Solara Starsand Island: Gifts, Schedule & Romance

Solara grew up on Starsand Island and is the first familiar face you meet when you return. Her grandfather is the mayor and her parents spend most of their time on charity work, which left her with a strong sense of duty toward the island — she runs the Community Center’s day-to-day and is the one handing you most early tasks.

Quick facts


Role	Mayor’s assistant at the Community Center; your childhood friend and granddaughter of Mayor Regis
Where to find	Community Center, Starsand Town
Romance (1.0)	Yes — one of 14 romanceable NPCs
Birthday	Autumn 26
Voice cast	Ciara Payne (EN) · Yuka Iguchi as Azusa (JP) · 陈麟灵 (CN)
Height / weight (profile)	165 cm / 49 kg

Daily routine

Expect to find her working inside the Community Center through the morning. Afternoons she often reads or rests in the town square; evenings she may be on the swing or checking on the ranch and fields. After dark she walks the island looking for new projects. On rainy days she stays at the Community Center until night. Use the Social app on the in-game phone (Locate / Follow) to pin her on the map; routes change with season and weather.

Gifts Solara loves, likes and hates

You can give each NPC one gift per day. The lists below come from the game’s data export cross-checked against two independent player-tested guides: items marked confirmed appear at the same tier in at least two sources; the rest are listed only in the data export. All of this was verified during Early Access (patches 0.3–0.7) and is being re-checked for 1.0 — if something has changed, use the contact page.

Gift theme: Desserts — she has only two Loved items in the data (Strawberry Mousse and Tiramisu), so cooking matters more for her than for most NPCs.

Loved (+15 affection)

Confirmed: Strawberry Mousse, Tiramisu.

Liked (+10)

Confirmed: Blue Sleep Lily, Moonflower, Twilight Succulent, Sunflower Seeds, Jelly, Crispy Noodles, Latiao, Beef Jerky, Crispy Rice, Black Tea Macaron, Wishful Heart Cookies, Watermelon Jam, Caco Laco, BC Milk, Pickled Water Spinach, Watermelon, Pasture Grass, Wheat, Mirthshroom, Peanut, Pumpkin, Moondew Shroom, Lamb Skewers, Grilled Chicken Wings, Baked Potato, Chilled Twilight Salad, Plain Noodles, Sauce Pancake, Pink Hydrangea, Light Blue Hydrangea, Dragon Fruit, Celeste Berry. The data export lists 296 Liked items in total (most common crops, cooked dishes and flowers).

Disliked (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Betta, Chinese Perch, Glazed Cicada, Gold Ore. Also in the data export (410 items total): Giant Barb, Long-barbelled Dragonfish (King), Cleaner Fish, Royal Twig Catfish, Black Scraper, Ink Phoenixfish, Paddlefish (King), Fringetail Glowfish, Swordfish (King), Pumpkinseed…

Hated (no gain; some sources report a loss)

Confirmed: Mountain & Sea Skewers. Also in the data export (63 items total): Shrimp & Fish Porridge, Braised Fish, Pan Fried Dilis, Redcrest Stew, Sauerkraut Fish, Fortune Clam Broth, Steamed Fish, Shrimp & Uni Sashimi, Braised Crab Pot, Grilled Fish…

Sugar painting

After a 2-heart photo together you can take the picture to the sugar-painting stall in town (100 gold) and hand Solara a “Sugar Painting – Solara”. Every NPC has a unique reaction to their own painting; reported affection gains range from 0 to +30 depending on the character. See the gifts guide for the full rundown.

Romance with Solara

Solara can be romanced by a player character of either gender. Affection runs on a five-heart scale (roughly 90 / 220 / 370 points for hearts 1–3, with 500 / 750 reported by players for hearts 4–5). Conversation (about 5 points a day), gifts, bulletin-board requests (15–30) and returning lost items (20) raise it. At three hearts you can enter her room (with a weekly blueprint chest) and, in 1.0, receive a Relationship Story; at five hearts a voiced invitation scene plays and the Move In option appears — the game has no wedding or children system, so cohabitation is the final step. Her 5-heart invitation scene triggers around 16:00 at the wishing tree in the town square after you receive her letter. Dating activities (picnic, arcade, kite-flying) were extended to all 14 romanceable NPCs in 1.0. Full mechanics: romance & marriage guide.

Last reviewed: August 23, 2026 — sources: in-game data export (Early Access), two independent player-tested gift guides, official Steam announcements (voice cast Feb 7, 2026; 1.0 countdown Aug 16, 2026).

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