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As of about 11:00 BRT on October 30, the store shows ",[37,69,70],{},"99% of 100"," user reviews as positive. One day out. Wild.",[73,74],"iframe",{"title":75,"src":76,"width":77,"height":78,"style":79,"loading":80,"allowFullScreen":81},"Usagi Shima clip on Voidge X","https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fembed\u002FTweet.html?id=2116171257712419286",550,650,"width:100%;max-width:550px;height:650px;border:0;border-radius:12px;margin:1rem 0","lazy",true,[25,83,86,90],{"className":84,"style":85},[28],"margin:-0.5rem 0 1.5rem;font-size:0.9em",[11,87,89],{"href":88},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FmyVoidge\u002Fstatus\u002F2116171257712419286","Open the clip on X"," if the embed does not load. Cut from the official Usagi Shima Steam Release Date Trailer.",[92,93,95],"h2",{"id":94},"build-an-island-the-bunnies-come-to-you","Build an island, the bunnies come to you",[25,97,98,99,102,103,106],{},"The loop is simple and lowkey brilliant. 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That little reward loop is what keeps me placing one more lantern.",[11,111,18,115],{"className":112,"href":15,"title":113,"style":114},[14],"A Japanese style garden on Usagi Shima (Steam)","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fusagi-shima-steam-cozy-bunny-island-idle-bp-shot2.webp)",[20,116],{"src":117,"alt":118},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.akamai.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3144010\u002Fss_cd682134f780e2c53ab7329bfad35a95f1402b1e.1920x1080.jpg?t=1793331419","Official Usagi Shima screenshot: an isometric cozy Japanese style island garden on warm sandy ground, with a two story wooden house under a blue tiled roof and red paper lanterns, a crate stall of vegetables where a white bunny holds a snack, an arched wooden footbridge over a small green koi pond with a frog and a fish, a fenced carrot patch watered by a black bunny in a straw hat, a wooden food cart with a big steamer basket next to a yellow bunny, stone lanterns, red spotted mushrooms, tulips, a red maple tree and a bunny soaking in a rocky hot spring (Steam)",[25,120,122,124],{"className":121,"style":29},[28],[11,123,32],{"href":15},". 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Even with dozens of props on screen, the isometric view stays readable.",[92,140,142],{"id":141},"photos-hats-and-a-screensaver-mode","Photos, hats and a screensaver mode",[25,144,145],{},"There is a camera, too. You snap moments with your bunnies, save them to a scrapbook style photo album, and you can turn those shots into device wallpapers. Hats are a whole thing as well, and yes, dressing a loaf rabbit in a tiny hat is as cute as it sounds.",[25,147,148,149,152,153,157],{},"The feature I like most on PC: you can turn Usagi Shima into a ",[37,150,151],{},"cozy screensaver",", so the bunnies keep you company while you study or work. You can also customize the day and night cycle or sync it with real time, so the island matches your mood or your actual evening. 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Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by a fragment of the beach screenshot.",[92,174,176],{"id":175},"what-our-clip-shows","What our clip shows",[25,178,179,180,183],{},"Three takes from the official ",[37,181,182],{},"Usagi Shima Steam Release Date Trailer",", with its own audio. First, a pan across a decorated village with a blue roof house and lantern stalls while an on screen prompt asks you to brush a bunny named Panko back and forth. Second, a fresh photo going into an album, then a cut to a round bunny face down in its food bowl as snacks pour in. Third, a forest mini game where a little brown bunny hops along while a score counter ticks up. No menus, no logo cards, just bunnies.",[92,185,187],{"id":186},"mobile-hit-rebuilt-for-pc","Mobile hit, rebuilt for PC",[25,189,190,191,194,195,198],{},"The store says Usagi Shima is already an editor's choice with millions of downloads on the App Store and Google Play. The PC version was ",[37,192,193],{},"rebuilt from the ground up",", with new exclusive features, quality of life improvements and ",[37,196,197],{},"no microtransactions",". One purchase, every bun. That honestly matters for a game this chill.",[92,200,202],{"id":201},"price-platforms-and-bundles","Price, platforms and bundles",[25,204,205,206,209,210,213],{},"Usagi Shima: Bunny Island costs ",[37,207,208],{},"US$7.99",", with a 15% introductory offer down to ",[37,211,212],{},"US$6.79"," until November 12. Wholesome Games also lined up 10% off bundles that pair it with Gourdlets, Rusty's Retirement or Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, which is a very good cozy shelf, for the record.",[25,215,216,217,220],{},"It runs on ",[37,218,219],{},"Windows, Mac and Linux",". Minimum specs are light: Windows 10, a 2.0 GHz dual core like an Intel Core i5 7200U, 8 GB of RAM and Intel HD Graphics 620, with about 1 GB of storage. On Mac it asks for Monterey and an Apple M1 or Intel Core M. Text covers English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Indonesian and Brazilian Portuguese. Steam lists no AI content disclosure for the game.",[92,222,224],{"id":223},"who-makes-usagi-shima","Who makes Usagi Shima?",[25,226,227,229,230,233],{},[37,228,50],{}," is Jess, who posts as ",[37,231,232],{},"@_pank0"," on X, plus her husband. On the store page she writes that she grew up with rabbits, quit her tech job to chase her creative passions, and worked solo for several years before the tiny studio formed. She still replies to fans and streamers one by one, in English and Japanese, and on launch day she told a streamer that YouTube streams are very welcome. The soundtrack comes from composer Mioto Nagisa, who also scored the mobile version.",[92,235,237],{"id":236},"is-usagi-shima-worth-it","Is Usagi Shima worth it?",[25,239,240,241,245],{},"Yes, if you want a pocket of calm on your screen. 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