Islet Online

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Islet Online is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Morenori Soft and was released on February 11, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Islet Online is a 2D sandbox MMORPG that offers players a pixelated, nostalgic experience. Gather resources, craft items, and build your own island while interacting with other players in a vast, persistent world. Battle monsters, complete quests, and customize your character to create a unique gaming experience.

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Audience ScoreBased on 81 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

grinding13 negative mentions

Islet Online features a charming pixel art style and a relaxing atmosphere, making it a cozy MMORPG experience.
The game offers a variety of engaging activities such as crafting, farming, and leveling up skills, which can be enjoyable, especially with friends.
The community is friendly, and the game allows for a comfortable play experience without the pressure of aggressive monetization.

The game can feel repetitive and lacks substantial content at higher levels, leading to a grindy experience.
Many players report issues with bugs, clunky controls, and a confusing user interface that detracts from the overall enjoyment.
The game suffers from a low player base, making multiplayer interactions sparse and sometimes leaving players feeling isolated.

gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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23%
The gameplay is characterized as a simplified version of Minecraft, featuring cute graphics and a laid-back, casual experience, though it suffers from a lack of depth and content. While the tutorial effectively introduces mechanics, players find the quests confusing and the world feels empty, with a need for more engaging content and foundational improvements. The inclusion of RPG elements and survival aspects adds interest, but the overall experience is marred by excessive grinding and microtransactions.
- “It’s cute, cozy, and fits the gameplay perfectly.”
- “The tutorial makes it easy to understand the game's various mechanics and features.”
- “Interesting RPG mechanics with survival aspects.”
- “The core gameplay is essentially a watered down Minecraft wrapped in microtransactions.”
- “Some of the quests made no sense, and for the 2 hours I played, I pretty much ignored them - needs much more player care to ease the players into understanding the core mechanics.”
- “There needs to be less content work and a lot more foundational reinforcement for the game's core mechanics and customer experience.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features a significant amount of grinding, particularly in crafting, farming, and skill development, which can be tedious for some players. While it offers a casual and laid-back experience reminiscent of Minecraft, the grind can feel excessive, especially in the early stages where progress is slow. However, those who enjoy resource gathering and building with friends may find the grind rewarding and engaging.
- “The game is very grindy, by its very design - don't expect to build a massive house in your first couple of hours.”
- “You spend hours grinding skills or crafting things that do not reflect in your crafting or building, etc.”
- “It's early access so I wasn't expecting a finished product - however, once you've seen all there is to be offered (creative mode), it all gets a little grindy. I dislike playing on global or basic without creative mode because without it, you're just hacking at trees or ores for ages.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
37%
27%
The graphics of the game are generally described as charming and cute, with a colorful art style reminiscent of titles like MapleStory 2. While not ultra-realistic, the visuals are considered better than many other voxel-inspired games, offering decent optimization and a fun aesthetic, despite limited graphic options. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the laid-back and casual gameplay experience.
- “The graphics, while not ultra-realistic, have a charming and colorful vibe that reminds me of MapleStory 2.”
- “It has beautiful graphics that are adorable, and some game mechanics are really nice to have, such as the ability to climb up trees without having to tower up with blocks.”
- “The art style is cute and fun to look at, especially the player characters.”
- “The graphics are fairly standard for a voxel-inspired title.”
- “Graphics are cute, gameplay isn't hard, fairly laid back and casual, lots of grinding though!”
- “Pretty bad, but the graphics were nice; the art style was cute.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for lacking depth and coherence, with many quests feeling repetitive and poorly designed. Players express a desire for more engaging content that encourages exploration and creativity, similar to games like Minecraft, rather than a structured narrative. Overall, the game offers a colorful world with potential for storytelling, but it falls short in providing meaningful quests and player guidance.
- “Adding mobs, random and optional dungeons, bosses, as well as a small adventure RPG system would give players all they need to make their own story just as Minecraft did.”
- “There's a significant amount of world exploration, items to craft, and quests to do, even if many quests are of the tired 'do x, repeat y times to get award' variety.”
- “They don't need to create a 'story mode,' especially in a game that encourages role-playing so much.”
- “Some of the quests made no sense, and for the 2 hours I played, I pretty much ignored them. The game needs much more player care to ease players into understanding the core mechanics.”
- “They don't need to create a 'story mode,' especially in a game that wants you to role-play so badly.”
- “Adding mobs, random and optional dungeons, bosses, as well as a small adventure RPG system would give players all they need to make their own story, just as Minecraft did.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The optimization of the game is generally good, with no significant performance issues reported; however, players have noted limited graphic options and some latency problems, particularly for EU players, which can lead to mis-clicks and inefficient gameplay due to server communication delays. The skilling system is straightforward, but its reliance on server performance can hinder user experience.
- “The skilling system is basic: perform an action, gain experience, level up a skill, and increase the percentage of creating items or improving the performance of that skill.”
- “Good optimization, but there are only a few graphic options available, such as fullscreen, windowed mode, and resolution settings.”
- “Runs perfectly with no performance issues.”
- “The skilling system is basic; perform an action, gain experience, level up a skill, and raise the percentage of creating items or improving the performance of that skill.”
- “UI/hotkey selection is tied to server/network performance, and the latency is not very good for EU players. If you select a certain hotkey by mistake and try to select another, you have to wait for server communication, leading to a lot of mis-clicks and wasted tools.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received positive feedback, with users praising the soundtrack as both good and great, indicating that it is enjoyable enough to listen to repeatedly.
- “The music is great too!”
- “The soundtrack is something I could listen to over and over again.”
- “The music is good.”
- “The soundtrack plays on repeat endlessly.”
- “The music gets repetitive and dull after a while.”
- “I found the music to be quite monotonous and uninspired.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers criticize the monetization of the game, noting that it feels like a diluted version of Minecraft heavily reliant on microtransactions, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “The core gameplay is essentially a watered down Minecraft wrapped in microtransactions.”
- “Microtransactions are everywhere, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending extra money.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been criticized for its instability, with users reporting numerous bugs, a clunky interface, and overall poor user experience.
- “Also very buggy, clunky, poor UI, and a bunch of other things.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The humor in the game is described as both funny and pleasant, contributing positively to the overall experience.
- “The humor in this game is both clever and charming.”
- “I found myself laughing out loud at the witty dialogue and hilarious situations.”
- “The comedic timing and playful banter between characters really made the experience enjoyable.”