Source order
- Live official Floatopia global website and official English news.
- Current NetEase Games announcements and publisher-linked first-party storefronts.
- Legal public-build observation, labeled with platform, language, region, and version.
Publication rule
A source can confirm one narrow fact without confirming everything around it. A trailer that names a place does not confirm its map. A test notice does not confirm a release date. A limited build does not confirm final balance.
Unknowns
Unknown means unknown. The site does not insert estimates, “likely” launch windows, invented gifts, unofficial item names, or guessed schedules into factual guide slots.
Original image policy
The site uses original stylized floating-island illustrations to establish a colorful game-guide mood. They contain no official character art and are labeled as not in-game footage. They never serve as evidence for a game mechanic, item, location, interface, or visual appearance.
| Primary source | Used for | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Official global website | Current pre-registration presentation, character profiles, power descriptions, reward tiers, and development-content warning. | The page does not provide a dated global release or public-test announcement. Development content may change. |
| Official Gamescom post | Reveal-era premise, life-sim activities, travel, customization, social play, and official publication date. | Dated reveal material is not treated as a current launch schedule or proof of final balance. |
| NetEase Games | Publisher identity and future current first-party announcements. | Company history and other games are not evidence for Floatopia mechanics or monetization. |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons official create page | Horizontal comparison for island customization, crafting, resource gathering, and home decoration. | Used only to explain genre overlap. It is not evidence for Floatopia’s item catalog, economy, villager systems, or multiplayer limits. |
| Fae Farm official features page | Horizontal comparison for magic-assisted farming, homestead building, exploration, quests, and friend-friendly play. | Used as a comparison point, not as proof that Floatopia has Fae Farm-style combat, romance, quest structure, or co-op rules. |
| Loftia official website | Horizontal comparison for social cozy-game positioning, shared spaces, farming, crafting, and floating-island community language. | Used to clarify what Floatopia has not confirmed. Floatopia is not described here as an MMO unless NetEase publishes that language. |