IIslands of War
Released Mar 2024
IIslands of War is a 2D roguelike where you build floating islands out of blocks and modules. Travel through different realms to various locations to collect powerful items, shop for items, forge your items to become more powerful, and battle the Dark Order.
83% positive · 137 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
On March 10, 2024, the sole developer (jwiggs) published a farewell post announcing that IIslands of War was leaving Early Access — but not with the usual fanfare. In it, the developer was candid and direct: development has stopped permanently, and there are no plans for any future updates. The developer explained that the game began as a university project, spent nearly four years in Early Access, but ultimately became too burdensome to continue due to code complexity, university commitments, and a full-time job. Ambitious plans for new content (story, new enemies, map systems, progression) were never completed and have been formally abandoned. The game was released in its current state as a final, finished product with no further development intended.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states development has stopped permanently and the game is leaving Early Access with no plans for any future updates. This is the developer's own farewell to the project.
Major Enemies and Items update shipped during Early Access — the last significant content update before development wound down.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
jwiggs
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Build and battle floating islands in the skies! Fly around the realms of a shattered world and interact with an assortment of islands and factions! Battle procedurally generated enemies, sometimes even more than one at a time!
Build
Build your powerful island from loads of blocks and attachments with the island editor. Place your blocks to form your base island, then load up on weapons, shields, reactors, batteries and so much more to try and give yourself the best advantage in combat. Assign weapons and modules to any keybind you desire, all configurable from the super easy to use editor.
Fight
As the saying goes, there's more than one way to blow up a floating island! Take out all their floatrons to make them fall out of the sky or destroy their warp core and watch their island explode in a fiery inferno!
Explore
Explore a vast realm, with factions, cities, and pirates! Find abandoned regions and grab some free loot, or a merchant with powerful items to sell! Encounter different enemy classes, with a variety of strengths and weaknesses! Every island is procedurally generated, so each encounter will be unique!
Loot
Collect items to maximize your island's potential! Forge items together to upgrade them from the bronze tier to the crystal tier! Every single item has the potential to be unique, and almost every property can be upgraded by tech. Infuse tech into items to give them cool buffs like damage penetration, increased health, or reduced cooldowns!
With over 150 items, and with over 50 item properties and behaviors, the possibilities are endless!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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