As inZOI gets closer to getting its major island resort-themed expansion Island Getaway, developer inZOI Studio has kicked things off by introducing the island of Cahaya with an official website, as well as revealing details about the Cahaya Challenge. The website, which you can check out here, also gives us our first birds’ eye look at the island.
The island resort of Cahaya is itself split into two distinct islands: a larger one serving as the main city, along with a smaller one off its coast, dubbed the Resort Island. The main island of Cahaya will feature a host of activities for players to partake in, including fishing, farming, and even mining for gems. Things that are found or created through these activities can also be sold at stands that players can set up anywhere on the main island.
The money that players can earn by selling things can then be spent at Resort Island, which features various ways for Zois to relax. Some of the activities there include swimming and snorkeling, riding around on a motorbike, visiting the cat-filled temple, and even simply relaxing at the resort with a massage, a spa day, or even some simple arcade games.
For players excited to relax in Cahaya, there is also a Me in Cahaya filter available on the game’s official website, where players can upload their own pictures to get an in-game interpretation of their pictures as if they were a Zoi enjoying a vacation in the resort town.
Along with all of these, the launch of the Island Getaway expansion will come with a new set of events that players can participate in. Headlining these events is the This is My Cahaya challenge, which will task players with “Making Your Own Cahaya”. The goal of the challenge is to encourage players to partake in some of the more relaxing experiences that the expansion will have to offer. The challenge is slated to go live on August 15, and will end on August 24.
Along with this, there will also be the Cahaya Summer Event, which includes the launch event for the expansion itself, as well as ways to watch the inZOI@Cahaya event, and various livestreams that players can watch to get their hands on exclusive cosmetic items.
The Island Getaway expansion will be coming to inZOI on August 20. Leading up to this, inZOI Studio has also previously confirmed that the upcoming Gamescom will feature the first real look players get at expansion, complete with playable hands-on demos where players can experience Cahaya for themselves.
“Cahaya is a city themed around ‘rest’,” explained producer and director Hungjun Kim. “While developing inZOI has been a source of great joy for me, there are times when I feel the urge to get away from it all. Inspired by these feelings, I wanted to create a retreat for players exhausted by the motions of everyday life to unwind in.”
inZOI is available on PC through Steam Early Access. For more details about the game, check out our review from when it launched.
