Coatsink have today released a free Halloween themed content update that gives a creepy twist to their otherwise cozy minimalist city builder, ISLANDERS: New Shores. The update, available now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, adds the “Halloween” biome - a dark and gloomy map that contains a creepy secret, so be careful where you click!
The new update also adds a new Boon called “Replace”, the addition of pumpkins, gravestones and candle variants as Seasons items, a new camera filter and a new building facade to unlock for the Aviary building, both unlockable via new challenges. You can find a full list of what’s in the update below.
- New Biome "Halloween" (accessible via challenge mode, or sandbox mode)
- A dark and gloomy map, what's crawling in the shadows?
- A creepy SECRET, careful where you click
- A creepy SECRET, careful where you click
- A dark and gloomy map, what's crawling in the shadows?
- New Decor
- Seasonal sandbox decor items: Pumpkins, gravestones, candle variants
- Trees: Spooky bare trees & trees with candles
- New Boon "Replace"
- New camera filter unlocked via challenge "Clairvoyage"
- New Aviary building reward, unlocked via challenge "Ghost Whisperer"
- New spooky music for the Halloween biome
- 4 new spooky challenges
- Ghost Whisperer
- Rewards on completing challenge - Building Facade: Aviary
- Clairvoyage
- Rewards on completing challenge - Halloween Filter "Ghost Vision"
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop
- Industrious
- Ghost Whisperer
- Added accessibility option for using the gamepad controls (from the first game).
- In this mode the hotkey for switching between the building and boon bar has moved to the west face button.
- In this mode it’s not possible to raise/lower buildings in sandbox mode.
- Added re-bindable key “Hold for no snapping” that will ignore snapping when held down (defaults to ‘C’).
- 6 New achievements / Trophies
“a worthy and perfect successor” - 5/5, Gameliner
“This is a team that has woven a spell” - Eurogamer
“almost certainly going to enjoy a lengthy stay on my Switch’s home screen” - 8.5/10, Nintendo World Report