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ISLANDERS

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

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

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 17K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
89% of 28 in 30 days
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Apr 1, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX950
2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

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 16,929 reviews are positive · 89% of 28 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.

Players over time

▼ -38% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 34 players on Oct 19, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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ISLANDERS system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX950, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 3.00GHz or AMD equivalent
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX970
Memory
4 GB RAM

Does ISLANDERS have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does ISLANDERS run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.

Does ISLANDERS use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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