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Island Dash

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

You are controlling the Tourist through the whole Island. Your goal is to collect as much money as quickly as possible, so the Tourist can buy himself a Hotdog. If you are to slow and he runs out of calories, he will die. :( Do you think you can make it?

What works

  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Pleasant music and voice acting
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Free to play
  • Encourages replayability and speedrunning

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Clunky controls and movement issues
  • Limited content and exploration
  • Some bugs and glitches reported
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DuckTales: Remastered

  • Grapple Dog

  • Wild Dive

  • Gizmo

  • Kaze and the Wild Masks

  • Lifeslide

More creative

Games that feels like Island Dash but with more room to create and customize

  • Promenade

  • Big Hops

  • WHAT THE CAR?

  • Fishy

  • Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

Less competitive

Games that feels like Island Dash but with less competition against others

  • Pineapple on pizza

  • Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

  • The Jeffy Game

  • Go! Go! Hamster Chef!

  • Summer in Mara

  • The Henry Stickmin Collection

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Island Dash but with less survival pressure

  • Berry Bury Berry

  • Find 100 Ducks and Blast Them!

  • Donut County

  • Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

  • Catto's Post Office

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Island Dash: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026