ISLANDERS: New Shores Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Sequel improves on predecessor
- Relaxing city builder experience
- New mechanics add depth
- Repetitive and monotonous gameplay
- Lacks strategic depth
- Feels like DLC expansion
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,303
- Positive
- 1,25496.2%
- Negative
- 493.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 101,441
- Estimated revenue
- $1,013,396
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 222.82%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,713
- Estimated revenue lost
- $17,113
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 222.8% Avg playtime 0.6h | 405.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 141.8% Avg playtime 27.8h | 70390.2% Avg playtime 38.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.8 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.9 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 205 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 440.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
779 total
Organic purchasers73394.1%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations465.91%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
779 total
First impression0-2h10213.1%
Voted up: 77%
Mid game2-10h32541.7%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h15620.0%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+19625.2%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 95.4%
29 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,303 total.