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Islets

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Indie

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    Pros

    • Charming art style and music
    • Fluid and satisfying movement and combat
    • Engaging exploration and upgrade system
    • Accessible difficulty with optional challenge modes
    • Well-designed boss fights

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Some repetitiveness and backtracking
    • Randomness in upgrade rewards
    • Lack of healing items increases difficulty
    • Limited character customization and story depth

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      4

      "Players have freedom to explore islands, choose quests, build and upgrade their ship at their own pace with no rush or failure states."

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      "Players have freedom to explore islands, choose upgrades from random sets, and decide their own pace of play."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      3

      "Platforming and combat are polished and improved, offering skill-based challenges though generally accessible and not overly difficult."

      Capsule for Psychonauts 2 Psychonauts 2

      "Combat and platforming are satisfying and skill-based but generally accessible and not overly difficult."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -4

      "Focus is on personal progression and exploration without ranked or leaderboard competition."

      Capsule for Dustland Delivery Dustland Delivery

      "Focus is on personal exploration and progression without ranked or leaderboard competition."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      4

      "Players report long play sessions, 100% completion, and habitual engagement with collectibles and exploration."

      Capsule for Yooka-Replaylee Yooka-Replaylee

      "Many players report long play sessions, 100% completion, and engagement with boss rush and exploration."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

      Capsule for NieR:Automata™ NieR:Automata™

      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players create unique builds from upgrade choices and synergies; some customization of playstyle and strategy."

      Capsule for Swarm Grinder Swarm Grinder

      "Players customize upgrades by choosing from random options; some creative movement and combat mechanics."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual gameplay."

      Capsule for Cat Goes Fishing Cat Goes Fishing

      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual gameplay."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, immersive escape with charming atmosphere and music."

      Capsule for Feel The Snow Feel The Snow

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, charming escape with immersive world and music."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or pressure."

      Capsule for Mind Over Magnet Mind Over Magnet

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      3

      "Exploration and upgrading encourage trying new mechanics and strategies."

      Capsule for Lightyear Frontier Lightyear Frontier

      "Exploration and upgrade choices encourage trying new abilities and strategies."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      4

      "Game encourages discovering points of interest, exploring islands, and unlocking new areas."

      Capsule for eSail Sailing Simulator eSail Sailing Simulator

      "Game encourages discovering new areas, secrets, and connecting islands to unlock new paths."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -2

      "Limited character customization; upgrades available but no avatar personalization."

      Capsule for Sneaky Sneaky Sneaky Sneaky

      "Limited character customization; some self-expression through upgrade choices but no avatar personalization."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Imaginative floating islands and surreal environments create a fictional, fantastical setting."

      Capsule for Islands of Insight Islands of Insight

      "Imaginative setting with anthropomorphic characters and a fictional world of floating islands."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community features; solo play only."

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      "No social or community features; solo play only."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      4

      "Players develop skills in platforming and combat, learn boss patterns, and improve over multiple playthroughs."

      Capsule for Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

      "Players develop skills in combat and platforming; learn boss patterns and explore new mechanics."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; healing is done via food items in-game."

      Capsule for Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players note lack of healing items increases challenge."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during platforming and combat."

      Capsule for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during platforming and combat."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "Interactions with NPCs are brief and humorous, lacking deep emotional or close relationship building."

      Capsule for SLUDGE LIFE 2 SLUDGE LIFE 2

      "Interactions with NPCs are brief and humorous rather than emotionally deep or intimate."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual gameplay."

      Capsule for Slay the Spire Slay the Spire

      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual gameplay."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Players accumulate items, upgrades, skills, and unlock new areas and features progressively."

      Capsule for Starsand Island Starsand Island

      "Players accumulate upgrades, abilities, and unlock new areas progressively."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "Generally relaxing with soothing music and art; some tension during boss fights but overall calm experience."

      Capsule for Figment Figment

      "Generally relaxing and chill atmosphere with soothing music; some tension in boss fights."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory experience with charming art style and soundtrack."

      Capsule for The Night of the Rabbit The Night of the Rabbit

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory experience with charming art and catchy music."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -4

      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal milestones."

      Capsule for Devil Spire Devil Spire

      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal milestones."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      3

      "Simple but charming narrative with engaging characters and motivation, though not deeply complex."

      Capsule for Sackboy™: A Big Adventure Sackboy™: A Big Adventure

      "Simple but charming narrative with character interactions and world-building."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      2

      "Boss fights and combat require pattern recognition and tactical use of abilities."

      Capsule for 9 Years of Shadows 9 Years of Shadows

      "Some tactical combat and upgrade choices; boss fights require pattern recognition and planning."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      2

      "Some tension and challenge from survival and boss fights, but overall a controlled and casual experience."

      Capsule for Card Hog Card Hog

      "Moderate challenge and excitement from boss fights and bullet hell segments; mostly controlled experience."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      3

      "Players feel the game offers good value for time and money, with extensive content and polish."

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      "Players find good value in gameplay length, polish, and content for the price."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      2

      "Combat involves shooting enemies and bosses, but presented in a cute, non-gratuitous manner."

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      "Combat involves defeating enemies and bosses but is presented in a cute, non-gratuitous manner."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      2

      "Players must avoid damage and manage combat threats; no complex resource management or survival mechanics."

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      "Players manage health and avoid damage; no complex resource management or harsh survival mechanics."

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Strategy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026