Hey ISLANDERS friends!

Were back with a quick update onISLANDERS: New Shores and a few reasons to get excited ahead of launch next month!

As a reminder, the game is releasing July 10th 2025 Not long now until you can build your dream island in the full game - thank you so much for all your support so far.

Updated Demo Now Live! Weve improved the demo based on your feedback - big thanks to everyone whos played and shared their thoughts! This version includes bug fixes, polish, and a few little tweaks that make building even more satisfying.

Whether youre chasing high scores or just relaxing with some scenic city-building, this is the perfect time to give the demo another go.

2025 Content Roadmap Revealed! Weve also shared our post-launch plans! Throughout the rest of 2025, well be releasing monthlyfreeupdatesnew biomes, creative tools, building packs, community challenges, and more.

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Watch the Demo in Action If you prefer to watch before you play, the lovelyRisshelladid a wonderful live demo playthrough, and you can now catch it on our Steam page! Its full of cosy vibes and great insights into whats new inNew Shores.

Thanks for being such an amazing community - we cant wait to share the full game with you soon

Team ISLANDERS

[ 2025-06-18 16:36:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey ISLANDERS friends, weve got something special to share Were incredibly excited (and honestly, a bit emotional!) to finally let you know that the next step in the ISLANDERS journey is here! ISLANDERS: New Shores is part of Steams City Builder & Colony Sim Fest, and weve released a DEMO thats live for a limited time. This is your first chance to get hands-on with the game, and as long-time fans, wed absolutely love for you to be among the first to try it out. Weve taken everything that made the original ISLANDERS special and expanded on it - gently and carefully, like one of your best building placements. Whether you're a high-score chaser or someone who just loves zoning out and building something beautiful, theres so much here for you to explore.

Just some of whats new in ISLANDERS: New Shores:

• New Islands - Explore majestic new island types. Volcanic peaks in the Lava islands, or the tranquil beauty of the Fantasy islands.
• Photo Mode - Capture and share your stunning island creations with customisable filters and a turntable camera.
• Expanded Soundtrack - Enjoy 75 minutes of original music that sets the perfect mood for your building adventures.
• Dynamic Scoring Systems - Master innovative scoring methods - such as line of sight, distance bonuses, and inter-island strategies - to enhance your gameplay.
• Boons - Unlock single-use power-ups that give you unique tactical advantages as you progress.
• Twitch Integration - Streamers can now engage their audiences directly with interactive features built into the game.

We Want Your Feedback!

As the OG fans of ISLANDERS, we would love to know your thoughts and feedback on how we can make ISLANDERS: New Shores even better. Let us know what you enjoyed & what could be improved from the demo, by filling out our short survey here: ISLANDERS: New Shores Demo Feedback.

Watch the Devs Play the Demo Live!

Want to see the game in action first? Head over to the ISLANDERS: New Shores Steam page where well be displaying the stream throughout the festival. Come watch the Devs play, share their tips and tricks to getting the highest score, and insight into how they made the game! Thanks again for being part of this community - were so excited to finally share ISLANDERS: New Shores with you. Let us know what you think, and happy building! From our Island to yours, we hope you enjoy the demo. The Station

[ 2025-03-25 15:05:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey friends! Whilst youve been island hopping and creating stunning landscapes, weve been busy behind the scenes - and were thrilled to finally announce ISLANDERS: New Shores, the next step in your (and our) journey! This is ISLANDERS as you know it - relaxing, minimalist, and endlessly satisfying - but with fresh challenges, new ways to build, and even more beautiful islands to explore. Its the perfect mix of creativity and strategy, and we cant wait for you to dive in. Coming Summer 2025! ISLANDERS: New Shores launches Summer 2025, and wishlisting helps us massively - plus, youll be the first to know when its ready to play. Oh, and just between us a demo might be on the horizon! If you want to be among the first to try it, make sure you wishlist and follow to stay in the loop! Wishlist HERE

