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As mouse warrior Iko, explore floating islands, fight monsters, and reconnect their magnetic cores to open new routes.
Released 24 Aug 2022
Stitch Islands Together
Unlock Cross-Island Routes
Swing Sword, Fire Arrows
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Developed by Kyle Thompson · Published by Armor Games Studios
Iko, an aspiring warrior, travels by rickety airship across a world split into floating islands. He reignites their magnetic cores and works to bring the islands together, meeting an unusual cast of characters along the way.
Explore side-scrolling areas, platform across hazards, fight enemies with a sword and bow, and take on bosses. New abilities help Iko reach blocked-off places and uncover hidden challenges.
Restoring islands links them together, reshaping the map and opening routes through earlier areas. Find upgrades and secrets, complete optional challenges, and improve Iko as you progress.
Recurring praise in the supplied reviews centers on the charming art, funny characters, and relaxed tone, alongside the distinctive map that changes as islands connect. Players also enjoy the movement, exploration, and approachable progression. Some reviews note that the adventure is brief and combat relatively simple, while certain boss encounters can be a sharper challenge.
Iko is an aspiring yet hopeful warrior exploring the land and sky to reunite a series of floating islands. With his rickety airship, he must travel from island to island in order to reignite each one’s magnetic core while fighting off the many adversaries standing in his way.
Islets is a surprisingly wholesome metroidvania about making connections with the people around you. By reuniting the islands and befriending a cast of charming characters, the world expands and reveals new parts of each area for Iko to explore. Scour every nook and cranny in order to collect the many upgrades hidden around this world and face its numerous hidden challenges!
There’s also a tour guide to show you around, but you should be careful. The guy’s got some really weird vibes...
Connect the islands like a puzzle to discover new ways to explore previous areas and reunite the vast world around you.
Fight back against terrifying monsters and ruthless sky pirates in epic boss battles.
Discover upgrades to help you on your journey by completing challenges and uncover the islands’ many secrets.
Make friends with a wide cast of charming characters—including a pretentious warrior classmate, a suspiciously friendly frog, and so many others.
Become immersed in a visually stunning hand-painted world with lush, vivid environments for you to experience.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 44 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
