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ISLANDERS
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“The way that the different point-based mechanics naturally lend themselves to creating realistic settlements that still manage to possess their own unique features due to the random available land and resource locations…”
“Very chill game to play winding down. This one is a great intro to the mechanics, but "New Shores" adds even more useful complexity, and really, more fun. Plop down each building in the most synergistic place on the…”
“A very relaxing and entertaining game. However, it is practically impossible to reach levels 10 and 21.”
10 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Fun asf. I loved Dorf Romantik so this hits the spot for me. Great for killing time”
“Yes, the game is good. A novel mix of city building and randomization, very relaxing and has an option to make your own islands to build on, essentially a creative mode. The game can be played as extensively as you…”
“Played for about a half hour back in 2021 and wasn't quite sure of the clarity of the rules and didn't get very far. Now in 2026 I was needed a pleasant comforting game and this one kept my brain occupied and my spirits…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Very chill game to play winding down. This one is a great intro to the mechanics, but "New Shores" adds even more useful complexity, and really, more fun. Plop down each building in the most synergistic place on the…”
“Lovely graphics, calm to play and have spent best part of 100 hours on it so far”
“Only game I actually play to chill out. Great atmosphere with a lot of thinking. Helps with spatial awarness a bunch and personally helps me be mare focused.”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Islanders is a chill building placement game that sells for a very reasonable price. No notes.”
“Fun, simple. Wait for it to go on sale, well worth the sale price.”
“Goofy little city builder. It's a short game, but what is here is really fun. It's mobile game territory on mobile game pricing. It doesn't try to be anything that its not. It's a cozy little casual game worth the $5…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“The way that the different point-based mechanics naturally lend themselves to creating realistic settlements that still manage to possess their own unique features due to the random available land and resource locations…”
“Very relaxing. Very engaging. Building variety emerges a little too slowly in highscore mode. Sandbox fixes that. Mechanics tuned well. Many times I was on the edge of losing but smart play got me over the edge. Time…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Too simple. It gets boring really quickly and getting more score is not really satisfying.”
“got old really quick. the game isn't that fleshed out for me, especially sandbox. Why remove the point system from that? Not quite a city builder even though it is. Thought there would be little tiny people and roads,…”
“Islanders is a very good puzzle game and very well designed with only minor issues popping up once you understand the mechanics of the game fully. You have to plan for the temple to show up and get what i like to call a…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“nice cozy game to grab if it's sale, it's satisfying to learn the little relationships between each building and how to place them right (i still have zero clue how sandpits work tbh)”
“Its a good and fun game, sadly i cant play it anymore because i disabled the fullscreen and cant change the window size but the button to the options is lower than my screen is :/ and i didnt find any key to activate…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“got old really quick. the game isn't that fleshed out for me, especially sandbox. Why remove the point system from that? Not quite a city builder even though it is. Thought there would be little tiny people and roads,…”
“A very cozy and simplistic puzzle game, love it. There isn't much to discover though, the gameplay is the same every time.”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Very nice game to end a tiring day with. Offers you 2 modes to play, HIgh score and SandBox. On High score your goal is to get the biggest score you can by placing buildings in the way an actual city would so it can work like one, which gives you points that represent your…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Run with Proton, devs don't update their platform build.”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“I can't explain why I like this game. I find it very relaxing. Its more of a puzzle than a city builder. The only real goal is to make the coolest looking city you can. I enjoy it and come back to it from time to time.”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:13 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
ISLANDERS comes to Mobile - TODAY!
Hey ISLANDERS fans! We are pleased to tell you that ISLANDERS: Mobile is now available on iOS & Android. To find it just search for 'ISLANDERS: Mobile', we can't wait to see the tiny island getaways y
ISLANDERS: New Shores is out now!
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ISLANDERS: New Shores – Launch Day Bundles Are (almost) Here!
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Explore the Updated Demo & 2025 Roadmap – ISLANDERS: New Shores
Hey ISLANDERS friends!We’re back with a quick update on ISLANDERS: New Shores and a few reasons to get excited ahead of launch next month!As a reminder, the game is releasing July 10th 2025 Not long n
🌊 ISLANDERS: New Shores Demo Is Here – Try the Next Chapter Today!
Hey ISLANDERS friends, we’ve got something special to share… We’re incredibly excited (and honestly, a bit emotional!) to finally let you know that the next step in the ISLANDERS journey is here! 🏝️ I
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Relaxing · City Builder · Strategy · Building · Puzzle · Indie · Minimalist · Singleplayer · Beautiful · Colony Sim · Atmospheric · Colorful (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8 or 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX950 or higher Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: We don't really think you need one. Just humming your favorite tune while playing is perfectly fine.