The Shrouded Isle

The Shrouded Isle is a management simulation video game developed and published by Kitfox Games.

The Shrouded Isle
Developer(s)Kitfox Games
Publisher(s)Kitfox Games
Composer(s)François-Xavier Bilodeau
Platform(s)Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Release4 August 2017
Genre(s)Management simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

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.[1][2] The player is in charge of five families that occupy the village; their personalities, habits, vices, and sexual relationships are procedurally generated.[2][3]

Development and release

The Shrouded Isle was developed by Kitfox Games.[4] It is the third product from the four-person independent video game development studio.[5] It is based on The Sacrifice, a game the team had created for a game jam in 2015.[4] The Shrouded Isle was announced in October 2016 with a scheduled released date of February 2017,[3] however the game was released a later date of 4 August 2017 for Windows and macOS.[4] The game was subsequently released for Nintendo Switch on 17 January 2019.

References
  1. Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. Rutledge, Spencer (4 August 2017). "Review: The Shrouded Isle". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. Couture, Joel (5 October 2016). "The Shrouded Isle - Keep Old Gods Asleep In This Cultist Management Simulator". IndieGames.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. O'Connor, Alice (4 August 2017). "Lead a sacrificial cult in The Shrouded Isle". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. Chan, Stephanie (4 August 2017). "The Shrouded Isle review — who knew running a cult would be so mundane?". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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