2026-03-16 16:07 UTC · Community Announcements · noel
🔶A New PC patch is now available!This patch features our biggest cosmetic content addition yet- over 100 new additions in total across the 5 playable Paleofolk species types!These include new dino body parts, new patterns, new accessories, and colour layering options, allowing for much more intricate character customization and endless combination possibilities! This patch also includes one of our largest bugfixing and QOL updates yet; including improvements to autosaving, balancing, quests, navigation, and increased performance across the game. Check out the changelog to see the full breakdo
2026-02-05 12:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
After a wonderful first PTE session in December, we’re back with even more updates, bugfixes, and improvements for you all to try out! Huge thank you to everyone that helped us improve Amber Isle by testing and submitting bug reports & feedback. We couldn’t have done it without you! But! There’s still more improvements to be made- that’s where you come in! 🦖🫵When: February 5th - 18th (12pm GMT)Playtest Focus PointsThis playtest will focus on general bug fixing and game improvements. It can be split into 2 main areas:Testing our new fixes: With the help of everyone’s previous bug reports, we’
2025-12-01 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
The public playtest for Patch 1.10 is LIVE NOW!Playtest Focus PointsThis playtest’s primary focus is the Character Customisation updates. We need help stress-testing the system as much as possible: testing different combinations, patterns, accessories, and catching any issues or edge cases that we missed!Plus, you'll get early access to the new customisation content before anyone else, AND have the chance to share your feedback before the patch officially gets released!How do I join the playtest?To see how to opt in, please see our previous post here: ⬇️Join our Discord!Join our Discord below
2025-11-24 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Patch 1.10.0 Public Playtest InfoWhen: December 1st - 19thPlaytest Focus PointsThis playtest’s primary focus is the Character Customisation updates. We need help stress-testing the system as much as possible: testing different combinations, patterns, accessories, and catching any issues or edge cases that we missed!Plus, you'll get early access to the new customisation content before anyone else, AND have the chance to share your feedback before the patch officially goes live!How do I join the playtest?Once the patch is live, the Beta branch can be accessed in Steam. You can access the Beta by
2025-11-19 10:54 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! 🦖👋We're excited to reveal our dino shop-sim game is up for two awards in this year's Cozy Quest event, hosted by Secret Mode!🔁 Coziest Simulation Game 💗 Best of the QuestVoting for the Cozy Quest Awards 2025 has begun and we'd be super grateful if you could vote for Amber Isle, alongside voting for all the other amazing cozy games in the event! We really appreciate all of your support towards Amber Isle! 🧡Vote for Amber Isle here! ✨Cozy Quest Discount!Alongside the awards, Amber Isle is currently 63% off in the Cozy Quest Steam event! ✨ It's the perfect time to meet your new Pa
2025-11-14 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Patch 1.10.0 Update Information:Patch Public Test Branch: December 2025 (Date TBD: Stay tuned!) Patch Release Date: Early 2026 (TBD)This patch features our biggest cosmetic content addition yet—over 100 new additions in total across the 5 playable Paleofolk species types! These include new dino body parts, new patterns, colour layering options, and accessories, allowing for much more intricate character customization and endless combination possibilities.Here’s a breakdown of all the new character customisation updates:👒 New Accessories (All species)New Accessories: Including glasses, eyelash
2025-10-10 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Can you believe that Amber Isle turns 1 year old today?! It seems like only yesterday that the gates to Amber Isle welcomed you all in for the first time. Since then, we’ve been truly lucky to have a community as kind, creative and enthusiastic as you all - from the countless pieces of fanart, to the hours upon hours of livestreams, to the kind messages that mean the world to a small dev team like us. So! We wanted to give a little something back to the community, in the form of Amber Isle’s 1st Anniversary Celebrations! Throughout the next week, we have a range of giveaways, events, discounts
2025-10-04 12:37 UTC · Community Announcements · JoeRT17
We want to let you know about an important update. A recently identified security vulnerability within Unity has been spotted, and while there is currently no evidence of impact on users, we’re taking all relevant steps to ensure you’re on the latest and safest version of the game. To keep you safe, we’ve released a new patch that addresses the issue. Please update your game as soon as possible to stay protected. You can read more about it here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01 As always, our priority will be on keeping our games safe and enjoyable for everyone. https://store.steampower
