There was a negative review I looked at saying that they kept waiting for this game to get better and it never did. I thought: this person must be being overly cynical, the reviews are positive and the aesthetic is so pleasing it must be good! That review, so far (10 hours in) was right. Moonstone island is a combination of Slay The Spire, Pokemon, and Stardew. However, it fails a being good versions of any of these games. The creatures are cute but with no evolution and the battles being almost random and pretty simple the Pokemon aspect falls flat. Farming is pointless, only used to boost the empty combat so the Stardew Valley falls flat. This leaves Slay the Spire, a game I'm not familiar enough with to talk about. This game is very pretty and has excellent music. I do like the townspeople interaction but the progression is so slow and the game feels empty. I beat a major boss and was expecting some kind of big change but NOTHING happened at all. Others have mentioned they're surprised this game is not in early access and I have to agree. I think with more time to cook this game could be great. It just doesn't feel good when I am 10 hours in and keep saying "man I WANT to have fun".

The card aspect and pet battle aspect was not a good mesh, it could be but its not here.

I love pixel games and this is just adorable. Crafting, Making friends and turn basic combat makes this a easy game to get into at any point into the game play. If you are looking for something low stress and comforting, i'd suggest this game 100%.
Although one thing I've notice, it has moments of lag for whatever reason, this isn't a graphic demanding game. I have a rather high performance PC, and it still happens from time to time but its not anything that it troublesome, As well as a few small thing being a little clunky with interactions with items and buttons.

In saying all of the small issues above, moonstone Island is a great all in all.