Planned Release Date: Oct 30, 2026

About This Game

Four fires. One island. Everyone moves at once.

Fire Isle is a turn-based hex strategy game for 1–4 players, online with friends or against bots. Each turn, all players spread fire simultaneously, racing for the same tiles and the Wisps that win the game.

Every match is a free-for-all. Burn the cheap route your friend was counting on. Hide a trap on the tile they need next. Cut them off with a wall of Snow. Steal your friend's fire and sneak into the tiles they've been selfishly hoarding.

Big Mongo, the Isle god, launches pieces of himself, called Wisps, across the island. Burn a Wisp's tile and it's yours. Your friend spent three turns spreading toward one? Snatch it with seconds left on the clock. Appease Big Mongo by claiming the most Wisps and become Big Mongo himself, the Isle's new god.

Happy, Sad, Angry or Grumpy is just your look. Your class is how you fight.

Thief: steal an enemy fire beside yours to break their lines or shut them out.

Traveler: lob a fire over oceans, rivers, mountains, and enemy lines.

Storm Caster: summon an island-wide rainstorm that hurts your friends more than it hurts you.

Wisp Fiend: imagine not being able to just buy Wisps? Couldn't be you, L peasants.

Trapper: scatter exploding hidden traps around the map and watch your friends walk right into them at the best moments.

Warden: whoever said Sand, Stone, and Snow were hard to burn? For others, maybe, but not for you. Wall off rivals' paths with rough terrain at a moment's notice.

With over 100+ Cards available, you can bend the rules, from cheaper fires to longer rainstorms and everything in between.

Take advantage of what's available on every island, no two are exactly the same. Grass burns out fast, Coal explodes in a burst of free fires, Ravines act as short-cuts, Rivers double the cost of nearby tiles to cross them, and Volcanoes launch your fire anywhere on the island. When the forecast says rain, everyone scrambles to keep their fires alive.

Friends, Bots or Both

Host a lobby with your own rules, browse matches or send invites through Steam. No group tonight? Fill any empty seats with randoms or bots ranging from Journalist (it couldn't beat the tutorial if it tried) to Hard (it doesn't just target Wisps, it targets YOU).

Claiming Wisps earns Shop Wisps for hats, eyewear and capes your friends will see. And yes, you can squish the fires.

Pick a fire, pick a class, and pick some friends to duke it out with.

10% of all earnings from game purchases go directly to supporting Cape Ivy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. You can also donate directly to Cape Ivy by going to Cape Ivy's website.

Photosensitive Seizure Warning: This game contains some flashing visual effects that may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you feel unwell.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Much of Fire Isle uses Adobe Firefly generated art as a base for the UI buttons. I've further edited/photoshopped all of this art personally to better suit the game's art style and make it my own. As a broke solo dev without much of a 2D art background and no funding to hire anyone, I chose to go this route rather than to not see Fire Isle made at all. I'm actively working on replacing all AI generated art with the help of a skilled artist friend, but as I'm unable to pay for their time, progress is sadly slow.

Despite the reasoning behind it, I understand many might not be comfortable with AI generated content. I hope the game itself reflects the thousands upon thousands of hours of time & effort I've put into it's creation with the goal of making a fun and memorable experience, NOT AI Slop🙏...