Energy Island Corp.

I do energy system modeling for a living and have been very excited about this game/following it for a while. I was also very worried I'd be disappointed in it. I am not at all! This is a wonderful little game, especially for only $5. Perfect amount of complexity to make it require thought and planning, but also the right balance between difficult/achievable. The variety in resources is great (add geothermal!) and the game runs very well for me on a non-gaming laptop. Trying to balance between renewables and more steady generators is great. If you're someone who enjoys resource management games, you will probably enjoy this!

I played the game on kongregate and could not wait for the full release! If you are into management games, this will scratch a perticular itch and while you are at it you learn a thing or two about power grids! Thanks for making this, hope you get more attention!

Casual fun, pretty realistic sim of power generation, transmission and consumption patterns. *Edit: Oddly for a game about energy generation, there is no nuclear power plants, geothermal power plants or gas fired power plants. Wish the developer would add more to this fun game.

I had some fun, for me it was worth the money. Don't expect too much content, just some fun for one or two evenings.

Very nice and plays very causally.

Campaign is short and boring, the whole gameplay is lacking anything that would make it fun. I love this genre, but sadly this boring to death. DO NOT BUY.

Highly recommend this game for anyone with no knowledge of the energy industry, as renewables grow in importance. Good cheap game, someone with industry knowledge would get 5+ hours solidly. I've worked on the financial side of several energy projects. Finished campaign in around 4 hours, played a bit with sandbox. Pros: The energy mixes and peaks are well modeled, strategic options between renewables and non-renewables are realistic. I like the administrative building to modify demand curves, highly relatable. Level of complexity is undergraduate 101 course level, fun and nontechnical. Graphics are fine. Areas for improvements: Biggest qualm: Better maintenance automation! Your facilities avg 75% uptime. Your ability/willingness to micro (on/off depending on demand) determines how much excess capacity you need to build out, to a much greater degree than any strategic choice. And when you get to 15+ sources, like the final map of the campaign, it becomes a chore. Maintenance ...

More of the game I enjoyed as a browser game a few years ago, under the name Electric City Manager. Which is also a good place to start to see if you'd enjoy this kind of game. I find it highly enjoyable, although this iteration is rather short, as was the original. This isn't inherently a bad thing, I just wish there was more of it because it is so much fun! I do find a few things negative with it though, some things are not explained very well and there are some typos here and there. As well as the aforementioned shortness of the game. But at the current 4.99 EUR that I paid for it, it gave me a couple of hours of tinkering and I have since replayed it several times just to mess around. Definitely a better cost/fun ratio than many other things. Cheaper than going to the cinema and I definitely paid more to see terrible movies in the past. I'd love to see more scenarios and maps!

I have been waiting for this game for so many years. I loved the original Kongregate version and this one doesn't disappoint. It is simple, but there is enough complexity and depth to keep you interested. There are some small bugs because its new, but overall it is a great game, especially for the price.

short but fun to play.