Rank 01Games like ISLANDERS: New Shores
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked ISLANDERS: New Shores also play
The closest matches to ISLANDERS: New Shores: ISLANDERS, TerraScape, Dorfromantik, Pan'orama, and Pioneers of Pagonia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares city building and replayability with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Also City Builder and Turn-Based Strategy, like ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- $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: New Shores.
Rank 05 
Pioneers of Pagonia
Why this: Shares city building with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
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Fabledom
Why this: Shares city building and procedural generation with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
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Mini Motorways
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as ISLANDERS: New Shores.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like ISLANDERS: New Shores
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Also City Builder and Turn-Based Strategy, like ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- 97% of 15,462 reviews
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Shares city building and procedural generation with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- 87% of 3,311 reviews
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Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- 90% of 218 reviews
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Shares city building and meta progression with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
- 93% of 97 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: The Station
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 97% of 797 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Metacritic 83
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Competitive leaderboards for skilled players
- Dopamine clicks from executed plans
- Easy to learn hard to master with score optimization
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Cozy
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as ISLANDERS: New Shores.
SUMMERHOUSE
Why this: Shares sandbox mode with ISLANDERS: New Shores.
Reefland
Why this: Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS: New Shores.
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Frostpunk
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS: New Shores.
URBO
Why this: Same peaceful mood as ISLANDERS: New Shores.
Townscaper
Why this: Same chill mood as ISLANDERS: New Shores.
About ISLANDERS: New Shores
The closest matches to ISLANDERS: New Shores: ISLANDERS, TerraScape, Dorfromantik, Pan'orama, and Pioneers of Pagonia. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If ISLANDERS: New Shores is your kind of game, the closest matches are ISLANDERS, TerraScape and Dorfromantik — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and cozy, and single out its boon selection and building synergy. 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.
About ISLANDERS: New Shores: Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Is ISLANDERS: New Shores worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 797 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 11 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Competitive leaderboards for skilled players
- Dopamine clicks from executed plans
- Easy to learn hard to master with score optimization
- Endless permutations from simple rules
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The concept of the game is good with your decision making of where you put buildings is a cool concept. The issue is the game loop becomes repetitive and a slog pretty much instantly. Boons are a nice concept but most of them end up…”
People who play it also play: ISLANDERS, TerraScape, Dorfromantik
Frequently asked about ISLANDERS: New Shores
Can I run it?
Is ISLANDERS: New Shores verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — ISLANDERS: New Shores is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does ISLANDERS: New Shores cost?
ISLANDERS: New Shores is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ISLANDERS: New Shores?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ISLANDERS: New Shores are ISLANDERS, TerraScape, Dorfromantik.
Who developed ISLANDERS: New Shores?
ISLANDERS: New Shores was developed by The Station and published by Coatsink, Thunderful Publishing.