The Shrouded Isle
Developer(s)Kitfox Games
Publisher(s)Kitfox Games
Composer(s)François-Xavier Bilodeau
EngineUnity[1]
Platform(s)macOS
Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
ReleasemacOS, 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

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. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 Rutledge, Spencer (4 August 2017). "Review: The Shrouded Isle". Hardcore Gamer. 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. 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. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Chan, Stephanie (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review — who knew running a cult would be so mundane?". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ↑ HandheldPlayers (2019-01-10). "The Shrouded Isle Coming To Nintendo Switch On January 17". Handheld Players. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. ↑ "The Shrouded Isle (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Shrouded Isle (Switch)". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.


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