Choose Arizona Sunshine®
Choose Arizona Sunshine® if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.5% positive across 5,095 reviews.
Arizona Sunshine® vs Island 359™
Arizona Sunshine® and Island 359™ both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Arizona Sunshine® (2016) is 2 years older than Island 359™ (2018). Arizona Sunshine® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Island 359™ (74.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Island 359™
Choose Island 359™ if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. Island 359™ launched in 2018.
Both Arizona Sunshine® and Island 359™ sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list SteamVR Collectibles, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Arizona Sunshine® |  Island 359™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.5% positive (5,095 reviews) | 74.6% positive (327 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Vertigo Games, Jaywalkers Interactive | CloudGate Studio, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Arizona Sunshine® (2016) is 2 years older than Island 359™ (2018).
- Arizona Sunshine® scores higher on Steam reviews (78.5% positive) than Island 359™ (74.6% positive).
- Island 359™ is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Arizona Sunshine® (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Arizona Sunshine® is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Island 359™ has no Deck rating yet.
Arizona Sunshine® vs Island 359™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Arizona Sunshine® or Island 359™?
- On Steam reviews Arizona Sunshine® scores higher (78.5% positive) than Island 359™ (74.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Arizona Sunshine® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Arizona Sunshine® or Island 359™ first?
- If you want chronology, Arizona Sunshine® (2016) came out before Island 359™ (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Arizona Sunshine® and Island 359™ similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.