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Is Isles of Etherion worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Open-world action RPG players who want destructible environments and vertical exploration
- Fantasy combat fans interested in combining spells and weapons
- Players who accept Early Access games and want to provide development feedback
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a finished game rather than an Early Access title that is still being polished
- Players who prefer tightly structured levels over a large world with changing conditions and random disasters
- Players looking for a grounded setting without voxel destruction, floating islands, or airships
Our take on Isles of Etherion
The emphasis on a destructible, reactive world creates a broad set of interacting systems, but the game gives up a finished presentation in return: it remains in Early Access and is explicitly not yet complete.
What is Isles of Etherion?
Isles of Etherion is a third-person open-world action RPG set across destructible floating islands.
Players explore vertically with flight and gliding, travel by airship, dig through terrain, and fight creatures and warriors using weapons and spells. Spell weaving combines magic types, while elemental effects can alter the environment and attract creatures with matching affinities. The world includes dungeons, changing seasons, day and night cycles, and randomly occurring earthquakes, meteors, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes. Players can acquire enemy airships through purchase or battle, build a fleet, and face Elemental Bosses and Demigods. Character selection includes 7 races: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Fairy, Angel, and Demon. The game is in Early Access and is not yet in its final state.
How Isles of Etherion plays
- 01Destructible Voxel World
- Terrain and structures can be altered or destroyed by players, monsters, and natural events.
- 02Airship Travel
- Airships provide transportation and combat, and can be obtained through purchase or battle.
- 03Spell Weaving
- Different spells can be combined to produce varied effects during combat.
- 04Elemental Reactions
- Casting an elemental spell changes the environment and can draw creatures with the corresponding affinity.
- 05Seven Playable Races
- Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Fairy, Angel, and Demon each have distinct advantages and disadvantages.
- 06Dynamic World Events
- Seasons change over time, while earthquakes, meteors, eruptions, and tornadoes occur randomly.
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Isles of Etherion: platforms & release
Is Isles of Etherion worth it?
It is worth it if: open-world action RPG players who want destructible environments and vertical exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a finished game rather than an Early Access title that is still being polished.
Where can I download Isles of Etherion?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Isles of Etherion's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Isles of Etherion on?
Windows only.
