Romance

**Romance** is an optional game mechanic that allows the player to date, marry, and have children with any of the 28 eligible NPCs that they have built up a friendship with in *Coral Island*, regardless of gender. By romancing a character, more information about that character can be learned. The player can be married to one character at a time and have up to two children total.

All of the romanceable characters have several variant outfits that change depending on season and event: one standard outfit per season, one bathing suit outfit, and one festival outfit. By contrast, non-romanceable characters have one standard outfit per season, for a total of over 170 unique outfits between all of the NPCs in *Coral Island*.

## Romance candidates

Out of the 50+ characters living on the island, 28 characters are romanceable. Though Ben, Charles, Millie, and Suki were not initially romance candidates, they were added to the original 16-character roster after *Coral Island'*s Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign reached its US$750,000 stretch goal. In the 1.0 update it is now possible to romance 3 new characters, Miranjani, Semeru and Denali, all merfolk.

It is also possible to marry another player in multiplayer mode. Multiplayer is not confirmed to be cross-platform but is under consideration for later in development.

AaliyahAliceBenCharlesChaemEvaKennyLeahLilyLukeMacyMarkMillieNinaNoahPabloRafaelRajScottSukiSuryaTheoWakuuYuriZarahMiranjaniSemeruDenali
## Dating

Once you've reached level 8 of friendship, you'll receive a letter from Sanchez Brothers Blacksmith telling you that to show your love interest you're wanting to get to know them romantically you must give them a locket necklace that is newly added into their catalog. The locket costs 1,500.

You can't give the locket to the person of your choice if you already gave them something that day, but it also doesn't count in the gifts/week count.

## Marriage

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When you want to propose to a possible partner (after reaching level 10 of friendship), you'll need to buy a diamond ring at the blacksmith's. The proposal ring costs 5,000.

Before you can ask your partner to marry you you have to have seen all heart events.

**Proposal Prerequisite** - For a successful proposal you need to complete the following:

1. Unlock all heart events of your partner - check partner's page for all heart events
2. Upgrade farmhouse to level 4
3. Buy diamond ring from blacksmith

If you want to wear wedding clothes (dress/suit) you have to buy it beforehand and put it on before leaving your house on your wedding day.

> Thank you for the feedback! I have to strongly agree with your last point that love does disappear after marriage in some games. So in here, we plan to have post-marriage events, different dialogues, perhaps dates? or even a domestic (nothing too crazy, but like you said, a little jealousy might be good for the soul)... the events are also gonna depend on how you'd treat your SO. Heh!
>
> Ayuni (Stairway Games management)

## Children

Players can have up to two children. Your child's skin color and swaddle wrap will look different based on the character you've married to. Per the current version of the game, the infant can not be interacted with. It is not yet confirmed whether Valentina will count towards this limit (if marrying Suki) or how children between players in multiplayer mode will be implemented. After having children, the player will continue playing as their character; the children are and will remain NPCs (non-player characters).

> We've unlocked another goal! Now all KIDS—your children and the children around the island—will grow up to the teenage years.
> This feature will include additional stories and relationship development. There will be new schedules, dialogues, and many more! For the Player's children (you can have up to 2), there will be a variety of children's designs. The children will have their own personality and interest;  you can influence this as they grow up, or let them discover it on their own.  Worth noting that the children's characters/traits are not *exactly* tied to the spouse you marry.
>
> Kickstarter Update #11

## Trivia

* Four sets of the romance candidates are siblings: Rafael and Pablo are brothers, Alice and Suki are twin sisters, and Theo and Lily are brother and sister. Aaliyah and Noah are brother and sister.
* Suki is unique among the romance candidates in that she is a divorcee and has a child of her own already.

## Gallery

Promotional image of the original roster of romance candidatesUpdated romance candidate roster. Posted on 10/10/2022.Final roster of dateable characters as posted in the June 2023 Dev Update.Artwork for the Kickstarter announcement about Ben, Charles, Millie, and Suki becoming romanceablesPromo art of the festival outfits being unlocked in the KickstarterSitting with Yuri
## References

1. ↑ *Coral Island — reimagining the farm sim game*. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 1, 2021.
2. ↑ *Stretch goal: NPC seasonal outfits UNLOCKED!*. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 8, 2021.
3. ↑ *Stretch goal: Beach & Festival Outfits UNLOCKED!*. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 16, 2021.
4. ↑ *Stretch goal: Millie, Suki, Ben and Charles are now dateable UNLOCKED!*. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 17, 2021.
5. ↑ *Coral Island* Kickstarter FAQ. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 16 2021. "*Yes, the player will be able to date and get married to another player in multiplayer.*"
6. ↑ *Coral Island* Kickstarter FAQ. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 16 2021. "*It's still a bit too early to provide an accurate answer on this. What’s clear is that the same platform multiplayer will work. Cross-platform multiplayer is a bit more challenging. The truth is we’re really not sure about cross-platform at this stage. What we can do is add it to our list of things we will explore, and provide the community with an update if and when we tackle this.*"
7. ↑ Stairway Games Discord. Ayuni. Published October 25, 2020.
8. ↑ Stairway Games Discord. Soma. Published February 20, 2021. "*Nothing set in stone for this. Disclaimer: no promises on this. But I feel a kid character customizer is easier and more fun? Like you and your partner get to choose how the child will look like.*"
9. ↑ *Stretch goal: Kids grow up UNLOCKED!*. Kickstarter. Stairway Games. Published February 10, 2021.