ISLANDERS: New Shores

ISLANDERS: New Shores

Steam Deck Verified

The Station · Casual · Jul 10, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.49.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The minimalist art style is instantly recognizable, marked by clean lines and vibrant colors that create a calming visual atmosphere, while a soothing original soundtrack accompanies the experience, enhancing its meditative quality.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It will take me too long to explain the intricacies of this game, either take a look at one of my videos (https://youtu.be/56vroBwZ91w), or take my 200 hours (with many more to come) as a testament to the depth and replayability of this game.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The minimalist art style is instantly recognizable, marked by clean lines and vibrant colors that create a calming visual atmosphere, while a soothing original soundtrack accompanies the experience, enhancing its meditative quality.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
For Steam Deck owners, it plays really well!
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
So what I am writing in a long winding way is, while I enjoyed New Shores, its also felt a bit lackluster and became repetitive quite quickly, as you literally already played the exact same game before.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics50 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.49 (−35%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
62
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.