Islanders, the relaxing city-building game co-developed by GrizzlyGames and Stage Clear Studios with assistance and publishing by Coatsink, is coming to VR on Quest and SteamVR.
Islanders was originally released on Steam and game consoles in 2019, and now the game will land on the VR platform, Islanders VR Edition is already inQuestandSteamVROpen a store page on the website. Given Coatsink's experience in VR, this isn't surprising - the studio is known for developing and publishing VR games like Jurassic World Aftermath, Shadow Point, Onward, and more.
The original Islanders was described as "a minimalist strategy game about building cities on beautiful islands." In Islanders, there are no costs to build with resources, and you only have a limited inventory of buildings to work with. Depending on where they are placed, you'll earn points, and when you earn enough points, you'll move on to the next procedurally generated island.
Things get more complicated as you unlock bigger islands and more resource inventories. However, the developer stresses that the original game "didn't offer the same depth and late-game character" compared to other, more complex city-building games. It looks like the VR version will keep most of the original game's concepts, modified for VR, There is also optional hand tracking support on the Quest.
There are already quite a few city-building games available for VR headsets, and it's not the first relaxing city-building game: Cities VR provides a deep and high-level experience, while Little Cities provides players with a lighter and simplified experience. experience.
A release date for Islanders VR Edition has not yet been confirmed, so stay tuned for more news.
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