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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 1,674 reviews of which 1,610 were positive and 64 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 0.83€ on Gamivo.

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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System requirements

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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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May 2025
+Boss fights are mechanically well made, best part of the game +Platforming is decent: worse than Ori games but better than average +Cute characters like Greybird make you smile at times -Story feels very shallow: imagine Cave Story without the story -Almost all bosses lack proper backstory and/or personality -The world is an unmemorable maze, so it's hard to backtrack even with a map Score: 7/10 - recommended to buy with a 50% discount only
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March 2025
Loved it! This was the second game I played from them. I expected nothing less and loved it as much as the first game I played from them, Crypt Custodian. And just like the first one, it had the right amount of everything: great story, right amount of difficulty, engaging gameplay, great music and great art style. Definitely recommend!
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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.
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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!)
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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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Islets is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Islets is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Islets received 1,610 positive votes out of a total of 1,674 achieving an impressive rating of 9.12.
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Islets was developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Armor Games Studios.

Islets is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Islets is not playable on MacOS.

Islets is not playable on Linux.

Islets is a single-player game.

Islets does not currently offer any DLC.

Islets does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Islets does not support Steam Remote Play.

Islets is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Islets
19.50€ -96% 19.50€ 0.83€ -87% 19.50€ 2.68€
9.1
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64
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Kyle Thompson
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Armor Games Studios
Release 24 Aug 2022
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