• Whats New?
• Two Modes: High Score and Sandbox, each with separate saves
• 44 Unique Building Types & 7 Island Properties to shape your city-building strategy
• 50 Dynamic Island Generators offering endless variety with every playthrough
• Photo Mode with filters and a turntable camera to capture your best builds
• 75 Minutes of Original Music to set the perfect atmosphere
• Boons: One-time power-ups for clever tactical play
• Advanced Scoring Systems that reward strategic creativity
• Twitch Integration for an interactive streaming experience

[previewyoutube=8lAgsVJxyJ4;full][/previewyoutube] This community has always been at the heart of ISLANDERS, and wed love to hear your thoughts as we get closer to launch. Thanks for being part of this journey - were so excited to share New Shores with you! Thanks for your support as always, The ISLANDERS Team

[ 2025-02-28 23:40:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Greetings Islanders! We have just implemented a new patch which will address some of the issues raised by the Islanders community. Here's what you can expect:

• Added an option to switch from the enhanced UI to the classic UI of the original game
• The Conqueror achievement has been adjusted to be more attainable
• Mac warning message "Your MacOS OS does not support 32bit builds" will disappear with the new patch

As always, we hope these changes will make your Islanders experience even better. We also wanted to thank all of you for continuing to feedback to us about the game - we really appreciate all your feedback and suggestions! Wishing you lots of fun and happy building, Your Islanders Team Want to stay up to date about our latest news and connect with your fellow islanders? Join the Official Coatsink Discord Follow Islanders on Twitter

[ 2023-11-23 12:00:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Anybody else feel that chill down their spine? It must be the Islanders Halloween Update! The spookiest of spooky updates is out now so you can celebrate the most bewitching of holidays in style! Features: New themed buildings to create your ghostly empires. Themed music to get you into the Halloween mood. Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect: Daytime
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We can't wait to see what you will create! Happy Halloween! Want to stay up to date about our latest news and connect with your fellow islanders? Join the Official Coatsink Discord Follow Islanders on Twitter

[ 2023-10-18 13:54:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today we have put out a small patch that includes:

• New Summer themed skins.
• New jingle and summer music theme.

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Plus a few small bug fixes to help resolve minor issues the community were reporting. Console versions will follow, but we will update you on this in time. Have a wonderful summer! Join the Official Coatsink Discord Follow Islanders on Twitter

[ 2023-08-30 11:38:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

ISLANDERS: VR coming to MetaQuest on 28th September 2023

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Preorder your escape today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2537140/ISLANDERS_VR_Edition/ Join the Coatsink Discord Server Follow Islanders on Twitter

[ 2023-08-23 18:44:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Easter Patch Expanded Photo Mode Added a UI menu that allows to add filters, frames and prints to the Photo Mode New achievements New achievements have been added. The most difficult achievements that were already available have been changed to be cumulative instead of being obtained in a single round:

• Builder
• Explorer
• Mayor
• King
• Emperor
• Constructor
• Adventurer
• Explorer

Building event skins Added an option to change the building skin models via Settings Switch building model (Sandbox mode) While placing some buildings (Houses, Mansions, Water Plateaus and Parks), pressing CMB (Central Mouse Button) the building model changes, allowing the user to select which building model wants to place Added new music Added an option to create a customizable music playlist via Settings Steam Trading Cards Added Steam Trading Cards, including unlockable badges, profile backgrounds and emojis

[ 2023-03-30 15:43:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements

Expanded Sandbox Mode The sandbox mode received significant improvements with two features: UX Improvements:

• We placed the delete button out of the building zone in the UI.
• Also, users have a new shortcut to delete all the buildings on the island.

Island generation window: A new window to modify the parameters of island generation with variables like island types, biomes or weather. Island archive

• Players can save and load islands created with the sandbox mode.
• There are 20 save slots for islands.
• Every save is displayed with useful data so it's easier to recognize or remember each island.

Friends Score Tab

• We implemented a new filter in the leaderboard to display scores from players' friends.

Day/Night slider settings menu

• Players can now use a slider in the settings menu to change the time of the day/night, pause it or play it

21st Island tip Upon reaching the 21st island on Highscore Mode, a tip will inform the user that it won't be able to move to the next island as that one is the last one of them, however it can keep scoring points. Valentine's Day event This event replaces the Christmas event. It includes themed buildings, music and VFX.

