Islanders: New Shores

"ISLANDERS: New Shores is the epitome of what a fantastic sequel ought to be. It adds to the experience in significant and thoughtful ways while honoring what made the original game unique."

"ISLANDERS: New Shores is an absolute treasure that improves on everything set up before. Amazingly, it also ends up being a great entry point for newcomers by remaining soothing and unstuffy even with the added bells and whistles."

"ISLANDERS: New Shores is a chill building experience, full of strategy, that requires a lot of planning to maximise your score, but it remains a calm and relaxing experience."

"ISLANDERS: New Shores is a colorful, relaxing yet challenging city-builder that serves as a worthy successor, offering clear visuals, strategic scoring, creative sandbox features, and amazing content for its price."

"Islanders: New Shores is a gentle, minimalist city-building puzzler that doesn&s;t ask much of you—just your time, a little spatial awareness, and maybe a love for making things look pretty. It&s;s a meditative experience, perfect for unwinding after a long …"

"Islanders: New Shores on Xbox Series S offers a familiar yet significantly enhanced experience compared to its Steam predecessor, drawing players in with its minimalist city-building puzzle gameplay and improved graphics. Despite minor control quirks and a less appealing sandbox …"

"It&s;s cute in its minimalism, and remedial in its gameplay loop, yet despite promising to find that je ne sais quoi in the future, Islanders: New Shores doesn&s;t have it now."

"Blending a relaxing feel with a light touch of strategy, Islanders: New Shores is a great game to spend a few hours in a leisurely, carefree way."

"Islanders: New Shores takes everything that was good about the first game and smartly builds upon it so that it’s never too overwhelming or doesn’t become tedious or frustrating. The same zen, relaxing vibe that was present before is still …"

"ISLANDERS: New Shores builds upon what made the first game great and why I got it in the first place back in 2020. It added new elements to keep players engaged, while also providing a fresh improvement from the first …"

"Islanders: New Shores is an awesomely relaxing puzzler with some optimized features to enhance it from the original. This is a great way to laze on a Sunday afternoon or during breaks in a busy day."

"Islanders: New Shores is, in every way, an improvement from the original Islanders game due to new buildings and gameplay elements."

"You still retain your overall score from island to island to shoot for a position atop the online leaderboard, and that "one more run" feeling is as strong as ever given the simple gameplay and the constant dopamine drip of …"

"The generally chill, budget building sim has returned to the Switch, this time with new biomes and elements that expand the scope of its appeal"

"Wonderfully zen and relaxing, Islanders: New Shores is the city building game for people who don&s;t want to get bogged down with nitty-gritty. All you need to worry about here is placing buildings and getting the highest score possible — …"

"Honestly, I don’t have any complaints about Islanders: New Shores. It delivers on all fronts: gameplay, visuals, and sound design. It fully captured my attention, and the experience was more than pleasant. It’s the kind of game you open “just …"

"ISLANDERS: New Shores is a meditative puzzle disguised as a builder. It’s a game about placement, rhythm, and calm thinking. It’s relaxing, rewarding, and quietly brilliant. Whether you’re chasing a leaderboard run or crafting a sleepy island village in Sandbox …"