Status LeoKings777 May 8, 2024
What a charming game, didn’t expect to like it so much
Disney Illusion Island (2023)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
3.17 from 42 ratings
107 members have it in their collection · 14 playing now · 27 backlogged · 38 wish listed
How long? Main story 9h · with extras 9h (from 4 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Dlala Studios
- Publishers
- Disney Games
- Genres
- Adventure, Platform
- Themes
- Action, Comedy
- Franchises
- Disney, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse
- Events
- Nintendo Direct Japan 2023.06.21, Nintendo Event 2023.02.08, Disney/Marvel Games Event
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Jul 28, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- May 30, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Related
Updates
- Disney Illusion Island: Mystery in Monoth (Jun 2024) · NSW, PC, PS5, XSX
Rating distribution
5 stars
4
4 stars
11
3 stars
17
2 stars
8
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Pale Sep 1, 2023
Still playing this with the family. Environments are way too repetitive and story is a bit hard to follow but we still laugh while we play it and enjoy looking for collectibles, especially the hidden Mickeys. I wish this game was so much better than it is but I'm still glad we are playing it.
Review pixelcrypt 3/5 · Aug 1, 2023
Decent, but fairly underwhelming Metroidvania
When I saw a new AAA Metroidvania was being made, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Metroid Dread was excellent and I love seeing the genre go mainstream. Unfortunately, Illusion Island feels like a lower mid-tier indie game - it lacks a lot of polish, breadth, detail, and life. But despite this, it managed to do a few things quite well …
When I saw a new AAA Metroidvania was being made, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Metroid Dread was excellent and I love seeing the genre go mainstream. Unfortunately, Illusion Island feels like a lower mid-tier indie game - it lacks a lot of polish, breadth, detail, and life. But despite this, it managed to do a few things quite well and kept me entertained.
The biggest issue - the environment. The art design is super basic, low-detail, and lacks variety. The world feels strangely empty and lifeless, and visually isn’t interesting. Also, the platforming is super basic for much of the game. Strangely, it’s at its worst near the beginning, which almost made me abandon it. There is no combat, and the player movement feels… ok. The abilities are generic and this is one of the biggest issues - where is the AAA Disney ingenuity?!
But the game does pick up. After the first couple of areas, you hit the first boss fight which was really fun. The bosses are well made throughout, very simple but solid. After this, the level design got more interesting and challenging, and the environments got more detailed and less lifeless.
The exploration is also quite good. It isn’t a breeze to 100%, but it’s also not impossible - the end game completion was possibly my favorite part.
Overall, I had a good time (after the first couple hours). The game could’ve been so much more, but I still think it’s worth a play through. It’s also great to get a new entry that is inviting towards children! There are probably 60 indie games I’d recommend before this, but I still can say it’s competent and does enough right to warrant checking it out.