Fit check
Is Isles of Adalar worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy RPG players who want an open world with first- or third-person play
- Small groups seeking cooperative role-playing for up to four players
- Players who want to create campaigns or modify game content
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear RPG rather than an open-ended world with player-created content
- Players who prefer fully voiced dialogue instead of mostly text-based conversations with general NPC voice responses
- Players looking for a purely single-player experience without cooperative features or mod tools
Our take on Isles of Adalar
Its defining structure is the shared level editor: the tools used to build the base game are included for creating or modifying campaigns, environments, architecture, and enemies.
What is Isles of Adalar?
Isles of Adalar is a single-player or cooperative fantasy RPG set in an open world, with first- and third-person play.
Cooperative sessions support up to four players, while encounter difficulty is adjusted for multiplayer. The game includes an integrated level editor and Steam Workshop support, allowing existing content to be modified and new campaigns to be created. Its dialogue system uses mostly text with general NPC voice responses, and choices can lead to different consequences. Character personality traits influence available responses, while persuasion outcomes depend on character level and whether an approach fits the situation. The same editor is used for the base game and user-created content, including environments, architecture, enemies, and campaigns.
How Isles of Adalar plays
- 01Four-player cooperation
- Cooperative play supports up to four participants, with encounter difficulty adjusted for multiplayer.
- 02Built-in campaign editor
- The included editor uses the same creation tools as the base game for making campaigns and other content.
- 03Steam Workshop support
- Players can share or access modifications through Steam Workshop.
- 04Trait-based dialogue
- Character personality traits can produce different conversation responses and affect persuasion attempts.
- 05Open-world role-playing
- The fantasy RPG supports both first-person and third-person viewpoints.
Isles of Adalar compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is presented as a story- and character-focused RPG set in a strange city, while Isles of Adalar combines open-world play with an integrated editor and user-created campaigns. Back to the Dawn centers on investigating and escaping a maximum-security prison, whereas Isles of Adalar focuses on fantasy exploration, trait-based dialogue, and cooperative play. Ghost of a Tale emphasizes stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in a medieval animal world; Isles of Adalar adds up to four-player cooperation and campaign creation tools.
Isles of Adalar: platforms & release
Is Isles of Adalar worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy RPG players who want an open world with first- or third-person play. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear RPG rather than an open-ended world with player-created content.
Where can I download Isles of Adalar?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Isles of Adalar's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Isles of Adalar on?
Windows only.
