Underplayed Gems

Spirit Island (2020)

Spirit Island cover
Developer
Handelabra Games Inc.
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.6 of 5, 1,636 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 12 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a tense, methodical cooperative puzzle where you feel the weight of each decision as you push back an encroaching tide of colonists.

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What players say

Players say this is a faithful but unforgiving adaptation that catches rule mistakes you made playing the physical version. The interface frustrates some with poorly explained prompts and barely visible targets, while the DLC is widely criticized as overpriced, rarely discounted the way the base game is.

Screenshots

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