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Isle of Skye
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Five clans are fighting to rule over the Isle of Skye. Only the chieftain who develops the best clan territory and trades wisely will be king! From the Steam store page
157 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 10, 2026 · last updated Oct 11, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
62 positive · 43 negative
95% range 49–68%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 62 | 43 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
64 of 108 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
59% recommend · 62 yes, 43 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 105 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (108 of 162 positive).
The AI can get stuck, and the interface has usability issues. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game fun despite its flaws, while others advise against buying it. [4][5][6]
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- [12]
Another board game marred by game-breaking bugs. It's actually a wonderful adaption of a physical boardgame, which I've never played, but will buy at some point. At first sight, it looks similar to Carcasonne, but it has some unique mechanics that set it aside. The main two mechanics that work really well are 1) a bidding system for tiles whereby each player sets prices for the tiles they are dealt and 2) random …
- [5]
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME - it has several bugs and freezes frequently. The developer ignores all requests for help. If you like strategy games; buy the actual board game or the excellent Lords of Waterdeep on Steam
- [18]
OK, I've played this game quite a bit now, and I think I've found workarounds for the game-ending bugs. It's a great game aside from these, so if you want the game not to crash, here is my advice: 1) Don't play with four AI players. That seems to be too much. 2) When it's time to play tiles on your board, WAIT for all the AI players to put checkmarks by their characters that show they've decided where they want to …
- [4]
Buggy but fun. Wish I could turn off the transition effects to speed up gameplay, especially during scoring.
- [1]
I really enjoy the game itself (having never played the board game before) and when it works it works well. But pretty much every time I play the AI will get "stuck" at least once and just won't take its move until you exit the game you're playing and go back into it again. It's a frustrating annoyance that mars what would otherwise be a very good implementation. The only other criticism I have is that the AI is on …
Summarised from 34 of the 158 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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The crowd is split on Isle of Skye: 62 recommend it, 43 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 157 · most liked firstAnother board game marred by game-breaking bugs. It's actually a wonderful adaption of a physical boardgame, which I've never played, but will buy at some point. At first sight, it looks similar to Carcasonne, but it has some unique mechanics that set it aside. The main two mechanics that work really well are 1) a bidding system for tiles whereby each player sets prices for the tiles they are dealt and 2) random victory conditions for each match. The bidding system determines which tiles…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OK, I've played this game quite a bit now, and I think I've found workarounds for the game-ending bugs. It's a great game aside from these, so if you want the game not to crash, here is my advice: 1) Don't play with four AI players. That seems to be too much. 2) When it's time to play tiles on your board, WAIT for all the AI players to put checkmarks by their characters that show they've decided where they want to go. Sometimes it takes them a while to think, and if you jump the gun and put…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First game I haven't watched, listened to, or attended in 8+ years. But hello from Isle of Skye in Scotland! Representing the Avs! Everyone cheer loud for me!!! #GoAvsGo
neutral · AI labelView post →Game breaking bug on local multiplayer. Turn switches, however the tile select bar at the bottom doesn't change to current player and becomes inusuable. Returning for a refund. Would happily purchase again if bug was fixed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game night! Elysium, Bomb Bisters, Isle of Skye, and Subjective were all really fun and it was an interesting mix of lighter games.
positive · AI labelView post →Nucleum and Isle of Skye made an awesome game session today.
