# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [ISLANDERS: New Shores](https://imho.run/games/2368930/islanders-new-shores) — Shares score chasing with ISLANDERS. 797 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368930/)
2. [Mini Motorways](https://imho.run/games/1127500/mini-motorways) — Also Beautiful and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 15,615 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/)
3. [Dorfromantik](https://imho.run/games/1455840/dorfromantik) — Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS. 15,462 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/)
4. [TerraScape](https://imho.run/games/2290000/terrascape) — A frequent pick in ISLANDERS players' libraries, and another Strategy. 884 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290000/)
5. [Pan'orama](https://imho.run/games/1730250/pan-orama) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 697 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730250/)
6. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
7. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
8. [Tile Cities](https://imho.run/games/1957990/tile-cities) — Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS. 322 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1957990/)
9. [Isle of Arrows](https://imho.run/games/1946970/isle-of-arrows) — Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS. 668 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946970/)
10. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
11. [Townsmen - A Kingdom Rebuilt](https://imho.run/games/938380/townsmen-a-kingdom-rebuilt) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 253 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/938380/)
12. [Islands & Trains](https://imho.run/games/1957760/islands-trains) — A frequent pick in ISLANDERS players' libraries, and another Indie. 314 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1957760/)
13. [Fabledom](https://imho.run/games/1651560/fabledom) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 3,311 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651560/)
14. [Kingdoms and Castles](https://imho.run/games/569480/kingdoms-and-castles) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 19,354 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/)
15. [Terra Nil](https://imho.run/games/1593030/terra-nil) — Also City Builder and Procedural Generation, like ISLANDERS. 4,724 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593030/)
16. [Landnama](https://imho.run/games/2339040/landnama) — Shares score chasing with ISLANDERS. 225 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2339040/)
17. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
18. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
19. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
20. [Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle](https://imho.run/games/2093900/island-cities-jigsaw-puzzle) — Also City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 117 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093900/)
21. [Townscaper](https://imho.run/games/1291340/townscaper) — Also City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 10,553 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/)
22. [Dream Town Island](https://imho.run/games/2488340/dream-town-island) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 97 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488340/)
23. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like ISLANDERS. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
24. [River Towns](https://imho.run/games/2485350/river-towns) — Shares score chasing with ISLANDERS. 112 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2485350/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1046030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1046030&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1046030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1046030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About ISLANDERS

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1046030
- **Developer:** Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, Stage Clear Studios
- **Publisher:** Coatsink
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 4, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1046030/islanders)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1046030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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