Big Free Halloween Update For ISLANDERS: New Shores Available Now

Coatsink have today released a free Halloween themed content update that gives a creepy twist to their otherwise cozy minimalist city builder, ISLANDERS: New Shores. The update, available now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, adds the “Halloween” biome - a dark and gloomy map that contains a creepy secret, so be careful where you click!


The new update also adds a new Boon called “Replace”, the addition of pumpkins, gravestones and candle variants as Seasons items, a new camera filter and a new building facade to unlock for the Aviary building, both unlockable via new challenges. You can find a full list of what’s in the update below.

  • New Biome "Halloween" (accessible via challenge mode, or sandbox mode)

    • A dark and gloomy map, what's crawling in the shadows?

      • A creepy SECRET, careful where you click

  • New Decor

    • Seasonal sandbox decor items: Pumpkins, gravestones, candle variants

    • Trees: Spooky bare trees & trees with candles

  • New Boon "Replace"

  • New camera filter unlocked via challenge "Clairvoyage"

  • New Aviary building reward, unlocked via challenge "Ghost Whisperer"

  • New spooky music for the Halloween biome

  • 4 new spooky challenges

    • Ghost Whisperer

      • Rewards on completing challenge - Building Facade: Aviary

    • Clairvoyage

      • Rewards on completing challenge - Halloween Filter "Ghost Vision"

    • Can't Stop, Won't Stop

    • Industrious

  • Added accessibility option for using the gamepad controls (from the first game).

    • In this mode the hotkey for switching between the building and boon bar has moved to the west face button.

    • In this mode it’s not possible to raise/lower buildings in sandbox mode.

  • Added re-bindable key “Hold for no snapping” that will ignore snapping when held down (defaults to ‘C’).

  • 6 New achievements / Trophies

21. Oktober 2025, von Thore Varga