positive · AI labelView post →Ok, so first, the boardgame below is solid. That's good. And the music is nice. And the graphics, but those all come from the boardgame (thanks, Klemens). Now, the bad: - The interface is TERRIBLE for PC. They just ported the Android code as is. My main menu buttons' width is over 2K pixels. - You can barely zoom out to see more. Of course, you have to do it again every time you load the game. With a standard 1080p resolution you should be able to see what everybody has at a glance, but no,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really enjoyable little game, especially for the price. I have never played the board game it is based on and wasn't sure what to expect when I bought it, but it is very engaging and fun. Not a game that I will spend many hours at a time playing, but a good game to keep coming back to. There is enough variety to make each game different. I first played against AI opponents on easy or medium in 3 games. The easy opponent is no challenge and the medium opponents didn't seem to pose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First play of Isle of Skye. I also did badly in this game 🤣 #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Sort of game you'd play a couple of times with a mate who really knows how to play and wins convincingly. At which point you either expend the effort to match their skill or more often just don't play again. The gameplay is frustrating, you are dealt tiles, then the most useful ones are purchased by other players, so whatever plan you had is subject to revision, then you can buy a tile from a generally poor selection. The excitement comes from making the best choices. The artwork looks like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Roughing out a new building for my game based on the Isle of Skye. Wouldn't be complete without a distillery! I think this one is going to start out occupied by gnomes and one of the quests will be to clear them out and get it running again... #gamedev #indiedev #godot #blender
neutral · AI labelView post →It's #PitchYaGame time. My [Untitled] adventure game is about travelling between worlds via mirrors and is set on an island loosely based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It's got Clyde Puffer boats, distilleries, and mischievous Fae to contend with.
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT BUY THIS GAME - it has several bugs and freezes frequently. The developer ignores all requests for help. If you like strategy games; buy the actual board game or the excellent Lords of Waterdeep on Steam
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 2 of #SpielMas is Isle of Skye from Mayfair Games & Lookout Games 🐑🌊 Tile placement, players set tile prices, new scoring goal combo each round. A bit like Carcassonne but building your own map & buying each tile. One of the first hobby games added to our collection. Still fun 10+ years later!
positive · AI labelView post →I like this game but I can only play alone against the computer, hotseat is not working, after one round the controls stop working or the AI stops.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoy the game itself (having never played the board game before) and when it works it works well. But pretty much every time I play the AI will get "stuck" at least once and just won't take its move until you exit the game you're playing and go back into it again. It's a frustrating annoyance that mars what would otherwise be a very good implementation. The only other criticism I have is that the AI is on the easy side. I had to quickly move to playing against all hard AI opponents…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was game night. Tower Up is a new OG game, recommended! Mandala has become a permanent favorite. Hues & Cues surprisingly fun, but wants more than 3 players (plays up to 10!). Whereas Isle of Skye was better with that smaller number (I’m still lukewarm on it, tho—a pain to look across table).
neutral · AI labelView post →It was comfort food at game night last night. Isle of Skye, Knarr, and Space Explorers. Three of my all time favorites. #BoardGames
positive · AI labelView post →this game has too many bugs, it's like they're selling an unfinished product. I hardly ever get to finish a game without it having an error which just gets you stuck. Online sucks even worse.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Isle of Skye is an excellent board game, but unfortunately this app is too buggy to recommend. Frequent crashes and log-in issues make finishing a game a dicey proposition. Hold off until the developers can put some polish on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For now I recommend it since the games I have been able to complete have been engaging strategic puzzlers, but there are some bugs which prevented some games from progressing. I hope they sort this out. If they don't I will change my review to negative in the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Isle of Skye. Won by tiebreaker! I was "in the lead" for the whole game from regular round scoring, so the others were getting more bonus money - but I had a lot of passive income in my tableau to keep up. The person who tied with me did it by surrounding end-game scroll scoring conditions.
