Starsand Island gift guide - all resident and animal loved gifts

What are the Starsand Island characters' favorite gifts? Real life might be simpler if you could put a numerical figure on friendship, but at least you can do just that in most life games. In Starsand Island, for example, you can earn ten points of affection for giving someone a present they like, with that increasing to 15 for one they love. Making friends has never been easier.

The tricky part is knowing which gifts to give your new friends in the cute and cozy life game. You can only give one per day, and it's a guessing game to begin with. Luckily, we've been getting to know the Starsand Island residents for some time now, so here's a list of each of their favorite items. Our Starsand Island gift guide includes the best gifts to give the resident animals, too, as increasing your friendship with these cute island dwellers allows you to adopt them.

Best gifts for all residents in Starsand Island

What we've found so far is that, generally, most residents don't like being gifted bugs (except for the critter-loving Bruce, of course!), and that gifting items associated with their profession is often a good idea. Sagewoof, Graminova, and Matilda, for example, will graciously accept crops. Also, once you've found one thing a resident loves, it's likely that other items in the same category will also be appreciated! Check out our more detailed lists for each resident below.

Please note that this guide is a work in progress, and we'll be updating it over time. Since you can only gift each character one item per day, it takes a while! We also seem to be having an issue where not all our gifts are showing up.

These are all the favorite, liked, disliked, and hated gifts for the Starsand Island residents and animals:

Alex

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Dragon Fruit
• Tin Ingot
• Softwood

Dislikes

• Arrow

Hates

• TBC

Aurelis

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Watermelon
• Tomato
• Plainberry

Dislikes

• Bamboo Leaf

Hates

• Glazed Cicada

Bruce

Loves

• Solarwing Butterfly
• Glazed Cicada

Likes

• Celeste Berry
• Joy Potato Chips

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Francis

Francis hates anything that he "can't eat", in reference to shellfish and bugs, suggesting he's vegetarian or vegan.

Loves

• Blue Hydrangea

Likes

• Twilight Succulent
• Eldergrain
• Pumpkin

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• Fiddler Crab
• Moonshade Butterfly

Ginger

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Watermelon

Dislikes

• Moonstone

Hates

• TBC

Graminova

Loves

• Water Spinach
• Moonflower seed
• Mirage Sunflower seed
• Garlic
• Plainberry
• Cucumber
• Pumpkin

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• Bamboo Leaf
• Crispy Rice

Hates

• TBC

Gust

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Red Sleep Lily
• Cucumber
• Midnight Herb

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Hattie

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Pasture Grass

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Loren

Loves

• Tin Ingot
• Radiant Crystal

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• Simple Pellet

Hates

• TBC

Lunelle

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Marston

Loves

• Pasture Grass
• Twilight Succulent
• Pumpkin

Likes

• Scallop

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Matilda

Loves

• Leek
• Water Spinach

Likes

• French Fries

Dislikes

• Stone

Hates

• TBC

Momo

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Neona

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Sunflower Seeds
• Watermelon
• Plainberry
• Pumpkin

Dislikes

• Alloy

Hates

• TBC

Pastelle

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Water Spinach
• Pickled Cabbage
• Wheat
• Pasture Grass
• Midnight Herb
• Spirit Fruit

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• Glazed Cicada

Regis

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Wheat
• Blue Hydrangea
• Sunflower Seeds
• Pumpkin

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Sagewood

Loves

• Water Spinach
• Plainberry

Likes

• Pasture Grass
• Ripening Fertilizer I
• Monoflower seeds

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Serena

Thanks to her love for beautiful things, it seems Serena is more than happy being gifted shiny gems, so this is a safe bet for increasing your friendship with the blue-haired resident.

Loves

• Diamond
• Starflare Core

Likes

• Garlic
• Pumpkin

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Solara

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Jelly
• Pumpkin

Dislikes

• Cicada

Hates

• TBC

Stella

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Watermelon
• Red Sleep Lily
• Giant Egg

Dislikes

• Bamboo Leaf

Hates

• TBC

Sylvain

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Youfang

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• Wool

Hates

• TBC

Zephyria

It seems that Zephyria likes anything associated with the Moonlit Forest, which makes sense given his love for exploration. In particular, Forest plantlife seems to be his favorite.

Loves

• Midnight Herb (variants)
• Moonflower
• Moondew Shroom

Likes

• Runebird fragment
• Luminbird Fragment
• Pasture Grass
• Emerald Hornscarab
• Sunflower Seeds
• Aurorite Ore

Dislikes

• Tiger Puffer

Hates

• TBC

Zerine

Loves

• Hemp Rope
• Runebird Fragment
• Moonflower Pollen

Likes

• Blue Hydrangea
• Red Sleep Lily
• Yellow Sleep Lily
• Wafer Biscuits
• Sugarcane
• Cabbage

Dislikes

• Rabbit Poop

Hates

• TBC

If you're looking to adopt your next pet, we've got all the Starsand Island animals listed below, too. From the information we've gathered so far, we'd recommend trying gifting fish to cats, but not shellfish. Shellfish can be gifted to dogs, however.

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Loves

• Fowl
• Basic Cat Food
• Pumpkinseed

Likes

• Coconut

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Bobo

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Booboo

Loves

• Bamboo Shoot

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Crescent

Loves

• Bighead Carp

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Mellowhen

Loves

• Sugarcane

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Meow Alum

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Scrappy

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Mussel

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Sheriff

Loves

• TBC

Likes

• Cicada

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Octa

Loves

• Yellowtail Damselfish

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• TBC

Hates

• TBC

Zippy

Loves

• Sunveil Shroom

Likes

• TBC

Dislikes

• Scallop

Hates

• TBC

With that, you've got the cheat code for giving the best Starsand Island gifts and levelling up your friendships at record speed in the cozy game. Once you reach a high enough level of affection, you can enter your new friends' homes and find special treasure chests. Elsewhere, we can help you with Starsand Island Flawed Chests if you're unsure how to use them.