ISLANDERS

A nice and cozy game, perfect for spending some relaxing time. As with many similar games, the most interesting part is pursuing some kind of challenge when building a town on another island :)

Easy to get into, hard to get out. Its a fun & simple, yet gets more and more complex the further you go. It has it all. If you like city building, where the bgm is beautiful and makes you relax and rage, feel different emotions at the same time; this game is for you

Highly recommend this game! As an autistic person, there’s something incredibly satisfying about seeing all the buildings perfectly placed in the right spots and watching the score go up. 😂 It’s a simple game, but surprisingly addictive, especially if you enjoy optimizing layouts and chasing high scores. My only complaint is that the Conqueror achievement is way too grindy. 😭 After a certain point, you stop carefully planning your islands and trying to maximize your score like you did at the beginning, and you just want to get to the next island as quickly as possible. One tip if you’re trying to get all the achievements: after reaching Island 10, I highly recommend making a backup copy of the `TheSaveV06.island` file before starting each new island. Sometimes you just get terrible RNG — the buildings you need don’t show up, or the island layout is awkward and difficult to work with. Without a backup, you might end up having to grind all over again. 💀 If you’re going for 100% achievements, I also highly recommend watching Connor Roberson's YouTube strategy guides. I learned so much from them. I had no idea you could intentionally sacrifice some points early on to stack City Centers together, use Shamans to boost Mansions and Houses, or cluster Masons together to create huge bonuses for later City Centers, Temples, Plateau and Houses. Another really useful strategy is placing Parks together with Mansions or Houses to maximize their bonuses. Later on, you can also use these setups to get a ton of points from Monuments. Once I understood how all these bonuses worked together, the game became much easier. Those strategies made such a huge difference for me. Before learning them, I could barely make it past Island 3. After figuring them out, I managed to grind my way all the way to Island 21! 😭 Overall, a really simple but satisfying little game. If you enjoy city-building, optimization, and watching numbers go up, definitely give it a try.❤️