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Run Amber Isle’s only shop for prehistoric islanders, crafting goods, serving customers, and restoring the village to attract new residents.
Released 10 Oct 2024
Run a Dino Shop
Haggle With Customers
Craft Custom Orders
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
Developed by Ambertail Games · Published by Team17









You take charge of Amber Isle’s only shop, serving Paleofolk—a community of prehistoric creatures—as the island tries to recover and welcome new residents.
Gather resources around the island, discover recipes, craft goods, and stock your shop. Customers have different preferences and needs; during shop hours, you can haggle over prices and take custom orders.
Use your earnings to upgrade and decorate the shop, repair and customize island areas, and open access to new biomes. Befriend residents through conversations, hangouts, and quests to unlock recipes and upgrades, while customizing your own prehistoric character.
Players who enjoy Amber Isle often highlight its cute prehistoric character designs, detailed character creator, and relaxed cycle of gathering resources, crafting goods, and running a shop. Reviews also praise the island decorating and quests, with some enjoying the characters, story, or music. Opinions differ on how engaging the shop and social systems remain over time, and many reviews mention bugs, camera problems, or clunky controls.

Welcome... to Amber Isle! A shop management/social sim set in a quaint, friendly world of prehistoric animal islanders called Paleofolk!
You’re tasked with running Amber Isle’s only shop. Gather, craft and sell items to meet the needs of your diverse Paleofolk customers. Does your brachiosaur buddy need a canvas as long as his neck? Maybe your microraptor amigo needs a mini-sized chair? Perhaps even some water-proof paper for a plesiosaur in peril? Different customers also have different needs, behaviours and preferences to learn. Haggle, pawn, and counter-offer your way to the top of the Shop Rankings! It’s up to you to run a successful shop to bring Amber Isle back from the brink of fossilisation!

Name, customise and run your shop your way! Use your profits to unlock new shop decor, walls, floors and more. As your shop gains popularity, plan your layout wisely, expand your floorspace and make your shop more efficient.
Rebuild the island!
You can also use your shop profits to help rebuild the island and unlock new areas. Decorate with paths, foliage, and amenities to make Amber Isle an attractive destination. Only then will our Paleofolk pals consider packing up and moving in permanently!

Paleofolk come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and species- it’s not just dinosaurs! There’s Ice Age mammals, Permian amphibians, marine life, invertebrates, and more! Amber Isle has 48 different Paleofolk to befriend, all with unique personalities, preferences, dialogue, and quests.
Get closer to Paleofolk by hanging out with them and fulfilling their requests. As your friendship grows, Paleofolk will share new upgrades and recipes with you. With your help, they can even build their own stalls, cafes, gardens, and communal areas on Amber Isle!
Express your penchant for the prehistoric by designing your very own Paleofolk! Change your clothes, crests, colours, and more in our character customiser! Pick from 5 body presets; Small Herbivore, Large Herbivore, Raptor, Large Theropod and Mammal. What type of Paleofolk will you be?
The Story So Far…
Amber Isle is down to its last remaining residents; the grumpy iguanodon Mayor Clawsworth, the peppy pteranodon courier Maple, and the mega-keen megalosaurus intern Adi. In a last-ditch attempt to revitalise Amber Isle, Mayor Clawsworth reluctantly agrees to let you open a shop. During your adventure, you’ll learn more about your new friends, the history of the island and how exactly it fell into disrepair…
So, what are you waiting for!?
Let's stock the shelves and dust the displays, because it's almost opening time for your brand new adventure on Amber Isle!






| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 29 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |