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Islanders

GrizzlyGames
Apr 4, 2019 - PC
Strong

OpenCritic Rating

79

Top Critic Average

84%

Critics Recommend

Eurogamer
Recommended
GamingTrend
60 / 100
PlayStation Universe
8 / 10
COGconnected
78 / 100
Gaming Nexus
8 / 10
Push Square
8 / 10
The Games Machine
8.8 / 10
Nintendo Life
9 / 10
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ISLANDERS Launch Trailer - Minimalist City Builder thumbnail

ISLANDERS Launch Trailer - Minimalist City Builder

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ISLANDERS - Reveal Trailer


Islanders Screenshots



Critic Reviews for Islanders

This thoughtful spin on strategy is a classic on PC and a delight on Switch.

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ISLANDERS: VR Edition has a good amount of fun to be had, but actually playing it requires a lot of unnecessary input. It needs a little streamlining to make it easier to pick up and play.

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A breezy and relaxing puzzle game hidden within the veneer of a city builder which just happens to be highly addictive and rewarding despite the lack of visible Islanders. Easy to pick up and hard to put down, Islanders will appeal to anyone who enjoys meditative gaming.

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For best results, pick up Islanders: Console Edition for shorter sessions; calm yourself down and escape from the stress of life. Don’t look for it to satisfy your Napoleonic yearnings for military glory. And if you’ve been looking for the next “Civ-on-the-go,” keep looking. Islanders: Console Edition is a small game that knows what it is — and isn’t. And that’s just fine.

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Islanders: Console Edition trims every bit of fat from the city-building genre, stripping it down to the core mechanic of plunking down buildings for points. While the controls are a bit fidgety, the chill gameplay and focused mechanics more than make up for it. Play for a few minutes or a few hours, either way, Islanders delivers.

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Meanwhile, if you're just here to relax and create detailed island dioramas, Sandbox Mode is the way to go. Here, you can build to your heart's content without having to worry about score modifiers, switching islands at will. And it helps that Islanders is very aesthetically pleasing; there's real satisfaction to be found in the simplistic art style as you decorate each landscape.

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Islanders is a uniquely-designed city builder that offers a relaxed experience even if you only have ten minutes to spare.

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Islanders is an elucidation of how games build meaning from abstract systems. However, more than that elucidation, Islanders gave us the time to ponder. It’s a repetitive, extended, calming experience that uses just enough power of just narrow enough a collection of faculties to induce a half-aware presence in reality. Which is when you think up all the dumbest questions: could it be that contemplating the meaning of life is the meaning of life? Woah.

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