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Islets

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.

Released Aug 24, 2022 Developer Kyle Thompson Publisher Armor Games Studios Platforms Windows MetroidvaniaAdventurePlatformerAtmosphericStory Rich
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.2%positive1,674 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“[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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

12playing at last check
2024-hour peak
149all-time peak
0 50 100 2023 2024 2025 2026 66 avg · Aug 2022

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.

44achievements
54.7%median completion
8.5%rarest: Make it out Alive
87.9% of players 83.6% of players 73.2% of players 72.3% of players 70.5% of players 68.6% of players 68.0% of players 65.5% of players 64.7% of players 62.6% of players 61.3% of players 59.9% of players 59.1% of players 58.4% of players 58.0% of players 57.5% of players 56.8% of players 56.7% of players 56.1% of players 55.7% of players 55.3% of players 54.7% of players 54.7% of players 54.5% of players 54.2% of players 54.2% of players 53.3% of players 53.2% of players 52.4% of players 51.4% of players 49.6% of players 48.4% of players 46.2% of players 44.1% of players 42.0% of players 41.6% of players 33.2% of players 25.1% of players 23.3% of players 22.3% of players 19.5% of players 11.2% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 87.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.9%A Little Stronger — Collect an Upgrade
83.6%Root of Evil — Defeat Grave Crawler
73.2%Keeping Up with Friends — Open a Post Box
Rarest badges of honor
8.5%Make it out Alive — Complete Boss Rush Without Dying
8.6%The Toughest Warrior — Beat Boss Rush on Hard Difficulty
11.2%All in a Row — Complete Boss Rush

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.

$7.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US7.99 USD−60%
EU7.80 EUR−60%
UK6.70 GBP−60%
Australia11.80 AUD−60%
Canada10.39 CAD−60%
Japan920 JPY−60%
Brazil23.99 BRL−60%
China30.40 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.5 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$8.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 07, 2025
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

Aug 22, 2024
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

Sep 20, 2022
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

Aug 30, 2022
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

Aug 24, 2022
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 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsMetroidvania · Adventure · Platformer · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Fantasy · Cute · 2D · Action · Exploration · Singleplayer · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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