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Islander

An idle crafting game inspired by games such as Forager and Minecraft made in PICO-8. Use your pickaxe to mine any and all materials you can find, and craft your way off the islands.

2 September 2020

Islander is a video game developed by Carson Kompon, released 2 September 2020 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Islander is

Islander was developed by Carson Kompon and released in 2020. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An idle crafting game inspired by games such as Forager and Minecraft made in PICO-8. Use your pickaxe to mine any and all materials you can find, and craft your way off the islands.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Islander launched on 2 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Factorio.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades, Factorio.

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When did Islander come out?
Islander was released on 2 September 2020 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.