Islets
- Developer
- Kyle Thompson
- Publisher
- Armor Games Studios
- Released
- 24 August 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £16.75
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: platform , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Best gaming PC for Islets in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Islets today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Armor Games Studios on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium E2180 (2 * 2000), AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e (2 * 2300), or equivalent | Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900), or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GT 220 (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 4650 (1024 VRAM) | GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or Radeon R7 250 (2048 VRAM) |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Islets?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900), and your GPU is at or above GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.