Starsand Island is the latest cozy farming and life sim, and like any good life sim, the real endgame isn’t the crops—it’s the connections. You can chat with residents daily, complete their requests, and shower them with gifts. But with dozens of characters and hundreds of items, figuring out who actually wants that rare forest crystal—and who will silently judge you for handing them pickled vegetables—can feel like a full-time job.
Whether you are courting a specific candidate or just want to unlock every room visit perk, you need to know how the affection system works. More importantly, you need to know exactly what to stuff into each lady’s inventory to win her over.
Here is our Starsand Island Female Romance Guide.
Note: Starsand Island came out in Early Access on the 12th of February 2026. As such information in this guide is subject to change as the game updates and we find out more information.
How to Increase Affection
There are things that you can do to increase affection and friendship in Starsand Island:
- Daily Conversation: +5 Affection (once per day)
- Bulletin Board Requests: +15 to +25 Affection
- Side or Main Quests: +50 Affection (often tied to a character’s profession)
- Gift Giving: One gift a day
- Hated Gift: 0 Affection
- Disliked Gift: 0 Affection
- Neutral Gift: +5 Affection
- Liked Gift: +10 Affection
- Loved Gift: +15 Affection
Bachelorettes
Alex
Alex is a charming carpenter and woodworker who runs the local furniture shop. She’s kind and keen to help out – especially when she realises you live in the ramshackle, crumbling cottage on the outskirts of town. Although she has a somewhat stony exterior, Alex is a big softy on the inside.
| Birthday | Summer 13 |
| Occupation | Woodworker |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Diamond |
| Liked Gifts | B.C Milk, Crispy Noodles, Cucumber, Dragon Fruit, Hardwood Plank, Hot Dry Noodles, Latiao, Softwood Plank, Star Orange Tea, Tin Ingot, Velvet |
| Disliked Gifts | Arrow, Gold Ore, Tin |
| Hated Gifts | Mutton |
Lunelle
Lunelle is a creative, quick-witted fashion designer and bookworm who runs her own clothes store. She’s well-read and highly educated, with a flair for philosophy, fine art, and, of course, nice outfits.
| Birthday | Fall 16 |
| Occupation | Runs Ethereal Styles |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Flannel |
| Liked Gifts | Chilled Twilight Salad, Moonflower, Premium Wool, Twilight Succulent |
| Disliked Gifts | Caco Laco, Iron |
| Hated Gifts | Chinese Perch |
Neona
Petrolheaded Neona runs Starsand Island’s auto shop. When she isn’t riding her motorbike around Starsand’s cliffs, you can find her tinkering with engines, working on heavy machinery, and researching new power sources using the island’s renewable resources.
| Birthday | Summer 13 |
| Occupation | Runs G-Power Bikes |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Iced Americano, Quartz |
| Liked Gifts | Cabbage, Coconut Latte, Grilled Chicken Wings, Lamb Skewers, Mountain And Sea Skewers, Plainberry, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Twilight Succulent, Watermelon, Wheat |
| Disliked Gifts | Alloy, Bamboo, Clownfish |
| Hated Gifts | Caco Laco, Daiquiri, Mango Sago |
Pastelle
Pastelle is a childhood friend who works on the ranch you can see from your backyard. She’s passionate about taking care of her gang of alpacas, sheep, cows, chickens, and any other farmyard friends she can get her hands on.
| Birthday | Spring 10 |
| Occupation | Ranching Mentor, Owns the Green Pasture Ranch |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | |
| Liked Gifts | Blue Hydrangea, Chilled Twilight Salad, Cucumber, Fluffweave, Light Blue Hydrangea, Midnight Herb, Moonflower, Mountain Rice, Pasture Grass, Pickled Cabbage, Red Sleep Lily, Spirit Fruit, Twilight Succulent, Water Spinach, Wheat |
| Disliked Gifts | Moorish Idol |
| Hated Gifts | Glazed Cicada |
Serena
Serena is a friendly hair and makeup artist with her own salon. If you’ve just arrived on the island, she’s one of the best people to get to know, as she just about knows everyone – and will tell you exactly what she thinks about them. Thankfully for Starsand’s other residents, she almost only has nice things to say.
| Birthday | Summer 11 |
| Occupation | Hair and Makeup Artist, Owns Bloom Atelier |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Diamond, Starflare Core, Velvet |
| Liked Gifts | Garlic, Light Blue Hydrangea, Potato, Pumpkin |
| Disliked Gifts | Chinese Perch, Margarita, Pumpkin Seed Fish |
| Hated Gifts | Curio Bowl |
Solara
As the mayor’s assistant, it’s her job to make sure everyone settles into the island properly, after all. Sweet and bubbly Solara is also one of your oldest friends, whom you’ve known since you were a small child.
| Birthday | Fall 26 |
| Occupation | Mayor’s Assistant |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Strawberry Mousse, Tiramisu |
| Liked Gifts | Blue Sleep Lily, Chilled Twilight Salad, Dragon Fruit, Jelly, Pickled Water Spinach, Pink Hydrangea, Pumpkin, Twilight Succulent, Wheat, Wishful Heart Cookies |
| Disliked Gifts | Celeb Moth, Chinese Perch, Cicada, Glazed Cicada |
| Hated Gifts |
Stella
Not so long ago, Stella hung up her headset and graduated from being an idol to follow her true passion: taking care of sweet little animals. Now, she avoids the spotlight to hang out with her pooch Pudding and Peanut the parrot. Stella is impulsive, fun, and driven. With heaps of passion, she’s able to turn her hand to anything she puts her mind to.
| Birthday | Winter 18 |
| Occupation | Owns Woof & Wow Pets, ex-Pop Idol |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Black Tea Macaron, Star Mango, Star Plum |
| Liked Gifts | BC Milk, Fries, Giant Egg, Grilled Chicken Wings, Pasture Grass, Red Sleep Lily, Sunflower Seeds, Water Spinach, Watermelon |
| Disliked Gifts | Bamboo Leaf, Celeb Moth, Charcoal, Chinese Perch, Mantis, Swallowtail Butterfly, Velvet |
| Hated Gifts |
Zerine
Zerine is Starsand Town’s local crafter. Although you can usually find her working her day job at the local mini mart, she’s actually a mechanics-obsessed tech, so if she seems a little preoccupied when you try to speak to her, she’s probably just busy dreaming of electric sheep.
| Birthday | Spring 17 |
| Occupation | Crafting Mentor, Owns Zerine’s General Store |
Gift Guide
| Loved Gifts | Copper Sheet, Flannel, Ore, Hemp Rope, Luminfrog Fragment, Moonflower Pollen, Quartzite, Runebird Fragment |
| Liked Gifts | Blue Hydrangea, Cabbage, Grilled Chicken Wings, Moonflower, Pasture Grass, Pink Hydrangea, Red Sleep Lily, Sugarcane, Wafer Biscuits, Yellow Sleep Lily |
| Disliked Gifts | Copper Ingot, Premium Wood, Premium Wood, Rabbit Poop |
| Hated Gifts | Celeb Moth, Mutton |
Starsand Island Guides
SKILLS GUIDE
FRIENDSHIP & ROMANCE
