Island
Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the…
Island is a visual novel developed by Frontwing, released 28 April 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Island is
Island is a visual novel game developed by Frontwing and released in 2016. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on CatSystem2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Urashima is a small island, far from mainland Japan. It’s a true utopia, blessed with rich natural beauty. But the island harbors a difficult past, and it’s about to be erased, silently, from history. Soot blight syndrome, an endemic disease, has brought about a rift between the island and the mainland. An offshore platform intended for marine research has long been left abandoned; five years ago, three separate incidents brought the once influential Three Families of Urashima to near ruin. Rumors about children being spirited away have become part of the local folklore, alongside another legend, one that has been repeated on the island since time immemorial… “Let me tell you the legend of…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery, romance and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Island launched on 28 April 2016, within three weeks of Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Doom, DOOM (2016) and Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Doom, DOOM (2016), Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition.
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