neutral · AI labelView post →A port of an existing and well liked boardgame. Playing this was my first experience of the game, so I started blind, albeit I've played (and love) Carcassone so I understand some of the principles. If you're coming to this blind and you play the tutorial, you are in for a treat as it is hosted by not one but 2 Hollywood Stars! (not)Sean Bean and (not)Christopher Lloyd will 'talk' you through some of the basics of the game with coherence of a blindfolded drunk reading a bad script. Did I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is fun, UI could be improved but mainly the game is really buggy, alot of times u stuck in a situation where u can't choose anything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels like a low-quality, quickly made, cash-grab. Avoid. This is the digital adaptation of Isle Of Skye. I'm going to say very little of the board game, apart from the fact that it's a very good game. As a result, the digital adaptation will obviously be carried a minimum by the strength of the board game. But I fear that, as a result, some studios working on digital adaptions of board game are seeing these as easy and guaranteed money. They don't need to do the game design, development…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've always enjoyed a good Pfister, but I hadn't ever tried Isle of Skye. I feel like I might not have pegged it as a Pfister game if it wasn't written, though. It feels like an upgraded Carcassonne + auction. I think I prefer my favs, Oh My Goods & GWT styled Pfisters. #boardgames #boardgamesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Isle of Skye. Tile placement game where you put up tiles for sale. You set the price; if nobody buys it, you buy it. Very cool mechanic, but otherwise the game plays like most tile placement games with a variety of scoring conditions. ⭐⭐⭐
neutral · AI labelView post →On the off-chance that you don't know this, Isle of Skye is also a tile placement board game that's rather a lot of fun.
positive · AI labelView post →The game itself is very good. Think of Carcassonne with an auction element to increase player interaction. Games go fast, and it's easy to pick up. The digital version is super buggy. Tough to drap-n'-drop pieces. Sometimes after an action you aren't able to click forward. And for the cattle/sheep-farm adjacency scoring tile, sometimes it scores for each farm, sometimes it scores for only one farm. I don't get it. And don't even get me started with the BS that is Asmodee online. (Oh, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As others say, there are game breaking bugs. The board game is good, the implementation does not let you finish the game in some cases. Stay away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Furthest I've been N: Isle of Skye, Scotland S: Mombasa, Kenya E: Singapore W: San Francisco, USA My northern travel game is sadly lacking...
neutral · AI labelView post →[Game Bundle] Twin Sails Sails Again!!. $5: | Game Name | |-----------| | The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition | | Amberial Dreams | | Innchanted | | Splendor | | [DLC] Splendor - The Trading Posts | | [DLC] Splendor - The Strongholds | | [DLC] Splendor - The Cities | | Agricola | | Isle of Skye | | Blood Rage: Digital Edition | $10: All above, plus: | Game Name | |-----------| | Terraforming Mars | | [DLC] Terraforming Mars: Venus Next | | [DLC] Terraforming Mars:…
neutral · AI labelView post →3) Isle of Skye; "I cut you choose" is a super-interactive play mechanic, and this game has lots of strategy and play-to-play variance without being super-long or dense
positive · AI labelView post →I played a 2-player session of [Dungeon Petz](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97207/dungeon-petz) - I had never heard of the game before but a friend of ours invited for a session. While I am not a big fan of Auction and Bidding, having had to many terrible session of Isle of Skye I was a bit hesitant at first. In the game you are going to grow cute little monsters, supply all their needs and then sell them. The game only consists of 7 turns but still takes some time to play and at least…
negative · AI labelView post →very buggy! Haven't finished a single simple 2-player game yet. Needs a lot more work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy and fails on login. Running the game takes 100% of the GPU, which is ridiculous for it not being a MMO or a FPS.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are so many better boardgames. There’s been a revolution over the last 40 years or so: Stone Age, Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Isle of Skye, Wingspan, Pandemic… This site covers them all. However much time you have, however weighty you want a game, it’s got you covered.
neutral · AI labelView post →My ticket is available for the Sunderland game as I’m on my way to Isle of Skye
neutral · AI labelView post →Victorian Market, Inverness #Scotland Anyone can get Isle of Skye tartan keychains or wooden ornaments. But *I* found a Still Game coaster that said "Two Pints, Prick!" and was absolutely delighted.
