Edge Islands

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Edge Islands is a single player open world city builder game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Fenrir and was released on March 24, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/2111020/ BUILD Gather resources from your environment to build a colony for your group and prepare their adventures. Make them cozy to improve their mood, farm and raise animals to provide food while facing changing weather and seasons. Then get new recruits when you are ready to meet their needs and expand until building a massive fortress. TRAIN Prepar…

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 50 reviews

replayability2 positive mentions

grinding5 negative mentions

Unique blend of colony simulation and turn-based tactical combat with enjoyable strategic depth and replayability.
Strong foundation with engaging building mechanics, procedurally generated maps, and exploration elements that create a cozy and addictive gameplay loop.
Developer actively communicates with players and frequently patches the game, showing dedication to improving content and fixing issues.

The game is very much in early access with numerous bugs, clunky interface, pathfinding and movement issues, and limited progression which can cause frustration.
Combat feels repetitive and basic initially, lacking advanced skills and customization until much later, which slows down enjoyment especially for new players.
Resource management and colony task prioritization are problematic due to unintuitive mechanics, inefficient hauling, and limited building options that hinder smooth gameplay.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features a solid foundation with an interesting mix of skill types, battle mechanics, and dungeon crawling, though battles feel basic and frustrating mechanics like twine can hinder the experience. It requires time to fully grasp due to limited guides, but dedicated players may find a rewarding gameplay loop.
- “I highly recommend giving some time in really learning the mechanics and it does work.”
- “For me, the most interesting parts are the different skill types, battle mechanics, and dungeon crawling.”
- “Got a good gameplay loop and foundation; look forward to seeing where this one goes.”
- “The battles are very basic chess-like gameplay.”
- “This can be done with an auto-feed mechanic, but your adventurers don't seem to prioritize it.”
- “Twine - this is the most annoying mechanic in the game.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is notably slow and repetitive during the initial stages, with level progression feeling unrewarding until more advanced training becomes available. Obtaining key resources often requires tedious monster farming, making combat and resource gathering feel monotonous. Additionally, the clunky interface and manual command selection add to the overall grindy experience.
- “This leads to many initial days that feel pretty grindy.”
- “So you find yourself grinding levels, which don't feel like they contribute a ton, until you can finally start to train.”
- “If you want to make a somewhat pretty fortress, I guess you can, but you need to fight monsters to get them to drop stuff like clay, which you need for the end tier stuff, and fights really get tedious after a while.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers an impressive amount of replay value, which is expected to increase further as additional systems are expanded, making it highly enjoyable over multiple playthroughs.
- “That's an insane amount of replay value right there ... can't imagine what it will be like when it's finished!”
- “However, if the systems continue to get expanded on, I can see this being a really enjoyable game with a lot of replayability.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that the character development could benefit from greater variety in classes and abilities, enhancing customization without necessarily increasing the overall number of options.