Isle of Arrows
Skip · Roguelike · 2022
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 49, under the fair line, at $7.79.
- Length
- 11.4h
- Value
- $0.68/hr
- Reviews
- 79% positive
Buy now or wait
The Autumn Sale is on until Oct 8. It is 40% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales on record.
- Typical seasonal cut
- 30% ($9.09)
- Deepest seasonal cut
- 40% ($7.79)
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce GT 630 / 640M or AMD Radeon HD 7450 equivalent, 502 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $7.79. That was March 2026. It has been discounted 28 times in the 4 years tracked here, typically at 25 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales. Today's $7.79 at 40 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
Nordhold ($9.99, scores 65) outscores it, and so does Rogue Tower ($9.74, scores 58). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
This site sampled 482 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written September 2022 to August 2026.
HowLongToBeat players log 11.4 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 31, 2.7 times as much.
The drop-off
16% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
21 players online when we last checked, on Oct 1, 16:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Small cozy tower defense game. Sometimes frustrating cus of RNG but also rewarding with good planning. Limited content so would recomend buying only on sale.
Good clean tower defense fun. Controls could use a little work, but still worth every penny.
I am in a love/hate relationship with the game. It is so limiting in so many ways. Special towers and tiles are so rare. It could use a faster game speed. Some freeplay mode where you can build your dream island would be cool too. Yet all the limitations make the moments when stuff falls just right so nice. And the game is very clean and well made in the little details. All in all, with a few more options to modify...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Isle of Arrows scores 49/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1946970/isle-of-arrowsReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 1.
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