Opening
Arrive on the island
Players begin stranded on a grey-scale island that is quiet, sparse, and waiting to be brought back to life.
Current release
Island Song
Restore color, life, and music across a changing island
Island Song is a small open-world puzzle game set on a grey-scale island where a child restores color, life, and music by solving environmental puzzles.
Five regions shape the island, each built around a different instrument family: winds, brass, percussion, keys, and strings. Solving a region's final puzzle brings back its color and music.
Players begin stranded and nearly alone, then gradually transform the island into a more vibrant, musical world.
Game overview
How the island changes as you play
Players begin stranded and nearly alone, then gradually transform the island into a more vibrant, musical world.
Structure
Five musical regions
The island is divided into regions inspired by winds, brass, percussion, keys, and strings, each with its own puzzle focus.
Restoration
Bring back color and song
Completing a region's final puzzle restores its color and lets music return to that part of the island.
Minimum requirements
Windows target
- OS Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- Processor 64-bit dual-core CPU
- Memory 8 GB RAM
- Graphics DirectX 11 compatible GPU
- Storage 2 GB available space
Download
Current release
The current Windows build is available to download. The download button always points to the latest build.
Public prerelease for Windows 64-bit, updated through the same download link.
FAQ
What to know before downloading
What kind of game is Island Song?
Island Song is a puzzle-focused open-world game about restoring color, life, and music across a changing island.
What changes as you progress?
Each major section of the island ends with a final puzzle. Solving it brings color and music back to that region.
How is the Windows build delivered?
The download button always points to the current installer, so the link stays consistent as new builds are published.
Team and school
Who is building Island Song
The island is divided into five regions, each with its own puzzle focus. Solving a region's final puzzle brings color and music back to that part of the world.
The team is based at Purdue University Fort Wayne, completing Island Song as an ETCS capstone project sponsored by Aga Pita.
School
Purdue University Fort Wayne
An ETCS capstone project sponsored by Aga Pita.
Development
Built in Unreal Engine 5
The game is built in Unreal Engine 5. World design and coding are handled in-house, with select assets sourced from the Fab Store where they fit the project.
Character Art
School of Visual Arts
The main character was created by a PFW School of Visual Arts student, brought in as a collaborator to ensure the character had a strong, original artistic foundation.