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Edge Islands
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“This game is highly addictive and is becoming one of my favorites. I suggest starting on the lower difficulty to get the hang of it.”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-04 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Fire Update!
Hi adventurers, I hope you had a great summer! On my side, I probably choose the worst feature to implement during heat waves, so let me introduce you the Fire Update! I've added the ability for const
Game & Demo Update v0.1401
Hi adventurers, v0.1401 is now available on the game and demo branches: Fixed jobs being assigned to exhausted heroes while they are sleeping Can't sleep anymore on a bed if it's on fire Can't eat any
Game & Demo Update v0.1400
Hi adventurers, v0.1400 is now available on the game and demo branches: Added the ability for fires to start on constructions and vegetation Added a firefighter job Added a new priority level allowing
Tutorial Update!
Hi adventurers, Last months I've been improving the new player experience of the game. My goal was to remove friction when discovering the game with some new features: I added a proper tutorial with a
Game & Demo Update v0.1305
Hi adventurers, v0.1305 is now available on the game and demo branches: Added visual helpers on the construction ghost to make it easier to align buildings Fixed various issues with the new constructi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Strategy · Singleplayer · Base-Building · Colony Sim · Building · Simulation · Sandbox · Management · Indie · Survival · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 21 |
| Official site | http://www.edge-islands.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 - 64-bit Processor: AMD or Intel, 3.3 GHz (AMD FX 8300, Intel i5 3000) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA dedicated GPU, 2GB dedicated VRAM (Radeon RX 560, Geforce GTX 960) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space