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Isles of Yore
Immerse yourself in a prehistoric ecosystem brought back from extinction. Survive and carve out your niche on islands teeming with danger and opportunity!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“fun”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-04 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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 0.12.0
This patch opens up a new biome for testing in the form of a swamp area above the desert! New AI and further polish (like performance and refinement of the walkable paths) are planned for this area. I
Patch 0.11.0
This update adds new progression mechanics in the form of a talent tree and a "quest" system. The initial implementation defines reaching the various growth stages as goals that are rewarded with poin
Patch 0.10.2
This patch focusses on further expanding the AI and making it easier to feed on them by introducing growth stages and killing them off if they get too old, ensuring a constant cycle of fresh meat. Fea
Patch 0.10.1
This patch reworks the termite mound and fixes various issues with ambient ai, as well as overall featuring much more ambient ai to further make the world feel more alive and help with food needs for
Patch 0.10.0
Hey folks, this is a large patch that moves the game over to a new map (work in progress) and completely overhauls a lot of the game's systems. It includes more world persistence (weather and ai now p
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Open World · Dinosaurs · PvE · PvP · Immersive Sim · Multiplayer · Atmospheric · Survival · Cinematic · Character Action Game · Action · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.islesofyore.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Processor: Quad-core processor, 3.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated graphics card, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB VRAM) or equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Required disk space will increase over time.