neutral · AI labelView post →So, what #boardgames did you play over the Thanksgiving (US) weekend? The wife and I played: Harmonies 7 Wonders Duel Isle of Skye w/ Druids expansion Ticket to Ride: The Card Game Railroad Ink Dorf Romantik: Sakura
neutral · AI labelView post →I also got to play Isle of Skye this weekend. We finished within 7 points of each other ina 5p game. very close. the table behind us was playing Dungeon Petz and so we kept hearing about their poop maintenance issues.
neutral · AI labelView post →I only play in single player. I have a huge problem with this game, it glitches ~20% of games so they cant be completed. The UI is bad and clearly ported from mobile. The AI is pretty good though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played “Maps of Misterra” (this one stayed interesting wayyyy longer than we thought, today’s game was chaotic and awesome) and “Isle of Skye” (a classic in our home, wonderful game that’s different each time and a rare one for five players - today the 18yo managed to beat me on what is usually […]
positive · AI labelView post →Offering fees for other players' dice feels like a mechanic that is yearning for a game that fully exploits it. Isle of Skye & Castles of Mad King Ludwig both let you set prices & run little markets, but this is different because you make offers not knowing what dice will be available.
neutral · AI labelView post →Isle of Skye is a clever little strategy game — imagine Carcassonne but with a bidding mechanic where you set prices for your own tiles, which adds a layer of player interaction I really enjoyed. When it works, it's genuinely engaging, and the random victory conditions each match keep things fresh enough that I kept coming back for more quick sessions. The problem is the bugs are hard to ignore: the AI constantly freezes mid-turn, forcing you to quit and reload just to keep a game going, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gonna miss the cup game, unless it’s moved to 9th, driving to Isle of Skye on 10th
neutral · AI labelView post →Next game, Isle of Skye! guest starring a bag of awesome dark chocolate kitkats
neutral · AI labelView post →The interface is clunky. If you played the table top version, you'll be able to practice it against AIs. If you have no intention to play the real thing, you can pass on this one. It's accurate and dry. I wish it was a bit more engaging and fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Physical game, thumbs up. Digital implementation, thumbs down. Even for the price of two euro, not worth. The user interface is incredibly poorly designed, almost unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Physical game, thumbs up. Digital implementation, thumbs down. I mean, if you want a game to fall asleep between turns when playing, it's fine, but it's so slow I just can't stay invested. Why can't all players get their money at the same time in one go. Income + whisky + position in three columns, distributed to all players at once. I don't need to do one player at a time and go through every tile with a whisky barrel on it. The UI is pretty horrible. So many clicks and drags to see what the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically... There's no one playing it, and it's pretty awful lasting because it just doesn't have any option to speed up and... nah it's not worth even 3$. it's okay board game, just wish quality of life were easier.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game works like the actual game... once they fix the issue where exit game stays into the new game I'll buy it again, but for now I'll be returning it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am not really a BG Player, so Isle of Skye was my first Lookout game. Love it so much. And Forrest Shuffle of course
positive · AI labelView post →Isle of Skye is one of my favourite board games. I love how the tactics change with each game due to some very different scoring methods. #boardgames
positive · AI labelView post →A most excellent game night! On the tables were The Wolves, Forbidden Desert, Daybreak, Challengers, Knarr, and Isle of Skye. Quality games all around. I was especially excited to play Daybreak at four players. I had only solo’ed it before tonight.
neutral · AI labelView post →I only play against the AI, but this is a great port of a decent board game. It's quick games are perfect to play here and there for a short reprieve.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the board game is very good, this app is irritating - I want to play lots vs the provided ai, but getting the correct number of players in is nigh impossible. If you stutter in any way while dragging ai into the player slots in a local game, the players will be incorrect. This is compounded by the fact you cannot just leave a game and go back to title, but instead quit out to desktop, and have to launch again to get into the game properly. If this was sorted, and a harder ai implemented,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy but fun. Wish I could turn off the transition effects to speed up gameplay, especially during scoring.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It frequently crashes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game kind of a mix between Carcassonne and mad king ludwig. Game got stuck on me once if you dont go crazy rotating the tiles youll be ok .
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