ISLANDERS

Minimalist city-building puzzle with score-based placement on changing islands

Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, Stage Clear Studios · Published by Coatsink · Released Apr 4, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 17K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 11; peak 24h 19
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; Nov 23, 2023

What is ISLANDERS?

ISLANDERS is a single-player city-building puzzle set on procedurally generated islands. You place buildings from a limited inventory, earning points based on their surroundings. Enough points bring new buildings and let you move to another island; a run ends when you run out of buildings.

For you if...

+you prefer calm, short sessions without resource management
+you enjoy planning placements to improve your score

Not for you if...

−you want to manage a city's resources and citizens
−you dislike repeating a simple loop across multiple runs

What players say

94% of 16,788 reviews are positive · 92% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the relaxed atmosphere, music, and decisions involved in placing buildings. The most common complaint is that the limited building variety makes runs repetitive; some players also find placement imprecise or island layouts frustrating.

Screenshots and trailer

ISLANDERS system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8 or 10
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX950 or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 38
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.