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The Isle

The Isle is intended to be a gritty, open-world survival horror game. Explore vast landscapes of dense forest and open plains, traverse treacherous mountains and wade through dark swamps where horrors lurk…

1 December 2015

The Isle is an adventure developed by Afterthought Games, released 1 December 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Isle is

The Isle is an adventure game developed by Afterthought Games and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Isle is intended to be a gritty, open-world survival horror game. Explore vast landscapes of dense forest and open plains, traverse treacherous mountains and wade through dark swamps where horrors lurk. Hidden within are ruins that hold insight as to what came before. Through it all, keep in mind there is only one goal: survive.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and survival. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 3.0 GHz or faster., 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X series card or higher.. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 25GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

The Isle launched on 1 December 2015, within three weeks of Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3 and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.

Released around the same time: Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

The Isle — frequently asked questions

When did The Isle come out?
The Isle was released on 1 December 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Isle?
At minimum, The Isle needs Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 3.0 GHz or faster., 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X series card or higher. graphics, 25 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Isle?
The PC version needs about 25 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("25 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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