Amber Isle
Shop management sim with prehistoric neighbors and island rebuilding
Ambertail Games · Published by Team17 · Released Oct 10, 2024
AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 2,107
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 26 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 35
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 16, 2026
What is Amber Isle?
A third-person shop management and social sim set on an island inhabited by prehistoric animal people called Paleofolk. You gather materials, craft and sell goods, customize your shop, and fulfill residents’ requests, using your earnings to rebuild the struggling island and attract new residents.
For you if...
- +you like creating your own prehistoric animal character
- +you enjoy meeting islanders and completing their requests
- +you prefer a relaxed, single-player shopkeeping routine
Not for you if...
- −you dislike gathering materials to make goods for customers
- −you prefer action-focused play to shop management
What players say
82% of 2,107 reviews are positive · 73% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise the prehistoric character designs, character customization, and crafting-and-selling routine. They often complain about the fixed camera, awkward controls, bugs, and performance problems. Some find the shop routine repetitive over time.
Screenshots and trailer
Amber Isle system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7750, 2GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- Low 1080p @ 30 FPS
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 2GB or AMD Radeon R7 260X, 2GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- High 1080p @ 60 FPS
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Dinosaurs
- Crafting
- Management
- Exploration
- Life Sim
- Character Customization
- Cute
- 3D
- RPG
- Relaxing
- Third Person
- Casual
- Dialogue Heavy
- Controller
- Simulation
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Mar 16, 2026 · Patch 1.10 OUT NOW!
- Feb 5, 2026 · Second Public Playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW for Amber Isle! 🧡🦖
- Dec 1, 2025 · Public Playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW! 🧡🦖 Amber Isle
- Nov 24, 2025 · Amber Isle | PC Patch: Playtest Details 🧡🦖
- Nov 14, 2025 · Amber Isle | Public Test coming soon for Patch 1.10.0 & Update Information 🧡🦖
3 DLC available.