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Minute of Islands (2021)

Studio Fizbin

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

3.04 from 26 ratings

340 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 227 backlogged · 48 wish listed

How long? · 100% 9h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
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Details

Developers
Studio Fizbin
Publishers
Mixtvision
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Platform, Puzzle
Themes
Action, Mystery
Events
BitSummit THE 8th BIT, Indie Live Expo 2021, The Game Festival: Autumn Edition
Steam
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Release dates

  • Jun 13, 2021 (Worldwide) Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 13, 2021 (Europe) PlayStation 4
  • Jun 14, 2021 (Japan) Nintendo Switch
  • Jun 15, 2021 (North_America) Xbox One
  • Jul 29, 2021 (Japan) PlayStation 4
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Featured in lists

Most Anticipated 2020 by BMO · 25 games · 0
Favourites of 2021 by BMO · 15 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
1
4 stars
7
3 stars
12
2 stars
4
1 star
2
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Community All Reviews Statuses

MistRain

Review MistRain 4/5 · Jan 14, 2024

Suprisingly Deep Waters

Didnt like the artstyle so much at first but it grows on you. The story really turns out a lot darker, with a lot of symbolism. The platforming and all gameplay stuff really sucks. This game really managed to create a certain atmoshpere with the music and the unreliable narrator tho, which to me was an excellent expereince that overshadoed …

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Didnt like the artstyle so much at first but it grows on you. The story really turns out a lot darker, with a lot of symbolism. The platforming and all gameplay stuff really sucks. This game really managed to create a certain atmoshpere with the music and the unreliable narrator tho, which to me was an excellent expereince that overshadoed the gameplay issues.

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killerstar

Review killerstar 4/5 · Jul 31, 2021

Longer than a minute

Visually this game is a masterpiece. Obviously inspired by Adventure Time with a generous seasoning of cronenbergian biotech and lovecraftian horrors (so... pretty much Adventure Time, I guess), the world of Minute of Islands is both beautiful and disgusting. Every scene is filled with vibrantly-coloured small little details and gentle curves that are a feast to the eyes, but they …

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Visually this game is a masterpiece. Obviously inspired by Adventure Time with a generous seasoning of cronenbergian biotech and lovecraftian horrors (so... pretty much Adventure Time, I guess), the world of Minute of Islands is both beautiful and disgusting. Every scene is filled with vibrantly-coloured small little details and gentle curves that are a feast to the eyes, but they give shape to horrific images, such as dead and rotting whales being consumed by fungi.

The sound design is on par with the visuals. The loud humming roars guide you to down to the deep caverns filled with ancient machines and deep-breathing giants.

The main downside is that it kind of plays like shit. Your character movement is not only a bit on the slow side but it's also not fluid at all. There's a small delay between actions that is very hard getting used to. Fortunately, this is no Celeste, so the less than tight platforming is not that much of a problem.

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jul 30, 2021

The game not only is gorgeous but it also sounds spectacular. The low hummig of the biomechanical caverns is amazing.

It's light on gameplay, though, and the platforming is... stiff and slow. But the visuals carry it forward.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 24, 2021

I'm only a fraction of the way in but if the game maintains its pace and storytelling, this is already one of my favourites of 2021.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 14, 2021

This looks fantastic. It looks like something that gets the ethos and aesthetic of Adventure Time and translated that into something of it's own.

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