Energy Island Corp.

Casual fun, pretty realistic sim of power generation, transmission and consumption patterns. *Edit: Oddly for a game about energy generation, there is no nuclear power plants, geothermal power plants or gas fired power plants. Wish the developer would add more to this fun game.

Highly recommend this game for anyone with no knowledge of the energy industry, as renewables grow in importance. Good cheap game, someone with industry knowledge would get 5+ hours solidly. I've worked on the financial side of several energy projects. Finished campaign in around 4 hours, played a bit with sandbox. Pros: The energy mixes and peaks are well modeled, strategic options between renewables and non-renewables are realistic. I like the administrative building to modify demand curves, highly relatable. Level of complexity is undergraduate 101 course level, fun and nontechnical. Graphics are fine. Areas for improvements: Biggest qualm: Better maintenance automation! Your facilities avg 75% uptime. Your ability/willingness to micro (on/off depending on demand) determines how much excess capacity you need to build out, to a much greater degree than any strategic choice. And when you get to 15+ sources, like the final map of the campaign, it becomes a chore. Maintenance needs to have conditional automation, otherwise the lategame is not fun. If you leave your renewables to your technicians, your peak capacity may need to be 4x peak demand. It's 2024, everyone knows m…

This is a good game that sorely deserves a refresh for the 2026 energy market. Please give this game a short play through if you have a couple hours to spare and want to learn about energy generation. Thank you for making this game. If the developer is reading comments from new 2026 players I will put a request for a new Energy Island 2 game here. The potential that a new game has is enormous. Here are a few of my ideas. -a Technology Research tab (Once new tech is researched newer generators are available. etc) -long term energy contracts/bidding market for industrial/technology power needs. (Data/AI/Crypto/Military/Recycling Center contracts etc) -The ability for homeowners to sell power/energy credits from solar energy on their roofs. (Adjustable market for energy buyback with the goal of energy conservation education etc.) -There could be a story mode that looks at the past energy infrastructure challenges. (earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding) -Another option is a triumphal story focusing on modern technology innovations. -Lastly old nuclear vs. Thorium vs. fusion energy research etc. The possibilities are endless.

Got it on sale for $4 USD. Played it for 14 straight hours ... lost the last level, will have to go back and re-do that level. 10/10, would bargain binge again.

Although the number of campaigns is small, I enjoyed playing it. 1. Do I have to repair everything?: Prepare a lot of repairmen (at least two buildings, each fully upgraded) and select enable in the building options and leave it alone. Buildings with 0% maintenance will be repaired and operated quickly, so the power supply is surprisingly stable. 2. Dams can fill the reservoir with water if they are turned off, but they will start operating before the desired water level is reached after repairs are completed. Until a patch that can improve this is released, try to push the dam's power generation priority back. Also, the relationship between the two parameters of the dam is: approximately 3.5*(max power)=(water reserve)+40.5. 3. Wind power is OP. Solar-related power generation buildings are inefficient. Therefore, use wind power as the main power and generators, coal power, and hydro power as auxiliary power. 4. Other: Game needs an auto-speed option or hotkey. / needs a screen zoom-out function so that I can see the entire map. / Building upgrades should all be visible on one screen. / We need a results sheet that shows daily stats (total income, total expenditure, wood usage,…

Fun game, wish it took off more.