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Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.","212291\u002Fislanders_new_shores_webp","212291\u002Fislanders_new_shores_header_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FobfnevRIUAQ","2025-07-10",78.57,333961,"islanders-new-shores",2368930,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"The Station Interactive",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Coatsink Software",{"company":28,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":29},"Thunderful",[31,32,33,34,35],"Puzzle","Simulator","Strategy","Turn-based strategy (TBS)","Indie",[37,38,39,40],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","Nintendo Switch","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[42,58,71,86,99,112,124],{"id":43,"author":44,"outlet":47,"summary":53,"review_url":54,"review_date":55,"original_score":56,"normalized_score":57},170706,{"id":45,"name":46},15394,"Laura Hill",{"id":48,"logo":49,"name":50,"website_url":51,"score_format":52},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","10","Imagine your perfect island retreat. Perhaps there’s white sandy beaches, possibly lush green forests, or maybe mountainous terrain is more your jam. Now imagine a quaint town, with fountains on every corner and houses built straight into the cliff-face. You head to the harbour to watch the fishing boats and look out to the picturesque horizon. Feel more chilled? Me too.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2025\u002F07\u002F17\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review\u002F","2025-07-17","8",80,{"id":59,"author":60,"outlet":63,"summary":68,"review_url":69,"review_date":70,"original_score":56,"normalized_score":57},170226,{"id":61,"name":62},4963,"Nick Gillett",{"id":64,"logo":65,"name":66,"website_url":67,"score_format":52},61,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameCentral-Logo.jpg","Metro GameCentral","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002Fentertainment\u002Fgaming\u002F","A relaxing, minimalist and deceptively complex puzzle-style city builder, with surprisingly challenging gameplay if you decide to test yourself against its global leaderboards.","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002F2025\u002F07\u002F15\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review-a-cosy-city-builder-a-budget-price-23663804\u002F","2025-07-15",{"id":72,"author":73,"outlet":76,"summary":81,"review_url":82,"review_date":83,"original_score":84,"normalized_score":85},168651,{"id":74,"name":75},18,"Blair Bishop",{"id":77,"logo":78,"name":79,"website_url":80,"score_format":52},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","It's cute in its minimalism, and remedial in its gameplay loop, yet despite promising to find that je ne sais quoi in the future, Islanders: New Shores doesn't have it now.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review-desire-lines","2025-07-08","6.5",65,{"id":87,"author":88,"outlet":91,"summary":96,"review_url":97,"review_date":83,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":57},168652,{"id":89,"name":90},3923,"Kim Snaith",{"id":92,"logo":93,"name":94,"website_url":95,"score_format":52},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Wonderfully zen and relaxing, Islanders: New Shores is the city building game for people who don't want to get bogged down with nitty-gritty. All you need to worry about here is placing buildings and getting the highest score possible — and if even that sounds too stressful, there's a sandbox mode that simply lets you design your own aesthetically-pleasing townscape.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2025\u002F07\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review\u002F","8\u002F10",{"id":100,"author":101,"outlet":104,"summary":109,"review_url":110,"review_date":111,"original_score":56,"normalized_score":57},168657,{"id":102,"name":103},8990,"Erielle Sudario",{"id":105,"logo":106,"name":107,"website_url":108,"score_format":52},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","In 2019, Grizzly Games released the “minimalist city builder” game ISLANDERS, where you slowly build a small civilisation from a procedurally generated island, using the building packs given to you each round. I got this game during the pandemic, and it was a great distraction from the stress of Tom Nook and his cronies, as it offered an alternative to the cozy island-building experience. Now, a sequel called ISLANDERS: New Shores is here, promising familiar gameplay with added elements. ...","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2025\u002F07\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review-a-whole-new-world\u002F","2025-07-09",{"id":113,"author":114,"outlet":117,"summary":122,"review_url":123,"review_date":83,"original_score":56,"normalized_score":57},168659,{"id":115,"name":116},4018,"Jenni Lada",{"id":118,"logo":119,"name":120,"website_url":121,"score_format":52},71,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSiliconera-Logo.jpg","Siliconera","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002F","Welcome to Islanders: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity. Switch version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002Freview-islanders-new-shores-is-a-big-upgrade\u002F",{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":138},172421,{"id":127,"name":128},4532,"Alana Dunitz",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":52},45,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","ISLANDERS: New Shores is a chill building experience, full of strategy, that requires a lot of planning to maximise your score, but it remains a calm and relaxing experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fislanders-new-shores-review\u002F","2025-07-30","8.50",85,7,0,[26,29],[21],[]]