Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Jun 14, 2021
    Minute of Islands is a beautiful thing, but the gameplay can't keep up and there's no real narrative to be found.
  2. Jun 14, 2021
    The darkness of Minute of Islands is punctuated by its light and airy art style; it’s a colorful, cartoon world that, from afar, looks like a place I’d love to live in.
  3. Minute Of Islands' story - which includes a character saying the title of the game, as well as the narrator at one pont saying "no one is an island" - isn't necessarily subtle. Absent people are represented by scarecrows wearing homemade protective hazmat suits. Mo has visions of the machine attacking her, and she also hallucinates about standing on top of her own, giant, dead body. But for all its narrative bluntness, Minute Of Islands is an incredibly elegant game. Much more so than the most other indie games that are about death and grief and sadness and responsibility. In a strange way, Minute Of Islands is comforting as well. Just, you know. Don't actually tell it to your kids. [RPS Bestest Bests]
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Feb 4, 2022
    6
    Minute of Islands has a great formula to craft a great story, but, unfortunately, falls short. You can feel yourself towards loving the game,Minute of Islands has a great formula to craft a great story, but, unfortunately, falls short. You can feel yourself towards loving the game, whether because of it's beautiful art or interesting story that ends just too soon. There is so much potential with the wild world and creates a story about letting go, responsibility, and holding what you have close that goes near the degree of being something truly great. Despite that, the gameplay isn't particularly captivating, but more repetitive and boring in various ways. Full Review »