Islands of the Caliph overview

Overview

Islands of the Caliph comes from Schmidt Workshops and is published by Schmidt Workshops. It arrived on Steam on Sep 29, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Islands of the Caliph's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 17:36:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 44. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 88% positive across 276 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Islands of the Caliph is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Islands of the Caliph has sold up to 8,520 units and has 272 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $62,060. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Islands of the Caliph overview details

Islands of the Caliph combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Features KEYBOARD ONLY input and other classic limitations to invoke that 1980s vibe. Please play the free demo to see if this is something you are interested in playing. Designed by solo developer Schmidt Workshops. Islands of the Caliph imagines an ancient, seafaring civilization based on Middle Eastern folklore and Islamic spiritual traditions. It is an action RPG inspired by classics like Might & Magic, Questron, Alternate Reality and more. It incorporates some of the gameplay elements of those older games, like grid based movement, and combines them with real-time combat to create a more immediate hybrid gameplay. Numerous mythical and dangerous beasts lurk in waiting as you explore and discover new lands. From giant spiders and scorpions, to more supernatural beings like ghouls and jinn, Islands of the Caliph will introduce players to some of the creatures of folklore of Arab, Persian and African cultures among others. Weapons include some familiar items along with those particular to the Middle East like scimitars, shamshirs and jambiyah among others. As you explore, your map with be updated automatically. Use it to keep track of your location and to discover new routes of exploration. A small mini map appears in the corner of the screen while exploring, but you can open it to view the whole area when needed. There is also a world map that will help orient the player and assist in finding quest locations. The player must explore this open world and discover the game's primary quest(s) for themselves. The game seeks to capture some of the open-endedness of some class…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Islands of the Caliph is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 17:36:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 44, and 88% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Dungeon CrawlerRetroFaithChoices MatterGrid-Based Movement1980sMythologyFirst-PersonOpen WorldCRPG3DRPGActionOld SchoolExploration

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