Islands of Insight
{{Short description|2024 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| developer = Lunarch Studios
| publisher = Behaviour Interactive
| platforms = Windows
| released = February 13, 2024
| genre = Puzzle-adventure
| image = Islands_of_Insight_banner.jpg
}}
Islands of Insight is a shared-world puzzle-adventure game set in a fantasy realm. It is developed by Lunarch Studios and published by Behaviour Interactive.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=June 11, 2023 |title=Behaviour Interactive and Lunarch Studios' Project S officially titled Islands of Insight |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/06/behaviour-interactive-and-lunarch-studios-project-s-officially-titled-islands-of-insight |website=Gematsu}} A free demo that served as an open playtest{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Nat |date=2023-09-07|title=Dead by Daylight devs' new puzzle game gets free Steam download |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/islands-of-insight/free-steam-playtest |website=PCGamesN}} was available from September 7 to 21, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Sal |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Islands of Insight Open Playtest now available |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/09/islands-of-insight-open-playtest-now-available}} The full game was released on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|title=Islands of Insight launches in February 2024|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2023/11/islands-of-insight-launches-in-february-2024|website=Gematsu|first=Sal|last=Romano|date=November 30, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Islands of Insight launches February 13|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/islands-of-insight-launches-february-13|first=Sal|last=Romano|website=Gematsu|date=January 25, 2024|access-date=January 26, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/Islands_of_Insight/|title=Islands of Insight on Steam|website=store.steampowered.com}}
Gameplay
Reception
Islands of Insight received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/islands-of-insight/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Islands of Insight PC Critic Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=September 16, 2024}} In a preview, Wesley LeBlanc of Game Informer called the game "something I look forward to going hands-on with in the future", describing its themes as "intriguing" and its setting as "vibrant and diverse". He explained that he was curious why the game was shared-world multiplayer.{{Cite magazine |last=LeBlanc |first=Wesley |date=2023-06-11 |title=Islands of Insight Preview - Puzzle Paradise |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2023/06/11/puzzle-paradise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611210756/https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2023/06/11/puzzle-paradise |url-status=live |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |access-date=2023-06-15 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}} Jody MacGregor of PC Gamer stated that it stood out for its lack of combat, saying that the puzzles seemed varied. She stated that there was a "Windows wallpaper vibe" to the game's locations.{{Cite news |last=Macgregor |first=Jody |date=2023-06-11 |title=If you'd rather explore a multiplayer open world where you solve puzzles than fight, here's the game for you |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/if-youd-rather-explore-a-multiplayer-open-world-where-you-solve-puzzles-than-fight-heres-the-game-for-you/ |access-date=2023-06-15}} Ken Allsop of PCGamesN called the game "breathtaking", with a "stunning" environment.{{Cite web |last=Allsop |first=Ken |date=2023-06-11 |title=This breathtaking puzzle game is The Witness with multiplayer |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/islands-of-insight/multiplayer-puzzle-game |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}} Both MacGregor and Allsop compared the game to The Witness, citing its mixture of exploration and puzzles.