My Friendly Little Island

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Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 4/25/2026 22:30:24
Modified 4/25/2026 22:31:08
Completion Status Not Played
Library Itch.io
Source itch.io
Platform PC (Windows)
Release Date 5/20/2023
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Genre Adventure
Platform
Developer
Publisher
Feature Single Player
Links Itch
Tag Adventure
Game Boy
Game Boy ROM
Homebrew
My First Game Jam
Pixel Art
Platformer
Retro
Short

Description

MY FRIENDLY LITTLE ISLAND
DELUXE

A cozy platforming Adventure



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The new Deluxe version of My Friendly Little Island is now released. You can find a list of the new features here.

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🏝️ A Friendly Island Awaits You🏝️

My Friendly Little Island Deluxe is a cute game about personal growth and making friends. It starts out as a slow, simplistic adventure game. However, with every new skill you unlock, the game’s dynamics change more and more into a fast-paced platformer.

  • Unlock new skills to fully explore your island
  • Help new friends and populate your village
  • Feel the music become livelier with every new villager
  • Change your looks with cosmetic items
  • Experience the day-night cycle
  • Save feature unlocked early into the game
  • Enhancements and a bit of additional content of the Deluxe version
  • Lots of coconuts :)

 

🎮 Controls 🎮

(if the embedded web player does not register your inputs, just click into the web player again - it might not be selected for input by your browser)

Game Boy ControlsKeyboard Controls
MoveD-Pad Arrow Keys
InteractA Z / J
JumpB X / K
MenuStart Enter
???Select Shift


🎁 What you get  🎁

The Deluxe version of My Friendly Little Island is my first paid game on itch.io. However, the full game can be played entirely for free within the embedded web player.

Buying the game allows you to download a ROM of the game that is compatible with the original Game Boy Color (and respective emulators). 
A version for the Analogue Pocket is also included.
This way you can keep your save and your island forever 😊



🕹️ Physical Release 🕹️

Would you like to add a physical copy of this game to your collection? My Friendly Little Island Deluxe will be available on cartridge from publisher retrospiel at a later date. Follow me on Bluesky or Instagram if you don’t want to miss it.



🏆 Originally created for GB Showdown 2023 🏆

Thank you so much to everyone who rated my game and to everyone who left helpful feedback! I never would have expected to reach 3rd place in my first game jam 🙏




👾 Used Software  👾

  • Built in GB Studio
  • GB Studio Plugin: Platformer Plus by hauntology (for wall-jumps, dashing, etc.)
  • GB Studio Plugin: Dialog with Name Tag from the GB Studio Plugin Collection by Yousurname
  • Aseprite for creating the pixelart
  • FxHammer for creating the sound effects