75%Strong matchISLANDERS: New Shores
97%84297% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 842 reviews·City Builder · Relaxing
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Build your island around a fragile lighthouse in this Gloomy tile-placement strategy game. Balance growth, economy, and defense - because when night falls, THEY will rise from the depths.
ShoreTiles
Steam
The light must never go out.
In the middle of a cold, endless sea stands a solitary lighthouse. Around it, your island begins to take shape, tile by tile, piece by piece. The sun breaks through the clouds and hope is in the air, but something eerie lurks beneath the surface.
ShoreTiles is a strategic building and defense game where strategy, wits and luck all contribute to your island’s ultimate fate. What begins as calm construction by day turns into a desperate fight for survival by night.
Build what must protect you:

Draw island tiles from an unforgiving deck and place them into your world. There is no undo, only what comes next. Connect matching terrain types, form patterns, and impose order on chaos. Efficient planning rewards you. Hesitation costs you space.But no matter how perfect your island looks… it is never truly safe.
Prepare while you still can:

Coins are more than progress, they are your only form of control:
Because when darkness falls, they rise:

Creatures emerge from the depths. Twisted forms, neither human nor beast. Silent. Relentless. Drawn to the lights and the lives of those on the shore. Your defense depends entirely on your preparation. Connected military tiles determine how many units stand against them.
And sometimes… it won’t be enough.
As your island expands, the diversity of its structures and units grows with it.
Discover remnants of those who came before you, such as gold chests, relics and more, as well as discovering new building types & combat units through the Progress Map - However, as you progress, the fog may reveal advantages for your battles, but it can also bring new enemies.

Features:
What ShoreTiles is:
What ShoreTiles is not:
As long as the light burns, you still have a chance. The only question is: For how long?
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