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Survival & Hardship

Island Castaway

Just you and a scrap of land ringed by ocean.

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Type
Survival ยท Self-Sufficiency
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Multi-session
Best for
Players who want a sunnier survival run

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

Just you and a scrap of land ringed by ocean. No ferry of supplies from the mainland is coming โ€” your Sim builds a whole life from the reef, the soil and the trees of one remote island, and learns to need nothing from anywhere else.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Establish a **self-sufficient life** on a remote Sulani lot, needing nothing from the mainland.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

Island Living

Packs recommended

SeasonsEco Lifestyle

๐Ÿก Setup

LotAn isolated island lot
Fundsยง1,000
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne castaway

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create a castaway and move onto an isolated island lot with very little.

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

testingcheats truemoney 1000

๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • Live off fishing, foraging and gardening.
  • No mainland shopping trips.
  • Become fully self-reliant.

โœจ Specific rules

  • Build shelter from gathered means.
  • Food and income come only from the island and its waters.
  • No importing mainland supplies.

โœ… What you can do

  • Fish, dive and forage on Sulani; mermaid abilities optional.
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • Nothing from the mainland โ€” no imported supplies.
  • No buying supplies; the island provides everything.
  • No money cheats.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Requires Island Living for Sulani. A base-game stand-in is isolated-lot survival, but the true castaway run needs Sulani.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • The ocean is your supermarket โ€” fishing and diving feed you and earn you Simoleons from day one.
  • Befriend Sulani's spirits and keep the island clean for gifts and a richer environment.
  • Coconuts and island plants make a reliable food base while your garden establishes.

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Go fully **Off-the-Grid** on the island โ€” no power or plumbing at all.
  • Never once travel to the mainland for any reason.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

A mermaid castaway crossover, half on land and half in the sea. ---

Original โ€” Plumbob, built around Island Living's Sulani. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026