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Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like The Islander.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- 2019
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The closest matches to The Islander: The Islander: Town Architect, Farmtale, Stardew Valley, Voodoo Garden, and Plantera 2: Golden Acorn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2016
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Voodoo Garden
Why this: Shares resource management with The Islander.
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Why this: Shares idle progression and resource management with The Islander.
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Forager
Why this: Same chill mood as The Islander.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Boxhead Bros.
- Price: $2.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 67% of 175 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Creative freedom drives replayability
- Decoration placement directly boosts income
- Rhythmic planting and harvesting loop feels meditative
- Chill
- Cozy
- Peaceful
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Stardew Valley
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like The Islander.
Forager
Why this: Same chill mood as The Islander.
About The Islander
The closest matches to The Islander: The Islander: Town Architect, Farmtale, Stardew Valley, Voodoo Garden, and Plantera 2: Golden Acorn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Islander is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Islander: Town Architect, Farmtale and Stardew Valley — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and peaceful, and single out its decoration multipliers and idle progression. 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 The Islander: The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.
Is The Islander worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 175 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Creative freedom drives replayability
- Decoration placement directly boosts income
- Rhythmic planting and harvesting loop feels meditative
- Simple but satisfying incremental growth
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“For what it is, it's not bad. There is just no reason to play this game for more than a few hours. This had the potential to be pretty fun and there were a lot of updates that could have been made to expand the content the game offers. The…”
People who play it also play: The Islander: Town Architect, Farmtale, Stardew Valley
Frequently asked about The Islander
Can I run it?
Does The Islander run on Steam Deck?
The Islander 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 The Islander cost?
The Islander is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Islander?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Islander are The Islander: Town Architect, Farmtale, Stardew Valley.
Who developed The Islander?
The Islander was developed by Boxhead Bros..