The Shrouded Isle
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| Developer(s) | Kitfox Games |
| Publisher(s) | Kitfox Games |
| Composer(s) | François-Xavier Bilodeau |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | macOS Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch |
| Release | macOS, Windows 4 August 2017 Nintendo Switch 17 January 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Management simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Shrouded Isle is a management simulation video game developed and published by Kitfox Games.
Gameplay
[edit]The Shrouded Isle is a Lovecraftian-themed management simulation video game, in which the player is placed in charge of a sacrificial village cult that worships a god who intends to bring about an apocalypse in three years.[2][3] The player is in charge of five families that occupy the village; their personalities, habits, and vices are procedurally generated.[3][4]
Development and release
[edit]The Shrouded Isle was developed by Kitfox Games.[5] It is the third product from the four-person independent video game development studio.[6] It is based on The Sacrifice, a game the team had created for a game jam in 2015.[5] The Shrouded Isle was announced in October 2016 with a scheduled released date of February 2017,[4] however the game was released a later date of 4 August 2017 for Windows and macOS.[5] The game was subsequently released for Nintendo Switch on 17 January 2019.[7]
Reception
[edit]The Shrouded Isle received mixed reviews on Metacritic.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Beahm, Elijah (19 March 2020). "From AAA to Indie: Kitfox Games Is Carving Its Own Quirky Path to Success". The Escapist. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b Rutledge, Spencer (4 August 2017). "Review: The Shrouded Isle". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b Couture, Joel (5 October 2016). "The Shrouded Isle - Keep Old Gods Asleep In This Cultist Management Simulator". IndieGames.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b c O'Connor, Alice (4 August 2017). "Lead a sacrificial cult in The Shrouded Isle". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Chan, Stephanie (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review — who knew running a cult would be so mundane?". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ HandheldPlayers (2019-01-10). "The Shrouded Isle Coming To Nintendo Switch On January 17". Handheld Players. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ^ "The Shrouded Isle (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "The Shrouded Isle (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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