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ShoreTiles ·

Build a lovely island. Defend its one fragile light.

A tile-placement puzzle that becomes a survival problem after sunset.

ShoreTiles artwork

Why it caught our eye

ShoreTiles has a very effective reason to make every placement count: the lighthouse draws things out of the sea. The daytime calm feels different when you know what the island will have to withstand at night.

Draw and connect houses, farms, barracks and walls, pushing the shore out into the fog. Joe’s touchstones were Dorfromantik, Bad North and Dredge. That mix of careful building and coastal unease is why this one made the list.

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A closer look

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The useful bits

ShoreTiles, at a glance.

Developer
Voxel Studios
Publisher
Noovola
Release
3 September 2026
Platforms / announced
Windows
List price (US)
Not announced
Steam reviews
Not yet rated

Store details captured 27 August 2026. Prices, release plans and review totals may change. Console release timing can differ from Steam.

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