Rank 01Why this
Shares score chasing with ISLANDERS.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like ISLANDERS
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- Updated Oct 23, 2026
Players who liked ISLANDERS also play
The closest matches to ISLANDERS: ISLANDERS: New Shores, Mini Motorways, Dorfromantik, TerraScape, and Pan'orama. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Beautiful and City Builder, like ISLANDERS.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS.
- $9.09 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Pan'orama
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, Stage Clear Studios
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 95% of 10,198 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Addictive for adhd autism brains
- Adjacency bonuses drive scoring
- Feels rewarding without being punishing
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Cozy
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ISLANDERS: New Shores
Why this: Shares score chasing with ISLANDERS.
Mini Motorways
Why this: Also Beautiful and City Builder, like ISLANDERS.
Dorfromantik
Why this: Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as ISLANDERS.
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Why this: Same cozy mood as ISLANDERS.
About ISLANDERS
The closest matches to ISLANDERS: ISLANDERS: New Shores, Mini Motorways, Dorfromantik, TerraScape, and Pan'orama. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If ISLANDERS is your kind of game, the closest matches are ISLANDERS: New Shores, Mini Motorways and Dorfromantik — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and cozy, and single out its adjacency scoring and building placement puzzle. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game developed by Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, and Stage Clear Studios, released in 2019 at a price of $4.99 USD. Players place buildings on procedurally generated islands and must consider adjacency scoring to maximize points, with island rotation adding spatial puzzle elements to the city-building. The core loop revolves around score-chasing as players learn which building combinations yield the highest bonuses. Reviewers on Steam have highlighted the game's addictive quality, noting that its simple mechanics hide surprising strategic depth. The game runs in short, self-contained sessions with no time pressure, making it playable on Steam Deck. ISLANDERS holds a 95% positive rating from over 10,000 Steam reviews, with players describing it as contemplative and cozy.
About ISLANDERS: ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Is ISLANDERS worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 95% of 10,198 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive for adhd autism brains
- Adjacency bonuses drive scoring
- Feels rewarding without being punishing
- No pressure to perfect runs
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm sorry. I don't get it. This is quite possibly the most boring game I've ever played in my life. It's like the worst part of every puzzle game ever made. Sim City meets Tetris meets staring at a freshly painted wall. The building…”
People who play it also play: ISLANDERS: New Shores, Mini Motorways, Dorfromantik
Frequently asked about ISLANDERS
Can I run it?
Does ISLANDERS run on Steam Deck?
ISLANDERS is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does ISLANDERS cost?
ISLANDERS is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ISLANDERS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ISLANDERS are ISLANDERS: New Shores, Mini Motorways, Dorfromantik.
Who developed ISLANDERS?
ISLANDERS was developed by Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, Stage Clear Studios and published by Coatsink.