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Isoland

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Challenging and logical puzzles
  • Atmospheric and mysterious setting
  • Excellent value for price
  • Indirect and intriguing storytelling

Things to keep in mind

  • Must replay entire game for true ending
  • Lack of steam achievements
  • Some puzzles require external guides
  • No hint system, can cause frustration
  • Limited length and replay content

What to play next

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Isoland. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Isoland. These titles are not in What to play next.

Isoland: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 23/08/2026