Rebirth of Island

About

"Rebirth of Island" is a city-building and management simulation game where players must rebuild and develop a deserted island. Manage resources, construct buildings, and meet the needs of the island's inhabitants to create a thriving society. With various challenges and events, players must balance economic growth and social welfare to ensure the prosperity of their island paradise.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

42%

Audience ScoreBased on 45 reviews

music2 positive mentions

stability1 negative mentions

The game has a unique concept that combines survival mechanics with village management, allowing players to create and lead their own settlements.
The graphics have a distinctive style, and the game features interesting environments with multiple layers and floating islands.
The developer is actively working on updates and improvements, showing potential for the game to evolve and become better over time.

The controls and UI are overly complicated and unintuitive, making it difficult for players to understand basic mechanics without external help.
The game suffers from numerous bugs and crashes, leading to a frustrating experience for many players.
Content is limited, with some players reporting they can complete the game in under an hour, leaving them wanting more depth and features.

gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players criticizing the controls, UI, and combat mechanics as frustrating and poorly executed. However, others appreciate the interesting survival elements and unique mechanics that differentiate it from typical survival games, noting its engaging crafting and resource management systems. Overall, while the game offers a familiar survival experience, it could benefit from clearer tutorials and improved mechanics.
- “The gameplay is interesting as you need to survive and then command a small group of fellows to follow procedures to sustain the village.”
- “Gameplay consists of what seems to be the standard of non-apocalyptic survival games (more Minecraft than DayZ survival elements). You start by breaking down a tree, making a crafting table (or just a table in this game), mining stone and other elements, placing a furnace, and building a house.”
- “I like the game; it's easy to get into and has some unique mechanics that overcome certain limitations of top-down survival games by having multiple layers to make minerals more common.”
- “Unfortunately, its execution suffers from obtuse UI/controls, a very poor fighting mechanic, a very annoying feeding mechanic, and so far as I can tell, very little content.”
- “The tutorial wasn't fully fleshed out, so there were some game mechanics I had to figure out on my own.”
- “Gameplay consists of what seems to be the standard of non-apocalyptic survival games (more Minecraft than DayZ survival elements); you start by breaking down a tree, making a crafting table (or just a table in this game), mining stone and other elements, placing a furnace, and building a house.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the style and smoothness, while others criticize the low quality and lack of optimization, leading to performance issues like low frame rates. Several users noted a resemblance to other pixel art games, but overall, the consensus leans towards disappointment due to technical shortcomings and inadequate support for higher resolutions.
- “It's still early days for me, but sound and graphics-wise, it's great; I'm happy.”
- “I like the graphic style of this game and the RTS genre too.”
- “It feels relatively smooth, but not 100% optimized; for these graphics, you'd think a GTX 970 would constantly keep 60 FPS, which as of the latest patch it did, mostly.”
- “Janky controls, very low quality graphics, no support for HD resolution (let alone UHD).”
- “Don't bother buying it; the graphics stink.”
- “I crashed upon first startup and then got to the spaceship tutorial area which for some reason dropped me to 14 FPS, which doesn't make sense being that this game isn't anywhere near graphically intensive.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The story in the game is somewhat disjointed, with players expressing frustration over the initial asteroid minigame, which feels necessary for narrative context but is unenjoyable. While the tutorial and quests provide some backstory and objectives, they often lack clarity, leaving players to piece together the narrative from descriptions and their experiences. Overall, the unique intro sequence sets an intriguing tone, but the storytelling could benefit from more coherence and guidance.
- “But once again, if you read the description of the game, you kind of get the backstory, so it's just a minor thing.”
- “I thought the intro sequence/story was pretty unique; you fly your spaceship through an asteroid field before crash landing on the planet.”
- “Once you get to the game, I enjoyed building the houses and doing quests to gain colonists.”
- “The asteroid level/minigame in the beginning I absolutely hated, but I can see where it's needed for the story (if the game has any) and I wish you could skip past it at will (you can skip it if you fail too many times).”
- “Still getting there, but the tutorial being present on the ship is a little out of place for what you accomplish there, but maybe there's hidden backstory as to why, not sure.”
- “Meanwhile, quests tell you to gather resources and craft items, without telling you what to look for or which of the million crafting prerequisites and menus you need for these.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The game's optimization is generally lacking, as players report that while it runs relatively smoothly, it doesn't fully utilize the capabilities of hardware like the GTX 970 to maintain a consistent 60 FPS. Despite being a nice indie title, there are still notable areas for improvement in optimization.
- “It feels relatively smooth, but not 100% optimized. For these graphics, you'd think a GTX 970 would constantly keep 60 FPS, which as of the latest patch it did, mostly.”
- “Nice indie game, but optimization needs some fixes.”
- “This game has no graphical optimization.”
- “It feels relatively smooth, but not 100% optimized. For these graphics, you'd think a GTX 970 would consistently maintain 60 FPS, which, as of the latest patch, it mostly did.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music in the game is generally well-received, with one standout track that plays during specific events, such as rain. However, players express a desire for a more diverse soundtrack to enhance the overall experience.
- “The soundtrack is awesome!”
- “Music is pretty good, though I've only heard one track that occurs during various events, one of which is whenever it rains.”
- “I guess all I wish for is some more music in this department.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been criticized for its instability, with users reporting numerous bugs and a clunky experience that detracts from overall enjoyment.
- “So buggy and clunky :(”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect, noting that resource farming quickly fills their inventory, preventing them from picking up new items, even those they just crafted. This limitation can hinder gameplay and create a sense of annoyance during resource collection.
- “After about 3 minutes of farming resources, my inventory would be full and I couldn't pick up anything, even if it was an arrow that I just used said resources to make.”
- “The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- “I spent hours grinding for materials, only to find that the rewards weren't worth the time invested.”