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As with all great life sims, Coral Island allows you to romance its characters. The game offers a huge number of eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, so whoever catches your interest, this guide will help you win them over and start a family with them.
Romance in Coral Island requires you to complete a series of steps that eventually lead to marriage and children. The first step is to simply get to know your neighbors, which involves talking to them and giving them gifts. Every time you increase their heart level, indicated next to their character portrait in the NPC menu, this can trigger a Heart Event under the right conditions.
Once you’ve gotten your prospective partner up to eight hearts and viewed all their heart events, there are some specific steps you’ll need to take to move the relationship forward.
Who can I romance in Coral Island?
Understandably, not all of the characters in Coral Island are available for a potential romance. However, 25 residents are single, and any of them are open to you.
Here is a full list of everyone you can romance, and where they are usually found:
- Aaliyah – lives at the tavern, usually found around there or the beach
- Alice – lives and works at the inn by the beach and is usually somewhere nearby
- Ben – if he’s not near his caravan, he’s helping out at the ranch or wandering town
- Chaem – lives at the observatory, often found on the beach near the volleyball net
- Charles – works at the clinic and lives right next door
- Eva – lives at the inn and works as a baker at Sam’s General Store
- Kenny – lives at the house just west of the ranch where he works
- Leah – lives at the mansion just west of the furniture store, often gives yoga classes at the Community Center
- Lily – lives in the house just north of the salon, works from home and rarely ventures out
- Luke – lives at the Hillside Manor at the vineyard, works at the electronics store
- Macy – lives at the inn, can be found wandering around the beach and central town area
- Mark – staying at Anne and Paul’s house in the north of town, tends to patrol the town and woods
- Millie – lives at the house just east of the farm, works at the library in the Community Center
- Nina – will arrive in summer and stay at the villa by the beach
- Noah – lives and works at the Fishensips tavern
- Pablo – one of the blacksmiths
- Rafael – one of the blacksmiths
- Raj – lives at the inn, works at the coffee shop next to the tavern
- Scott – lives at Charles House west of the town square, works at the museum
- Suki – lives and works at the inn and as a single mom she can also be found at the school
- Surya – lives with Dinda and Joko the carpenters, works at the laboratory
- Theo – lives in the house just north of the salon, can often be found at the beach or tavern
- Wakuu – lives at the lighthouse on weekends, lives and works at the observatory during the week
- Yuri – lives at the house just east of the farm, works at the clinic
- Zarah – lives on a boat on the west of town, tends to wander the woods
What gifts does each character in Coral Island like?
Everyone in town can be given gifts in addition to talking to them to raise their heart level. Each resident can only be given two gifts a week, after which you’ll have to wait until Monday to offer them something new. All residents will appreciate Pink Diamonds, but here are some suggestions for what other residents love.
- Aaliyah – gesha coffee, strawberries, hummus
- Alice – most oils and dyes, green smoothies
- Ben – mushrooms
- Chaem – pizza, ramen
- Charles – strawberries and blueberries
- Eva – peonies and orchids, red velvet cake
- Kenny – vegan tacos, green tea and soybeans
- Leah – silver or osmium bars, hot cocoa, smoothies
- Lily – kimchi, onigiri and pancakes
- Luke – wine or stew
- Macy – wine, pizza, fruit tarts
- Mark – tomato soup, hot cocoa
- Millie – ramen, sugarcane, stew
- Nina – any juice, flower bouquet
- Noah – sushi, sunny-side-up eggs, clam chowder
- Pablo – anything pickled
- Rafael – fruit juice, sashimi
- Raj – anything tea or coffee related
- Scott – any Geode, mayonnaise
- Suki – green smoothies, diamond, pearl
- Surya – lodeh, melons
- Theo – all juice, rare fish
- Wakuu – vegan taco, chocoloate chip muffins
- Yuri – fresh caught lobster, curries
- Zarah – grilled fish, hummus, rambutan
How to view Heart Events with romance options in Coral Island
Heart Events are special events that occur with each resident in Coral Island, for both friendships and romantic interests. As you increase your heart rating with each resident, heading to the right part of town can trigger special scenes to play out.
Heart Events don’t trigger on every level, but usually pop up at least on level 2, 5 and 8, along with a few others that vary from person to person. Most Heart Events will trigger at the NPC’s house or place of work, although a few can be found in the town square, beach or the Fishensips tavern. They also don’t require the NPC to be in that specific spot to trigger, as the game will spawn them in anyway.
Some Heart Events will only trigger on certain days of the week or during certain weather conditions. If you’re not getting events with a particular NPC, try a different day, different time or wait for the weather to change.
How to date and marry characters in Coral Island
Like many games of its type, romance in Coral Island can lead to marriage with its characters. In order to achieve this with your chosen partner, you need to complete four specific steps.
The first step, of course, is to maximize their heart level. For romantic interests, this requires you to get them to eight hearts first. This leads directly to the second step, as you’ll receive a letter from Pablo as soon as you reach this level with one person. This unlocks the ability to buy a Locket from the blacksmith. Handing this to your desired partner unlocks the ability to reach their final two heart levels. There is no limit to how many NPCs you can give a locket to at once.
The next step is to upgrade your house. You’ll need the maximum house upgrade, which adds a second level to your home, providing the room to start a family. You’ll need 200 Wood, 150 Stone, 10 Silver Bars and 40,000 Coins to do this.
The final step is to get your desired partner to 10 hearts and another new item will become available at the blacksmith: the Diamond Ring. Pick one of these up for 5,000 Coins and you’ll now be able to propose to your partner by gifting it to them once you’ve viewed all their Heart Events.
Coral Island is out now for the PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
