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ISLANDERS
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Released:
Apr 4, 2019
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Developers:
Coatsink…
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Publisher:
Coatsink
Relaxing
City Builder
Strategy
Building
Puzzle
Indie
Minimalist
Singleplayer
Beautiful
Colony Sim
Atmospheric
Colorful
Procedural Generation
Addictive
Replay Value
Score Attack
3D
Top-Down
Turn-Based Strategy
Multiplayer
The Developer Says...

A quick note from the developers:
You want to build beautiful cities without investing hours on end into stressful resource management? Say no more! ISLANDERS should be right up your alley.ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.
If you’re thinking about buying ISLANDERS please keep in mind that we are a very passionate but small team of three. This is not a blockbuster experience with hours and hours of content. What we’d like to offer you is a simple game that lets anybody create and explore their own little worlds, while providing enough depth for players who want to challenge themselves. And you can get it at the price of a medium sized pumpkin spice matcha caramel latte.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have feedback, questions, or problems with the game. We’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible and provide support if needed. Also let us know if you enjoyed the game, because that makes our day!

This game offers you:
- Intuitive and rewarding city building gameplay
- Endless amount of procedurally generated islands
- A relaxing atmosphere
- Beautiful, vibrant colors
- Great for playing every now and then, discovering some new islands and beating your high score
This game doesn’t have:
- Helicopters
- Guns
- Lootboxes
- A cinematic story
- Huge explosions (not even small ones actually)
- Online multiplayer
- Microtransactions
- Orcs
Wanna know the specifics?
The gameplay of ISLANDERS is pretty intuitive. You start with a set of buildings in your inventory that you can place on your island. Placing buildings is rewarded with points. The amount of points you get depends on what surrounds the buildings when you place them. Gather enough points to refill your inventory and unlock new buildings.
Once your city is big enough you may choose to travel to the next island (they are generated procedurally, so you can literally keep exploring forever). If you run out of buildings the game ends. This is where you high five yourself for beating the high score, take a proud last glance at the epic city you've built and start just one more round...
ISLANDERS is inspired by amazing games like:
- Bad North
- Anno
- The Settlers
- Sim City
- Kingdoms and Castles
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Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Playable
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
None
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
82 — View
Content Notices
None
Controller Support
None
Reviews
94%
Very Positive
Based on 16772 reviews
Individual reviews are not available yet.
