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ISLANDERS: New Shores

Minimalist city-building puzzles where each island becomes a scoring challenge

The Station · Published by Coatsink, Thunderful Publishing · Released Jul 10, 2025

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 1,272
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 13 in 30 days
Players
26
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 27, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 950
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is ISLANDERS: New Shores?

A single-player city-building puzzle game set on procedurally generated islands. You arrange buildings around distance bonuses, line of sight, and inter-island scoring, using single-use boons for tactical help. High Score mode and a free-building Sandbox mode keep separate saves.

For you if...

  • +you want a calm pace with optional score chasing

Not for you if...

  • −you want to build cities cooperatively with other players

What players say

96% of 1,272 reviews are positive · 100% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the expanded strategic options compared with the original, while valuing how the core design stays intact. The island colors and music also draw praise.

Screenshots and trailer

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ISLANDERS: New Shores system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 950, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Corei7 4770K
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5 8400
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does ISLANDERS: New Shores have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does ISLANDERS: New Shores run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
62
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does ISLANDERS: New Shores 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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