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Is Tinkerlands worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-adventure players who want island exploration alongside crafting and combat
- Small groups seeking online co-op for up to 4 players
- Players who enjoy building settlements and recruiting NPCs for shops and quests
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a narrowly focused combat game rather than a mix of exploration, crafting, building, and side activities
- Players looking for a compact setting, since the game spans a main island, three major islands, and smaller islands
- Players seeking a strictly solo experience, since online co-op is part of the game
Our take on Tinkerlands
The game combines island survival with a settlement that can host recruited NPCs, who open shops and offer quests or hints. This brings settlement-building into the same loop as exploration, resource gathering, and boss fights.
What is Tinkerlands?
Tinkerlands is a survival adventure set across mysterious islands, where players explore, collect resources, craft tools, and build a settlement.
The world includes a main island, three major islands, and smaller islands with distinct challenges, events, loot, and activities. NPCs can join the settlement, open shops, and provide quests or hints. Crafting resources can also be used to make weapons for battles against more than 10 bosses, as well as items for fun. Fishing, farming, cooking, and building a monster arena with cables and traps offer activities alongside exploration and combat. Play solo or online with up to 4 players, who can explore, build, and face island challenges together.
How Tinkerlands plays
- 01Settlement NPCs
- Recruited characters can run shops and provide quests or hints.
- 02Island Activities
- Fishing, farming, cooking, and constructing a trapped monster arena offer alternatives to exploration and combat.
- 03Online Co-op
- Up to 4 players can explore islands and build a settlement together.
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Tinkerlands: platforms & release
Is Tinkerlands worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-adventure players who want island exploration alongside crafting and combat. Skip it if: players seeking a narrowly focused combat game rather than a mix of exploration, crafting, building, and side activities.
Where can I download Tinkerlands?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tinkerlands's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tinkerlands on?
Windows only.
