats and supernatural dangers on the islands. You must also manage your energy reserves and choose the right food to survive. ### What is the goal of the game? The ultimate goal of the game is to solve the secret of the cursed islands and escape them by building a new ship. This involves gathering resources, managing your crew, completing quests, and surviving the various threats you encounter. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.1.0 — 2021-10-12 - Re-written save game sync with iCloud/Local - New dialog for user selection of iCloud or Local games, with new localization - New Apple Arcade Splash Screen video - Shortened Publisher + Developer splash screen sequence - Updated to latest FairPlay library - Bug fixes to avoid games getting stuck ### 2.0.3 — 2020-08-14 • Fixed save game bug that could cause loss of data. • Achievements localized ### 2.0.2 — 2020-06-10 • Fixed an issue with one of the portals • Other minor fixes ### 2.0.1 — 2020-04-18 Version 2.0.1 • Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck in the purple aura surrounding various cave entrances. Version 2.0.0 The Exploration Update contains hundreds of changes, bug fixes, and additions! Here are some of the highlights:

 • Fast travel via portal stones While exploring the Cursed Islands you will now encounter ancient portal stones. Find and activate them to be able to use key shards and crafted portal keys to travel between all of the ones you have discovered!




 • Adjusted walking and rowing energy cost! The most important feedback we got from you was that moving around the islands always costing energy made exploration feel tedious and unfun. To address this, we changed walking and rowing to no longer cost energy when moving slowly. Sprinting and your new ability to row faster will still cost energy, giving you the option to invest some of your provisions to get around quicker!

Improved rowing gameplay

While on the high seas you will now encounter seagulls chasing flotsam. Use your new ability to row faster to race them and reach the floating treasure first to collect various items!

 • Improved intro & tutorial quest line The quest line up until you get your rowboat has been streamlined to not only give you more explorative freedom early on, but also allow you to explore the Cursed Island more quickly after setting sail! • Other Changes

 • Adjusted various energy costs - Walking and rowing are now free, sprinting and rowing faster costs energy. - Adjusted energy costs of tool usage to compensate for the now free movement. - Rebalanced fishing energy costs for fish within each tier to be more similar in overall energy required to catch it. • Improved in-game explanation and communication for the recipe discovery system. • Items dropped are now picked up more reliably and from further away, resulting in you not having to walk over each dropped item to collect it. • Selecting your map via its shortcut will now instantly open the map UI instead of equipping it. • Potatoes, onions and carrots will now be dug out automatically after harvesting them. • Added day, daytime, buff duration and description display. Open your tool selection to view these details. • You can now hold down the interact button to cut down trees and bushes. • You are now able to skip the stew for the crew UI animation after starting one. • Changed most containers in the world to be opened with a specific tool, adjusted their visuals, contents, spawn and drop rates. • Seeds are now gathered a lot less frequently while farming, and can instead be found more frequently while exploring. • Added thorn bushes to various locations in the world, requiring you to cut them down with your axe to progress. • Adjusted optional camp structure costs. • Changed the interaction priority of equipped food, making it less likely to accidentally eat it while trying to interact with something else. • Stew rewards can now be acquired more reliably from quest relevant NPCs. • Reduced time it takes for fish to bite and increased amount of fish that can be caught in each fishing spot. • Added a more informative interaction indicator. It now displays an icon corresponding to the tool(s) you need to equip to interact with certain objects. • Adjusted the way the camera follows the player character, fixing an issue that could cause “jittery” camera movement. • Increased all dialogue text scroll speeds and added an “instant” option. • Improved formatting of Russian localization and fixed various typos in german translation. • Many bug fixes ### 2.0.0 — 2020-04-10 The Exploration Update contains hundreds of changes, bug fixes, and additions! Here are some of the highlights:

 • Fast travel via portal stones While exploring the Cursed Islands you will now encounter ancient portal stones. Find and activate them to be able to use key shards and crafted portal keys to travel between all of the ones you have discovered!




 • Adjusted walking and rowing energy cost! The most important feedback we got from you was that moving around the islands always costing energy made exploration feel tedious and unfun. To address this, we changed walking and rowing to no longer cost energy when moving slowly. Sprinting and your new ability to row faster will still cost energy, giving you the option to invest some of your provisions to get around quicker!

Improved rowing gameplay

While on the high seas you will now encounter seagulls chasing flotsam. Use your new ability to row faster to race them and reach the floating treasure first to collect various items!

 • Improved intro & tutorial quest line The quest line up until you get your rowboat has been streamlined to not only give you more explorative freedom early on, but also allow you to explore the Cursed Island more quickly after setting sail! • Other Changes

 • Adjusted various energy costs - Walking and rowing are now free, sprinting and rowing faster costs energy. - Adjusted energy costs of tool usage to compensate for the now free movement. - Rebalanced fishing energy costs for fish within each tier to be more similar in overall energy required to catch it. • Improved in-game explanation and communication for the recipe discovery system. • Items dropped are now picked up more reliably and from further away, resulting in you not having to walk over each dropped item to collect it. • Selecting your map via its shortcut will now instantly open the map UI instead of equipping it. • Potatoes, onions and carrots will now be dug out automatically after harvesting them. • Added day, daytime, buff duration and description display. Open your tool selection to view these details. • You can now hold down the interact button to cut down trees and bushes. • You are now able to skip the stew for the crew UI animation after starting one. • Changed most containers in the world to be opened with a specific tool, adjusted their visuals, contents, spawn and drop rates. • Seeds are now gathered a lot less frequently while farming, and can instead be found more frequently while exploring. • Added thorn bushes to various locations in the world, requiring you to cut them down with your axe to progress. • Adjusted optional camp structure costs. • Changed the interaction priority of equipped food, making it less likely to accidentally eat it while trying to interact with something else. • Stew rewards can now be acquired more reliably from quest relevant NPCs. • Reduced time it takes for fish to bite and increased amount of fish that can be caught in each fishing spot. • Added a more informative interaction indicator. It now displays an icon corresponding to the tool(s) you need to equip to interact with certain objects. • Adjusted the way the camera follows the player character, fixing an issue that could cause “jittery” camera movement. • Increased all dialogue text scroll speeds and added an “instant” option. • Improved formatting of Russian localization and fixed various typos in german translation. • Many bug fixes ## Apps similar to Stranded Sails | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Wylde Flowers](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wylde-flowers/id1458605549) | 4.8 (6,806) | Free | Games | | [Guildlings](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guildlings/id1114224350) | 4.2 (1,775) | Free | Games | | [The Survivalists™](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-survivalists/id1515959873) | 3.7 (1,416) | Free | Games | | [Baldo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baldo/id1513822917) | 2.6 (378) | Free | Games | | [Crashlands+](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crashlands-plus/id1582683689) | 4.3 (318) | Free | Games | | [Oceanhorn 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oceanhorn-2/id1141837408) | 4.2 (3,586) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Shifty Eye Games Ltd. - [Operator 41](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/operator-41/id1475042637) - [Discolored](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/discolored/id1479350739) All apps by Shifty Eye Games Ltd.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1473744956 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*