
The clock format used in the game is represented visually instead of numerically. The player is allowed to design their own Family and start Jobs as in The Jobs 5, The Jobs 6 & The Jobs 7. Gameplay on Mami Island is much more open-ended, enabling gameplay reminiscent of more traditional Sims games. The Sims Castaway Stories features the choice of either playing in a story-driven mode titled "Shipwrecked and Single" or a more sandbox "Wanmami Island".
The player must then reload from a save point.
4 Supporting Characters in Shipwrecked and Singleĭuring a "mission" where the objective is to place urns on pedestals, a glitch sometimes occurs where items become un-clickable.