Islets on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Islets is a metroidvania, adventure and platformer game developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Armor Games Studios.
Released on August 24th 2022 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,530 reviews of which 1,470 were positive and 60 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.28€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Islets into these genres:

Metroidvania Adventure Platformer Atmospheric Story Rich Fantasy Cute 2D Action Exploration Singleplayer Family Friendly Open World Colorful Nature Funny Side Scroller 2D Platformer Action-Adventure Linear

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000), AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300), or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GT 220 (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 4650 (1024 VRAM)
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 1 GB available space

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March 2025

A nice little Metroidvania that does not do anything special or innovative, but every aspect of it is done perfectly and competently. It has a good balance between platforming and combat, and both are tight and fair. The characters and the world itself are charming and interesting enough to keep you hooked for the length of the game. All in all, a solid entry into the genre.

Jan. 2025

It's a great game! Fun to 100%, with relatively easy platforming and challenging but fair bosses. It's mostly fairly linear, but it still feels like you're exploring. I wouldn't say that this is the best game I've ever played (it's the best I've played this year so far, but it's also the only game I've played this year so far), so if you're looking for a masterpiece, I'm not sure this is it, but it's got charm and upgrades and exploration, and what more could you want from an MV? One thing that had me leery at first was some of the similarity to Hollow Knight. I feel like almost every MV today is either ripping off Hollow Knight or paying homage to it, and the arc of the sword, the reaction to damage, the arrow mechanic, many enemy attacks, the masks, the economy, etc. are kind of weighing in the "ripping off" side of that scale. But I was pleasantly surprised: the game feels nothing like Hollow Knight, in a good way, with the few similarities feeling like intentional nods in an otherwise very different game. Indeed, one of the most interesting aspects of the game is the bullet hell aspect in a few of the bosses, which is very much this game's own thing. I hope that we can outgrow this need for every MV to be Hollow Knight in as many ways as possible -- HK is nearly 8 years old now, holy crap -- but Islets isn't, and its mechanics are a joy and don't feel derivative at all. As I said, this is a great game. Not a life-changing-ly great game, sure, but great nonetheless, and, again, fun to 100%. I recommend it! (Note: there's a boss rush mode you can unlock after 100%ing the game. Some people like that sort of thing. I do not, so I didn't engage with it. But maybe you'll like it, I don't know!)

Sept. 2024

Great Metroidvania - balanced gameplay - playthrough on hard was quite challenging at times - my 7 year old son was able to play through on normal setting without too much problem. Great graphics and music.

July 2024

Islets is definitely easier and less detailed than other metroidvanias I've played, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the 14 hours it took me to 100% complete the game and I left feeling very satisfied. The game never felt grindy and I didn't feel like I was left wanting more afterwards either. I also appreciate the fact that all the bosses were fair and enjoyable. 8/10 a very rewarding casual metroidvania with a great soundtrack and some great boss and level designs. If you're looking for a metroidvania to explore without feeling frustrated at annoying enemies and long repetitive runbacks, then I don't think Islets will disappoint you.

May 2024

Islets is a fun, very laid back metroidvania that doesn't have the largest difficulty curve. Compared to others of the genre, this game is very starter friendly. Would recommend for those wanting to play and support an indie developed game

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