ISLANDERS

ISLANDERS

Steam Deck Playable

Coatsink · Relaxing · Apr 4, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.49.

94%
Very Positive
17k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay does feel a bit similar throughout so it’s better to play in small bursts but I found it incredibly relaxing thanks to the wonderfully chilled soundtrack.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are quite basic too and could do with improvement.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
❤️Very relaxing with a melodic soundtrack.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The game’s user interface and controls are intuitive and streamlined, focusing on ease of use.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay57 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters10 reviews
100%
Difficulty10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.49 (−70%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.