If Above and Below is Ryan Laukat’s gateway into his amazing world then Islebound is the seamless extension of traveling across the seas of this same world. The narrative just continues and plays out so well. Think, some of your colonists decided to build a ship and travel, do some trading and maybe hire some pirates to kick some butt.

Of course the art is gorgeous and only accentuates gameplay.

Mechanics are familiar with a few new tweaks for sailing. Though, once you’ve played any of Ryan’s games you have an intuitive sense of how gameplay unfolds. Instead of managing a small town, in Islebound you are managing a ship of diversely skilled skilled adventurers.

Islebound is. a great extension to Above and Below as it offers a little more complexity and depth that work together to immerse you in this outstanding and imaginative world.