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Amber Isle
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!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
60 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“bit of Stardew Valley, bit of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, 100% DINOSAURS (and other prehistoric critters). main complaints is the dashing animation looks Off to me (shouldn't they move their arms more when dashing,…”
47 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I wish Steam had a Medium/Meh category since the game isn´t bad but also isn´t a game I would recommend to my friends. I would only recommend this to people who love dinosaurs since the art style is super cute and the…”
“- Visuals 9/10 Honestly the art is great and the character design is very good. Which is the shame considering everything else. - UI 7/10 Pretty good apart from a few weird quirks. I'm still not sure why characters'…”
“Even with the new patch, this game still lacks polish and drive. The build a house to move in dinos is very unintuitive. I don't know.... just feels like they tried to make an Animal Crossing clone and put in 10% effort…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It a cozy Dinosaur game with story and simulation and teaches one about shop management.”
“I have only known Kipper for five minutes but if anything were to happen to them, etc. VERY FUN GAME!! I honestly wasn't too sure about it since "shop simulator" but it is extremely balanced between crafting, shop, and…”
“Literally the best game I've played... like ever. The art style and character customization or soooo cute and I'm in love with every npc i meet. This game is everything I wished Animal Crossing was, and the whole shop…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Its cute. Its got dinosaurs. Each person has their own personalities from the sweetest person ever, to the most sassy thing you did meet. The story relates to the real world and I love that. Lots of quests to do besides…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I would take a bullet for Kipper. I would take three bullets for Kipper. Kipper deserves the entire world. Real review: This game runs really well on my steam deck. I love the gameplay loop and all the cute characters.…”
“I tried it for the first time a few months ago and was disappointed at the performance. However this most recent patch changed that! It's running great! Very cute game!”
“Beautiful game with chill music and lovable characters. In case your screen is black when you boot it up try restarting your PC it did the trick. otherwise not really experiencing performance issues and the gameplay is…”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“- Visuals 9/10 Honestly the art is great and the character design is very good. Which is the shame considering everything else. - UI 7/10 Pretty good apart from a few weird quirks. I'm still not sure why characters'…”
“Game was not finished. Multiple bugs prevented me from even getting out of the tutorial and being warped back outside of the shop and locked out of it. Interactions with other buildings would lock up, and sometimes NPCs…”
“i cant in good faith recommend it. i am having some serious stuttering and performance issues even on low settings, and i keep running into bug after bug that just completely softlocks me. i encountered 3 back to back…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I wish Steam had a Medium/Meh category since the game isn´t bad but also isn´t a game I would recommend to my friends. I would only recommend this to people who love dinosaurs since the art style is super cute and the…”
“- Visuals 9/10 Honestly the art is great and the character design is very good. Which is the shame considering everything else. - UI 7/10 Pretty good apart from a few weird quirks. I'm still not sure why characters'…”
“Game was not finished. Multiple bugs prevented me from even getting out of the tutorial and being warped back outside of the shop and locked out of it. Interactions with other buildings would lock up, and sometimes NPCs…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is cute, the characters lovable and the mechanics cozy. The mainline story lacks some of the same depth that many of the side quests the characters provide, but it's not too trite. Just felt like a flat soda…”
“This game has a lot of things that make the game tedious and frustrating to play, especially if you're using a controller at all. I would actually recommend using mouse/keyboard because the controller is frustratingly…”
“I would recommend this game, with a big caution attached. This game seems a bit clunky still, like they are still figuring it out. The character design was VERY detailed, and I was able to make a really cute character.…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I wish Steam had a Medium/Meh category since the game isn´t bad but also isn´t a game I would recommend to my friends. I would only recommend this to people who love dinosaurs since the art style is super cute and the…”
“I really love this game, but it saddens me a little as a completionist. It's such a cozy lil dinosaur game, which reminds me a bit of Animal Crossing. If you're looking for an adorable world to escape into, this is a…”
“This game is cute, the characters lovable and the mechanics cozy. The mainline story lacks some of the same depth that many of the side quests the characters provide, but it's not too trite. Just felt like a flat soda…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“- Visuals 9/10 Honestly the art is great and the character design is very good. Which is the shame considering everything else. - UI 7/10 Pretty good apart from a few weird quirks. I'm still not sure why characters'…”
“i cant in good faith recommend it. i am having some serious stuttering and performance issues even on low settings, and i keep running into bug after bug that just completely softlocks me. i encountered 3 back to back…”
“TLDR: This game is really charming, but still super buggy, and it will ravage lesser computers and laptops This feels like an early access game with a lot of heart. I love the character designs, the environment is cute,…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“"Finished" the game in the sense that I finished all major stories and areas. A pros and cons list incoming. Pros: - Good bones to the game. It's a decently fun gameplay loop of crafting and selling items along with making friends with townsfolk and customizing areas that you…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played“[i]More reviews like this one [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45764125/]here![/url][/i] I was pleasantly surprised by this game. I’ve become pretty cynical of farm/life sims (as I’ll get to if I ever finish the farm sim post…) as a lot of them rely on the ‘cozy’…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“It really pains me to leave this game a negative review, but I can't in good faith recommend that people play this. The core game is actually pretty great; it has great music, the art style is vibrant and I like the characters well enough. However, this game suffers from extreme…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 1.10 OUT NOW!
🔶A New PC patch is now available!This patch features our biggest cosmetic content addition yet- over 100 new additions in total across the 5 playable Paleofolk species types!These include new dino bod
Second Public Playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW for Amber Isle! 🧡🦖
After a wonderful first PTE session in December, we’re back with even more updates, bugfixes, and improvements for you all to try out! Huge thank you to everyone that helped us improve Amber Isle by t
Public Playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW! 🧡🦖 Amber Isle
The public playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW!Playtest Focus PointsThis playtest’s primary focus is the Character Customisation updates. We need help stress-testing the system as much as possible: te
Amber Isle | PC Patch: Playtest Details 🧡🦖
Patch 1.10.0 Public Playtest InfoWhen: December 1st - 19thPlaytest Focus PointsThis playtest’s primary focus is the Character Customisation updates. We need help stress-testing the system as much as p
Vote for Amber Isle in the Cozy Quest Awards 2025! 🦕✨
Hey folks! 🦖👋We're excited to reveal our dino shop-sim game is up for two awards in this year's Cozy Quest event, hosted by Secret Mode!🔁 Coziest Simulation Game 💗 Best of the QuestVoting for the Cozy
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Dinosaurs · Crafting · Management · Exploration · Life Sim · Cute · Character Customization · 3D · RPG · Third Person · Relaxing · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 29 |
| Official site | https://www.ambertailgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7750, 2GB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Low 1080p @ 30 FPS