2025-08-19 19:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! 👋 We've received many, many requests for Amber Isle plushies - and ... we agree! So, we're beyond thrilled to be teaming up with Youtooz to bring Plushie Adi to life! 🦖 Pre-order our Adi plush todayOur Pre-orders for the Adi plush have just begun with Youtooz! 🧡 Key details can be found below: 🎉 Release: August 19th 📦 Departs: January 1 – January 31 🌎 Ships Worldwide! 📏 Height: 9” 🎨 Colorway: Workaholic Sitting at 9 inches tall with a pair of teeth hanging from the mouth of their cream and brown face, deep blue eyes look out from the sides of their wide orange head as short
2025-04-16 12:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! We're thrilled to announce that Amber Isle has won FIVE Awards at this years Irish Game Awards! 🥳🦕 🎮 Best Game Design 🎨 Best Game Art 🎧 Best Game Audio 🦖 Best Debut Game 🏆 Game of the Year We want to thank all who have explored the isle and met our Paleofolk friends! We are very grateful for all your incredible support towards Amber Isle ❤️ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40711608/0a82afabf289d86d8a366563612f32a4d31c51ac.png Learn more about Amber Isle on our Steam Page: 👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663040/Amber_Isle/
2025-02-12 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! 👋🦕 We are back with more paleofolk localization tales from our partners at Locadile. If you missed the first part of this devlog you can find it below: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1663040/view/506192738774942638 Localization Tales - Dev Log 2 Q: How did you handle localizing the various dialects in Amber Isle? "How does one handle accents in the dialog of games that don’t contain voice-overs? Tastefully! Dialects usually pose one of the biggest challenges as they generally don't translate well, and could easily be either not understood at all, or read like a caricature
2025-02-05 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! 👋🦕 Today, we have a special Devlog Q&A with the incredible team at Locadile, Amber Isle's localization partner. We hope you enjoy this Steam post and their insight into localizing our dino-centric shop management sim! Localization Tales - Dev Log 1 "We’re Locadile, the localization team that brought Amber Isle to life across six different languages. The first rule of Amber Isle is: you don’t call them dinosaurs! With that in mind, we would love to give you a little insight into the amazing world of Amber Isle and our wonderful experience localizing this great game." Q: What was th
2024-12-05 14:01 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey Folks! We've just released our fourth update for Amber Isle! 🧡 Patch v1.9.2 brings new decor items to the isle in an Amber Isle free update! This includes the Snow Dino, Winter Presents, GameDino console, Christmas Tree, and so many more new items to get you in the festive mood! 🎁 The Plaza has had a snowy makeover for the holiday season! The snow in the Plaza is automatically added and is a timed event, resetting in early January ❄️ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40711608/a5904f88f2b0765c025d34e234a7194fff6505a8.gif{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40711608/578bea66c03b02e8fd1d5c5333c58d1bef5a1b0f.png{STEAM_CLAN_
2024-11-29 12:37 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! The Steam Awards 2024 are here! Steam is currently inviting players to nominate their favourite game within a specific award category, and we'd love it if you could nominate us for 'Sit Back and Relax' 🧡 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40711608/4584bc44dee7cdb47589367f11e94b18fa442606.png Described as 'This game is the antidote to a busy day. It's smooth, it's relaxing, it lets your worries melt away. This game is your moment of zen.' - we thought this was very fitting for Amber Isle! We hope you've been enjoying getting to know our many Paleofolk on the isle and overall, having a comfy and rel
2024-11-13 19:00 UTC · Community Announcements · TomT17
Hey folks! 👋 Our dino-centric shopkeeping sim Amber Isle is currently on sale for the first time in Team17's Fall Savings Sale on Steam! 🍂 Discover 25% off Amber Isle until November 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663040/Amber_Isle/ With Update 3 now live, now is the best time to pick up our dino-centric life-sim! 🧡 This patch fixed numerous issues across the game, including soft locks in the shop & quests, issues with quest rewards, and flow issues. It also includes improvements to the UI, camera, and performance, and adds the ability to save customised presets. Read more about o
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