Released Apr 4, 2019 $1.49 · −70% Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

ISLANDERS

By Coatsink

Relaxing City Builder Strategy Building Puzzle Indie Minimalist SingleplayerBeautifulColony SimAtmosphericColorful

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Reviews 16,127 Very Positive

Players yesterday 46 at the busiest moment

Owners 500K–1M estimated

ISLANDERS is a game tagged Relaxing, City Builder and Strategy by Coatsink, released Apr 4, 2019. It has 16,127 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include ISLANDERS: New Shores, Skykipelago and Vibe City Islands Architect.

ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

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ISLANDERS: New Shores 91% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Skykipelago 78% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Vibe City Islands Architect 78% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
ISLANDERS: VR Edition 78% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Islecraft: Island Architect 74% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Just Build 73% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Floating Frontiers 72% match · City Builder, Strategy, Building
FerzGate 71% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Land of Honey and Wine 70% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy
Land Above Sea Below 70% match · Relaxing, City Builder, Strategy

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for ISLANDERS · record updated 19 hours ago

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Overview

App ID1046030

Release dateApr 4, 2019

Last change number39595543

Last record update19 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Coatsink, GrizzlyGames, Stage Clear Studios
Publisher: Coatsink
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise: ISLANDERS
Technologies: Unity detected
Metacritic: 82

Windows macOS

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam LeaderboardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$4.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$4.99Oct 25, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
17942654	public	Apr 1, 2025
5975123	public_beta	Dec 16, 2020

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
1046031	—	Windows	666.1 MB	258.4 MB	3301101123772349192
1046032	—	Windows	136.5 MB	40.2 MB	3084849915599169765
1046033	—	Linux	149.5 MB	44.9 MB	6849514547580334911
1046034	—	Linux	137.4 MB	41.4 MB	3055632661187445746
1046035	—	macOS	689.5 MB	265.6 MB	1298122687058836910

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	17942654	Apr 1, 2025	Open
public_beta Public beta branch for testing.	5975123	Dec 16, 2020	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Islanders

Executable	Systems	Description
ISLANDERS.exe	Windows	Windows
ISLANDERS.x86_64	Linux · 64-bit	Linux 64 bit
ISLANDERS.x86	Linux · 32-bit	Linux 32 bit
ISLANDERS.app\Contents\MacOS\ISLANDERS	macOS	Mac OS X

Space per player488.3 KB

Filesup to 200

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Coatsink/ISLANDERS	*.island	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Coatsink/ISLANDERS	*.stats	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Coatsink/ISLANDERS	*.archi	All

Achievements

Achievements380 hidden

Most unlocked93.9%Newcomer

Rarest0.4%Conqueror

Newcomer Finish your first game. 93.9%
Settlement Reach the 2nd island. 81.8%
Nice Spot Earn 25 points from one building. 78.1%
Advanced Score 500 points in one match. 75.9%
Builder Build 100 buildings. 67%
Colony Reach the 3rd island. 59.9%
Mayor Earn 2,000 points. 57.8%
Professional Score 1,500 points in one match. 53.9%
Brilliant Position Earn 50 points from one building. 52.7%
Traveler Explore 10 islands. 47.6%
Perfectly Placed Earn 75 points from one building. 44.1%
Wealthy Have at least 12 buildings in your inventory at once. 43.1%
Empire Reach the 4th island. 41.3%
Expert Score 3,000 points in one match. 38.6%
Constructor Build 500 buildings. 38.4%
King Earn 10,000 points. 32.1%
Slow Burn Reach a score of 1,000 without ever having more than 6 buildings in your inventory. (Individual buildings count!) Don't click the plus unless you have to. 31.8%
Islander Reach a score of 800 on the first island. 31.4%

All 38 achievements

Adventurer Explore 20 islands. 29.2%
Architect Build 1000 buildings. 27.3%
Puzzle Solver Have exactly 100 points after placing a building. 26.5%
Emperor Earn 20,000 points. 21.9%
Explorer Explore 30 islands. 20.6%
Sprinter Reach the 2nd island within 90 seconds. 8.2%
Investor Lose a total of at least 100 points in one match. 7.8%
Versatile Build all type of buildings on one island in Highscore Mode. 6.7%
Athlete Reach the 3rd island within 4 minutes. 5.8%
King of the World Earn 30,000 points 5.2%
Legend Score 10,000 points in one match. 4.7%
In the Darkness Build 3 Shamans during the same night in Highscore Mode 3.5%
Lord of the Towers Build 4 towers on an island without losing points between them in Highscore Mode 3.2%
Winter is Coming Score 2,000 points on a Snowy Island 2.8%
Strategist Reach a score of 15,000 points before reaching the 11th Island. 2.5%
Photographer Apply a filter, a frame and a sticker by using the Photo Mode. 2.1%
Mason Place 200 buildings with at least 10 different types in Sandbox Mode. 1.6%
Guardian Save an Island with at least 10 buildings using the Island Archive. 1.5%
Master Reach the 10th Island. 0.9%
Conqueror Reach the 21st Island. 0.4%