Quick casual time-killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A simple yet fun game you can play for a couple of minutes a few times a day.”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
Battle Islands
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%DR Studios2014Strategy · Action · Casual
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A free, abandoned mobile Clash of Clans-style WWII base builder that suits a few minutes a day. Skip it if you hate timers, pay-to-win, hackers, or risk losing progress to resets.
Great for
Casual players wanting a free, low-effort Clash of Clans-like to check in on for a few minutes daily
Main risk
Account progress may be wiped, and hackers plus no support make long-term investment risky
What players love
Clash of Clans-style fun with WWII theme
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“battling is actually quite a bit different due to the different types of defenses and vastly different approaches there are with the addition of airplanes and naval units”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Free and playable without paying
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Have not placed money on this game at all and im doing really well.”
Steam review · 37.3 h played ↗
Satisfying base building and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“really fun game for killing time and good satisfaction for seeing your island base get more powerful and fortified”
Steam review · 10.7 h played ↗
Alliances and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I have a great alliance and it is really just a fun overal game!”
Steam review · 104.2 h played ↗
Light on hardware, nice on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“Run on my pc with 1.66Ghz and 1GB RAM specs.”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and long timers
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“You don't even finish the tutorial before there's 15-minute waits between actions.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Lazy mobile port
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The developers were so lazy that they didn't even change some of the words, because there are still words like "Tap" instead of "Click".”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Abandoned with no support
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Lack of updates, lack of bug fixes, lack of anything.”
Steam review · 60.7 h played ↗
Hackers and cheaters
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the dude dropped 100 Aircraft on you (which is impossible that's 1 of the hacks) took all your cash and got 3 stars”
Steam review · 243.8 h played ↗
Progress wiped or reset
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Every damn time I get my base around level 10 I get reset to the beginning.”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
Dumb troop AI, no unit control
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The bots just charge ahead and shoot the first object they see.”
Steam review · translated · 9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable150 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor1GHz
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX9 Compatible
Storage150 MB available space
OSWindows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor1GHz
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX9 Compatible
Storage150 MB available space
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