Bugfixing

Fixed particles when placing buildings:

• Marjet
• Plateau
• Resort Oasis
• Temple
• Wall Plateau
• Water Plateau

[ 2023-02-09 14:18:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Thank you as always for letting us know when you experience issue with the game. We have updated the game to fix the following: Adjusted building lights at night. Adjusted wrong scoring interactions when placing huts. Fixed "undo" button malfunction. Added "Exit game" button in the score screen. Join our official Discord server https://discord.gg/VsjQ9zYdrF

[ 2023-01-16 14:38:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bugs Fixed:

Adjusted UI for 4k resolution screens (start and tutorial buttons are now smaller). Adjusted day and night cycle to recover previous illumination. Shadows move again with the camera. With mouse the next available card is not auto-selected. On controller is available as in the console version. Added new graphic option Bloom to avoid excessive brightness on screen. Join the Coatsink Discord: https://discord.gg/pVaW4JUh

[ 2022-12-23 08:45:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Updates:

Christmas pack is now available. Christmas content will be exclusively available only for the duration 23rd December - 18th January In-game graphics and audio updated based on the current festivity. Users can keep the original content if they wish. Game menus have been unified between Console & Steam versions. Real-time day/night cycles that modify the lighting and soundscape of all the islands have been added. The user can turn on/off this feature on the gameplay settings menu. We added new types of islands to all game modes that were previously console-exclusive. We added controller support to PC. Game mode selection added to the flow.

Quality of Life improvements:

Centre camera and centre pointer functionalities added Centre camera on keyboard using 'H' key Centre camera on controller pressing 'Left Stick' Centre pointer on controller only by pressing 'Right Stick' Cancel Pack selection: users can now cancel the Pack selection to allow them to check their island before deciding which pack they want to unlock

Bug fixing:

Fixed blocker if buttons were pressed multiple times Optimized menu save/load system Fixed that while using a gamepad, entering on "New Game" pop-up and exiting immediately, blocked the d-pad input until the user enter another menu Fixed Selection Pack Menu: Putting the cursor between text and image caused the button to scale up and down repeatedly If you experience any bugs or wish to share you thoughts, join the Coatsink community on Discord: https://discord.gg/UFX5e7KPee Have a wonderful holiday season!

[ 2022-12-21 12:19:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey fellow Islanders! Some friends of us just released their game DORFROMANTIK. And guess what: It's a super chill city building game. So chances are you will love it, have you enjoyed ISLANDERS. They are a small indie team quite like us, so be kind and show them some love. The game released in early access, but offers a fantastic experience already. Go grab a copy! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/Dorfromantik/

[ 2021-03-22 09:01:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today's Deal: Save 30% on ISLANDERS!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

[ 2019-08-17 17:07:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're excited to announce that ISLANDER is available in 5 new languages!

The new languages are:

• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Turkish

It's feels great to be able to share our game with new players from all over the world. A big welcome to everybody who plays ISLANDERS for the first time today, thank you so much for giving our game a try, we hope you enjoy it!

As always, thank you all for being such a positive and supportive community! :)

Cheers, Friedemann, Jonas and Paul aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-08-16 15:58:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! This is a small patch containing some minor fixes.

With this patch, we're adressing some small bugs and issues that you've brought to our attention since the last content update, such as the missing Tavern building in sandbox mode and several issues connected to the undo feature. The update should also fix some rare compatibility issues on Mac and Linux. If you're still running into problems, please let us know. We'll do our best to offer support. :) As always, thank you all for your support and positive attitude, we're glad and humbled so many people enjoy playing our little game! Cheers, Friedemann, Jonas and Paul aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-07-18 10:00:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone, we're super excited to introduce Sandbox Mode and bring ISLANDERS to MacOS and Linux!

