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Isles Of Sea And Sky

Developer/publisher Cicada Games

Format PC (tested), Switch

Release Out now

icada Games’ sun-baked archipelago seems to come from a parallel timeline where was conceived as a -style puzzler. Here is a block-pusher that manages to be more than the sum of its already thoughtfully assembled parts. Yes, it introduces a series of compact, intricately designed. It’s helped by a characterfully chunky visual style that calls back to the Game Boy Color era, and a soundtrack that freely evokes feelings of intrigue and mystery. Descend below the surface, into its network of caves and corridors that weave their way back up, around and down once more, and you’ll feel like an intrepid archaeologist, a pixellated Indiana Jones closing in on some ancient treasure.

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