The Shrouded Isle

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The Shrouded Isle
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Developer Kitfox Games
Publisher Kitfox Games
Composer François-Xavier Bilodeau
Engine Unity [1]
Platforms macOS
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
ReleasemacOS, Windows
4 August 2017
Nintendo Switch
17 January 2019
Genre Management simulation
Mode Single-player

The Shrouded Isle is a 2017 management simulation video game developed and published by Kitfox Games.

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Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot.

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

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

The Shrouded Isle received mixed reviews on Metacritic. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Rutledge, Spencer (4 August 2017). "Review: The Shrouded Isle". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 Couture, Joel (5 October 2016). "The Shrouded Isle - Keep Old Gods Asleep In This Cultist Management Simulator". IndieGames.com . Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 O'Connor, Alice (4 August 2017). "Lead a sacrificial cult in The Shrouded Isle". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Chan, Stephanie (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review — who knew running a cult would be so mundane?". VentureBeat . Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ↑ HandheldPlayers (2019-01-10). "The Shrouded Isle Coming To Nintendo Switch On January 17". Handheld Players. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. ↑ "The Shrouded Isle (PC)". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Shrouded Isle (Switch)". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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