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Islets
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.
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
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I came for a chill little adventure and accidentally stayed for a perfectly crafted metroidvania that swallowed my free time whole — in the best way possible. The world design is smart and tightly woven, constantly…”
“Great game Decent exploration Seamless movement/platforming Not very challenging Overall a good metroidvania”
“w Metroidvania. The bosses while on the airship were my favorite part. The only downside is that it was kind of easy, so I recommend playing on hard difficulty. Overall, a solid game :)”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game Decent exploration Seamless movement/platforming Not very challenging Overall a good metroidvania”
“Cute, chill, and very much a metroidvania comfort game. As someone who loves the genre, Islets hit most of the right notes - fun exploration, satisfying upgrades, and a charming world that doesn’t take itself too…”
“I consider this game to be "babys first metroidvania" and I mean that as a compliment. Its silly and childlike design, tight controls, extremely forgiving difficulty, fun boss fights, and level traversal to be aspects…”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Short, sweet and with some wonderful characters. Never felt like it was dragging.”
“Just a marvelous nice time playing the game. Not particularly difficult, but not everything has to be. A solid 10 hours of gameplay, upgrades, adorable characters, well worth the effort. Controls felt pretty good,…”
“A beautiful, charming gem of an indie metroidvania. Everything about this game is filled with lots of heartwarming laughs, witty humor, and adorable characters that no matter how bratty they may seem, I can't help but…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fun, chill game. Some bosses can be surprisingly difficult, compared to the rest of the game, but it's fine. For completionists, the Boss Rush Achievements are actually not that easy to get...”
“Just a marvelous nice time playing the game. Not particularly difficult, but not everything has to be. A solid 10 hours of gameplay, upgrades, adorable characters, well worth the effort. Controls felt pretty good,…”
“This is a great game, It starts out slow, but once you get into the groove, its amazing. Got stuck on a couple of the bosses for a little bit but eventually made it through. 10/10”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Simple and enjoyable little metroidvania. Lovely style, and I must recommend anything Eric Thompson composes - very aesthetical songs, create that good kind of peaceful melancholic atmosphere.”
“This game is everything I love about video games. The art is beautiful, the music is fantastic, and the controls are extremely satisfying to use. I've never felt lost or frustrated which is actually a pretty frequent…”
“A beautiful, charming gem of an indie metroidvania. Everything about this game is filled with lots of heartwarming laughs, witty humor, and adorable characters that no matter how bratty they may seem, I can't help but…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game Decent exploration Seamless movement/platforming Not very challenging Overall a good metroidvania”
“w Metroidvania. The bosses while on the airship were my favorite part. The only downside is that it was kind of easy, so I recommend playing on hard difficulty. Overall, a solid game :)”
“Neat little game. It's cute, fun, and not really difficult.”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“Short, sweet and with some wonderful characters. Never felt like it was dragging.”
“Great and short game)”
“Fantastic little game, very cozy and comfy with a phenomenal soundtrack. My only wish would be that it would have been a little longer. A definite recommendation for anyone into metroidvanias”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“4/10 wouldn't recommend. It is WAY too expensive considering there isn't THAT much to do. Further more some of the gameplay doesn't feel like crazy or amazing. The game does look nice and is overall a 6.5/10 but since…”
“This barely makes the cut for a recommendation but i think the music and the artstyle is charming enough for it to make up for how shallow the gameplay can be. It's also pretty short.”
“It was fine, a 7/10 Metroidvania with some things left to be desired, like more interesting enemy design and a better story.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“4/10 wouldn't recommend. It is WAY too expensive considering there isn't THAT much to do. Further more some of the gameplay doesn't feel like crazy or amazing. The game does look nice and is overall a 6.5/10 but since…”
“Game is cute, I'm not sure if it's worth $20 though. I got it on sale for $8, and it was a fun but SHORT time, only taking 7 hours to 100% the game ON HARD barring boss rush and it's respective achievements. The game…”
“Pretty good game but I'd get it on sale. It just doesn't have the level of polish that a $20 game demands, mainly due to the large amount of typos present. Other than that, there's nothing particularly groundbreaking…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This was a very enjoyable game, Airship fighting was a lot of fun. Appreciate the developer mixing up new challenges for each new ability. only criticism- Could've used more chapters/progression. If this was Part 1 of 4…”
“This is a great game, It starts out slow, but once you get into the groove, its amazing. Got stuck on a couple of the bosses for a little bit but eventually made it through. 10/10”
“fire game ngl story is light hearted and snoot is the goat, the bird is ok to i guess but snoot is so funny. movement early game is to limiting i think, and late game is to free. like you can get inf amount of hiight so…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[h1] A Solo Dev Metroidvania That Almost Soars [/h1] Islets is a major milestone for its solo developer, Kyle Thompson. This smaller-scope Metroidvania, crafted almost entirely by one person, turned out really well. Kyle demonstrates a keen design sensibility. The game may lean…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“This was an absolute gem of a find personally. Its super cozy, charming and very much fun! And it truly shines because of how everything comes together: it's a very aligned and cohesive design and experience for the player. To the devs, great job, and would love a sequel!…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“A fantastic, quaint game. Nearly 100%ed I was so engrossed. Bless the (mostly) solo dev for providing accessibility options to get through some thorny parts.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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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.
Announcing a new metroidvania from the developer of Islets!
I'm so excited to announce my next game, Well Dweller!Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer- a tiny bird armed with a
A new metroidvania from the Islets developers is out next week!
This week will mark the two year anniversary of Islets being released! Islets is a game that I am super proud of, and I am extremely thankful that it's development has allowed me to take on game devel
Patch 1.003 is Now Live!
Hey everyone! The response continues to be really exceptional and we're truly delighted to see so many folks enjoying the game. We have another small update ready for you all with a variety of fixes a
Patch 1.002 is Live!
Thank you everyone for the extremely positive response to our launch last week! We've been hard at work on putting together a patch to address many issues we've seen folks encountering during this fir
Islets is OUT NOW!
Take to the skies and unite the shattered islands right now! Launch day is here and we're so proud of the game we were able to make with the support of this great community and can't wait for you to c
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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 | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Adventure · Platformer · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Fantasy · Cute · 2D · Action · Exploration · Singleplayer · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Official site | https://isletsgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000), AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300), or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 220 (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 4650 (1024 VRAM) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space