Isles of Sea and Sky

Isles of Sea and Sky

Steam Deck Verified

Cicada Games · Adventure · May 22, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

93%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 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
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Narratively it's like Zelda, there's a story there and a narrative being told but its told in a very simplistic way and mostly through in game cutscenes and the occasional cinematic cutscene.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From the subtle expressions, the way he falls asleep while you're thinking, and his many reactions to gameplay, he's very relatable and lovable.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The aesthetics are pleasant to look at, the soundtrack is highly enjoyable to listen to while your brain idles between ideas.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are gorgeous, it's peak 8 bit style, the game is full of interesting colors and sleek animations and with a great art direction and character/world design.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Plays flawlessly on the SteamDeck.
10 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 love5 themes
Story and characters50 reviews
Gameplay47 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty60 reviews
90%
Combat9 reviews
100%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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