Isoland
Worth it · Narrative · 2018
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $0.99.
- Length
- 1.6h 3.1h to 100%
- Value
- $0.62/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 323 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 1 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 178 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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
About the game
The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Intel GMA 950, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 3 discounts in the 8 years tracked, the median cut is 51 percent, about 46 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 25 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 3 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 94 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes ($1.99, scores 78) beats it on value, while it beats Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders ($2.52, scores 76).
What players say
Aliens and a sea monster are fighting. A sailor runs up and says, "I'm wearing sneakers." Cotton Games created not just a puzzle, but a whole series of games with an incredibly interesting plot, a creepy atmosphere and many characters. Plot. Once on the island, we have no idea what secrets await us. After a nice conversation with the lighthouse guard, a sailor and even an astronaut, we understand that there are many...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
This is a solid point-and-click puzzle game with a fairly accessible difficulty. It's mostly a mixture of simple object puzzles, mini-games and simple code-breaking. You might need a notepad to help you with the last few code puzzles, but this is otherwise a relaxing and charming puzzle game.
So you know what you are buying: Well done - not everyone's cup of tea. Comparison of this games play style vs other point and clicks: Low on the interactables - high on the puzzle SOLVING. + Great if you want to solve a variety of mysterious puzzles (not everything handed to you on a platter). I genuinely enjoyed that aspect... - Bad if you just got off work, and several puzzles are just plain work and cross to an...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Isoland scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/831570/isolandReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 2, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.