With this update, we're bringing another bunch of exciting features to ISLANDERS and making it accesible to new players out there. Here's what's new:

• Sandbox Mode
• MacOS-Support
• Linux-Support
• Undo Feature
• Save/Load System Fix

Sandbox Mode

Introducing Sandbox Mode, a whole new game-mode for ISLANDERS. For this new mode, we've made every building available and removed all placement restrictions so you can go nuts and build whatever you want. We've had tons of fun playtesting this feature and hope you will, too! If you want to make our day, share your creations in the community, we'd love to see what you come up with :)

MacOS & Linux

We're super happy so finally bring ISLANDERS to players on MacOS and Linux. All of this is a bit new to us, since we're not used to working on Mac or Linux so please let us know if anything doesn't work!

Undo Feature

You've asked and we've listened: This update introduces the much requested undo button which you can use to undo your last building placement. Just click the undo-arrow that will appear in your building inventory after placing a building. Alternatively, you can just press the "Z" key. Undo becomes unavailable when you lose the game or open a new building pack.

Reworked Save/Load System

We've taken some time to completely overhaul the system with which games are saved and loaded. We hope that this will permanently fix all "floating stuff" issues when loading the game. Pray with us and let us know if floating objects still occur.

Endgame Rebalancing

We rebalanced the score required for new buildings in the late game. Our goal with this is to prevent people from playing indefinitely and crashing the game because too many buildings have to be loaded/rendered at once. This change shouldn't have an effect on most players.

Future Planning

We're slowly approaching the point where we feel like everything we wanted to see added to the game has been implemented. There's still some things left but with this update we've crossed most of the big remaining ToDo's off our list. Now we're slowly getting ready to move on to new projects and challenges. This way, we get the chance to start something new, creative and exciting which keeps us motivated and you'll get new games from us. :)

Thank you for being super supportive and encouraging - we are incredibly grateful to have such a positive community. Have fun with the new features and let us know what you think!

Cheers, Friedemann, Paul & Jonas aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-06-19 12:11:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everybody, with this update we're adding Steam Cloud and fixing a bunch of small issues in ISLANDERS.

Steam Cloud

With this update, weve implemented Steam Cloud Save in Islanders. From now on, your save games can be stored in the Steam Cloud and youll be able to access them from all your devices. If you dont want that, you can opt out in the games properties in your library. This is our first time working with the Steam Cloud so please let us know if you experience any issues!

Other changes:

• Fixed a bug that sometimes led to involuntary placement of a building right after selecting it. This was really annoying and we hope its gone for good!
• Fixed a small sound bug that caused the Monument to emit Fountain noises
• Updated French localization to remove some inaccuracies and mistakes
• Fixed visual bug that messed with the lake's water edge

Were already working on the next exciting content update, so stay tuned! Thank you all so much for your support, have fun building cities! Cheers, Friedemann, Paul & Jonas aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-05-20 11:48:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everybody, we've pushed a small update fixing the current state of the water pleateau!

In the last update we sigificantly increased the amout of water plateaus you receive in the late game. Seems like we went a bit overboard with that to the point where some players found it impossible to lose on certain islands. As a result of the feedback you have given us we decided to undo the water plateau changes entirely for now. This patch also fixes a rare bug that caused the game to get stuck in the loading screen. Thank you all so much for being such a supportive and positve crowd, keep it up :) Cheers, Friedemann, Paul & Jonas aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-05-09 13:42:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everybody, weve been working on an exciting little content update and are finally ready to share it with you.

We've read through tons of your comments, threads and reviews and with this update we aim to bring you some of the most requested features and increase the gameplay variety of ISLANDERS. This update features:

• 4 New Buildings
• New Island Types
• Screenshot Mode & Zoom
• Balance Adjustments
• Quality of Life Improvements

Thanks for all of your awesome feedback so far. Here is a comprehensive list of all changes we made:

NEW CONTENT

Buildings Added: Seaweed Pack

The seaweed pack contains seaweed fields which need to be placed on water and the seaweed farms which needs to be placed on land. With this addition we wanted to increase the variety in the early game. The range sphere of the seaweed farm has an offset to allow for some new and interesting placement strategies.

Building Added: Balloon

The balloon is a flying building that gets points from the circus, towers and markets. This will give you a new option in the mid-game and it should be a nice addition to your beautiful city.

