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Isles of Sea and Sky

$19.99
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Metacritic:
85
Developer:
Cicada Games
Platforms:
Windows
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About This Game

An Oceanic Open World Puzzle Adventure

You awaken as a castaway on an untouched, unfamiliar island with no memory of how you arrived and unsure what to do next. Explore ancient islands, forging your own path as you uncover hidden secrets, solve compelling block-pushing puzzles, and unearth a mystifying narrative in this puzzle adventure game. With no set path or order, you determine your fate and decide which puzzles you want to solve first.

Nonlinear Puzzles with Agency

Get stuck on a specific puzzle? Isles of Sea and Sky is open world and nonlinear, giving you the freedom to come and go as you please to specific puzzles, new areas, or return to old areas with a new perspective, allowing you to progress further in the game.

A Delightful Atmosphere with Unexpected Friendships and a Memorable Story

Immerse yourself in the vibrant, serene, and retro-inspired atmosphere while discovering and unleashing extraordinary powers, gathering collectables, and awakening delightful new friends along the way. Stay on your toes because unexpected elements spring to life or offer assistance when you least expect it. Discover a rich, memorable and universal narrative centered around the myth of creation, told only through imagery with no text.

Flexible, Rewarding, and Novel Puzzling

Think outside the box and challenge yourself with innovative and rewarding puzzles that will often surprise you and subvert your expectations while piquing your curiosity. With directional movement only, intuitive mechanics, and flexibility in puzzling, Isles of Sea and Sky is accessible and approachable for all skill levels.

With novel puzzle design, a meditative environment, and a meaningful story, Isles of Sea and Sky invites you to indulge in an oceanic world of fantastical puzzling while getting lost uncovering the unexpected.

Features

  • Solve open world puzzles: Complete puzzles and explore in whatever order you choose. Get stuck? Feel free to leave a puzzle and return to it later with a new perspective.

  • Intuitive and accessible puzzling: Controls are simple and directional only; designed so that people of most physical abilities can enjoy.

  • For puzzle novices and experts: Isles of Sea and Sky is designed for all skill levels making sure there’s plenty to do, collect, and challenge yourself with if you’re a puzzle expert, but that the game is also approachable for puzzling beginners.

  • Immerse yourself in a serene, vibrant world: This vibrant, retro, and atmospheric environment is captivating and offers a chill and ambient soundtrack for deeper gameplay immersion.

  • Uncover a rich, meaningful story: Isles of Sea and Sky tells a meaningful and memorable story utilizing only images and no text.

  • Discover hidden secrets: The game is chock full of hidden items and areas. Collecting every star is no easy task!

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User Reviews

Very Positive
73 user reviews
93%
Positive
48 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Most of the puzzles are really well designed, and find myself spending 15+ minutes trying to figure out a puzzle without getting bored or feeling cheated What ruined the game is the very large amount of poorly implemented backtracking, with far too many items requiring powers you don't have yet that feels more like time wasting rather than actual gameplay Another issue is some puzzles are actually impossible without certain powers and there is no way to tell that a power is actually required to do the puzzle, potentially wasting hours attempting the impossible Also the game has a lot of hidden secrets, with many of them having zero tells to the point that you have to rely on bumping into every wall and every rock to find them PS I can't figure out Tidal Reef C-4 puzzle, if anyone can hint how it's done.

4 helpful
7 hrs at review
Recommended

This game is a lot of fun. If you liked the 2d Zelda games, this is like that but only the puzzles. The puzzles are pretty challenging but they are possible. There is metroidvania type progress too as you find more things, then revisit previous areas to solve puzzles you couldn't solve before.

2 helpful
43 hrs at review
Recommended

This is an extremely addicting game for me. There is a LOT of content in this game; exploring islands, solving block-moving puzzles, finding collectibles. The further you get, the more mechanics you encounter and the more kinds of 'blocks' appear. Also, you find out there's even MORE collectibles to be found. And more. The puzzles for the main story start out easy but to increase in difficulty. Nothing too hard. But when trying to collect everything you will come across some tedious or devious puzzles. Expect to put some time in solving them if you're a collector. I've had a great time running through this game with a nice visual and clever puzzles. Love the soundtrack too! The forum is filled with a lot of smart and kind people, so if you need help there's always someone to point you in the right direction.

2 helpful
99 hrs at review
Recommended

If an open-world puzzle game in retro style 2D graphism sounds appealing to you, than this is your game. It's hard but fun and rewarding. Enjoy exploring this strange world filled with sokoban puzzles.

1 helpful
9 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Don't misunderstand me I love the game, but there should have been more testers for level breaks, I have yet to play the new update so if there fixed then never mind. will update after playing it.

1 helpful
25 hrs at review
Recommended

Great puzzles. Hard, complex. Pretty decent visual.

9 hrs at review
Recommended

Great take on Sokoban style puzzling. Has enough openness that getting stuck at a single puzzle isn't a roadblock, letting you take on challenges in an extremely varied order. Layers on a bunch of additional mechanics as you progress, helping it stay fresh across the ~200 puzzles.

11 hrs at review
Recommended

Incredible game. The learning curve, sense of progression and feeling of discovery are unmatched. It's a long lost Zelda with much better puzzles. I'll be thinking about this game for a long, long time

6 hrs at review
Recommended

Really good game, even if it makes me feel dumb sometimes. I'm not through the main story stuff yet, but based on what I've seen so far it's at least as hard as Alan Hazelden's Sokoban stuff, and very ambitious in its meta-puzzle stuff. You probably already know if you'll like this game, but if Sokoban games are a new thing for you, this might not be the place to start. Check out A Good Snowman is Hard to Build, or maybe A Monster's Expedition, and then come back to this if you like those.

42 hrs at review
Recommended

Neat puzzle game with a fun post-game

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel or AMD dual core
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX9 or later compatible.
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX9 or later compatible.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel or AMD dual core
  • Memory: 1024 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX9 or later compatible.
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX9 or later compatible.

FAQ

How much does Isles of Sea and Sky cost?

Isles of Sea and Sky costs $19.99.

What are the system requirements for Isles of Sea and Sky?

Minimum: Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel or AMD dual core Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX9 or later compatible. DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX9 or later compatible. Recommended: Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel or AMD dual core Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX9 or later compatible. DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX9 or later compatible.

What platforms is Isles of Sea and Sky available on?

Isles of Sea and Sky is available on Windows PC.

Is Isles of Sea and Sky worth buying?

Isles of Sea and Sky has 93% positive reviews from 73 players. Metacritic score: 85/100.

When was Isles of Sea and Sky released?

Isles of Sea and Sky was released on May 22, 2024.

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