Building Added: Monument

The monument is a relatively small building that loves being next to parks and the temple but heavily dislikes fields and hop fields. Why? Cause the gods say so. This is supposed to be a new toy for our most skilled optimizers out there. Lets see how many points you can squeeze out of this!

New Island Types

As you might know islands in ISLANDERS are procedurally generated so new island types just means youll see even more variety from now on. Enjoy! :)

Screenshot Mode & Zoom

With this update were adding two of the most requested features: Camera zoom and a screenshot mode that hides the ingame UI and cursor. You can enter the screenshot mode by clicking the camera icon in the bottom left corner of the main menu. We love seeing the amazing cities you build, so please keep sharing your screenshots and tag us with @_grizzlygames on Twitter if you post there!

Balancing Updates

• Reduced Wall-collider size to make them easier to place. Walls now have two range-spheres to allow for more visually pleasing placement.
• More water plateaus in late-game to decrease chances of running out of space.
• Slight rebalancing of Tower to allow for placement on higher ground (because it looks so cool).
• Slightly nerfed the Air Temple (Temple on Wall Plateaus over cities) by making it more centered in its range sphere but we also increased its range a bit for compensation.

Other Small Changes

• Fishers, Warehouses, Plateaus, Breweries, City Centers and Shamans now get points from Seaweed Farms or Seaweed Fields and were rebalanced accordingly.
• Mills can now be placed on wooden platforms.
• Resort Oasis is a bit easier to place (reduced collider size and allows for more uneven ground).
• Jewelry earns 35 instead of 30 points from Gold Mine.
• Other small adjustments to incorporate the new buildings.

Quality of Life

• Your online highscore is now updated every time you enter the main menu.
• Added a safety prompt when clicking New Game to avoid losing progress on an active session.
• Base score-values for buildings (like the temple's infamous -75) show up in the tooltips now.
• Improved score-preview-UI readability. The little score numbers have an outline now.

Were still humbled and excited to have such a positive and passionate community. Our approach has always been to be open and honest with you and therefore we want to give you a clear idea where were headed with ISLANDERS. Our midterm goal is to move on to new exciting projects. We feel like thats how everybody gets the best deal: We can keep doing what we love with new challenges and youll get new games! That being said, were listening to your feedback of course and still have a couple of cool things headed your way for ISLANDERS.

Thank you all so much for being such a supportive and positive crowd, keep it up! :)

Cheers, Friedemann, Paul & Jonas aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-05-07 14:42:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everybody, we've pushed a small update containing a fix for a rare savegame issue!

The issue would cause savegames from the 8th island to be corrupted, resulting in weird floating trees when those savefiles were loaded. Sorry to everyone who lost ingame progress due to this issue, we know how frustrating that can be. Thanks to everyone who reported the bug and helped us get it fixed! Please let us know if you encounter any other problems. We're reading everything you post in the discussions. Thank you all so much for being such a supportive and positve crowd, keep it up :) Cheers, Friedemann, Jonas & Paul aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-04-12 13:48:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone, this is our first announcement after the game's launch!

First of all: Welcome to all the new players and thank you all so much for your support, for playing our game and for being an extremely positive & active community so far! Launching a game is stressfull and nerve-wrecking, but you have made this an awesome experience for us :) ISLANDERS gathered over 500 positive reviews within the first 5 days after launch, giving us the "Overwhelmingly Positive" tag. We are proud, super happy and grateful for that. What's next: Currently, our highest priority is to make sure people who bought the game also get to play it. Luckily it seems like there aren't a ton of bugs and the ones that show up are pretty rare. There is however still a small number of people who can't play the game the way it's supposed to be played. We're doing our best to offer support to these players. If you're experiencing issues, please get in touch! We're also reading all of your amazing suggestions and comments in the discussions and talking about what we'll be able to add to the game. We're a super small team (3 people) and pretty exhausted from the launch, but we'd love to add some features & content to the game in future updates! It's way too early to promise anything but we're looking into it :) That's it for now, again, thank you for your amazing support and positivity, keep it up! Cheers, Friedemann, Paul & Jonas aka GrizzlyGames

[ 2019-04-08 13:23:18 CET ] [ Original post ]