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About the Game

TINY ATOLLS is a minimalist building strategy game
Expand across colorful islands, unlock new tiles and complete quests!




TINY ATOLLS centers around the art of forging meaningful connections between different types and colors. The higher the number of connections you establish, the greater your score and the more tiles you can strategically position.

Beyond standard tiles, an assortment of card tools becomes at your disposal, offering the means to expand your diminutive settlements. As you unravel quests and amass points, you unlock the ability to select the precise tools required for venturing to new islands and reshaping the picturesque landscapes.



Some quests are special and will ask for specific tiles to be placed in order to build unique buildings with various new mechanics.

• Procedurally generated islands
  
• Quests and unlockable tiles
  
• Beautiful, vibrant colors
  
• Modular tiling
  
• Calm and cozy atmosphere
  
• Online leaderboard

Latest news

• Announcements·24 Jun 2025Official

  Preview Branch Launch - Gameplay Change

  Hey guys, it's been a moment. I've been hard at work over the last couple of months, even taking time away from my main job to further the work on Tiny Atolls.I took quite a few weeks to break the main concept down into something simpler and more "fun" and something I can relate to myself. The old gameplay was too puzzley and childish, with the color mechanic and an absurd recursion of tile placement.The New Core GameplayIn the future, the new gameplay will resemble more of flash games like "Little Alchemy" and "Islanders". I'm keeping a lot of the mechanics, such as hex-tiles and the idea of placing shapes of tiles to generate complex buildings with special effects.I’m changing the way the player places tiles in the world and you can now place any tiles you have in any order you wish, and those tiles can be combined inside the UI itself to create more specialized tiles that shape the island in different ways.For instance, you can merge 2 "Flower" tiles to create a "Tree" tile, giving you new shapes to explore and new combinations in the world to interact with.Preview BranchI just released a preview branch that you can access via the beta tab on Steam, so you can get a very VERY rough preview of what the new gameplay looks like.The reason the game now has 2 different branches is:I need some people to test the new gameplay to give me feedback on it, so I can provide quick updates and further refine it.I do not want to delete the original version of the game just yet, as I believe that even with its flaws and bugs, it is still a more playable and enjoyable experience than the current state of my reforged project. It will be replaced in a few months once the new gameplay is on its feet.Warning to those who want to try out the new gameplay: There is no save/load feature, no multi-language support, and the gameplay loop is very tiny and it will simply let you know when you’ve won the game with a game over screen.Some words from meSo yeah, that’s that. It took tremendous ...
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• Announcements·12 Aug 2024Official

  Multi-Language now Supported

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43376969/3b1288f81e91f827821756705cf7e7b47dee1ec0.png Multi-Language Support You can now choose from 9 different languages in the game: English French Italian German Spanish Japanese Korean Russian Chinese More language support is coming, some concepts were not translated as they are hard to translate into words so this will be up to the community to let me know if they do indeed need a translation for those. Let me know if there's any issues. The updated roadmap: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43376969/1428449a885a5880478e17c600b70933d2eb0300.png What's next? The next update is going to take a while to release since I will be reforging the main mechanics by removing the color element and making the game simpler overall.
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• Announcements·8 Jun 2024Official

  Tiny Atolls Is Back!

  It's been a while Let's start off with the good news and recent update: Save & Loading {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43376969/19a23cc7568f0342acf5698171336959c205e12b.png This highly requested feature is now available: you can save your game progress and resume anytime. The game autosaves every few minutes and also saves when you quit. To reload your saved game, just press 'Continue' on the main menu. Building on Bridges {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43376969/92b61f19b02fbfab7c9029849e1e72fef50fccbb.png The second most requested feature, building on bridges, is now part of the main gameplay mechanic. To progress to another island, you'll need to construct bridges and place buildings to reach the other side, enhancing both gameplay and aesthetics. Ocean Wildlife There are now new whales and dolphins populating the world of Tiny Atolls. This is a nice transition to what I want to talk to you next! World Ocean Steam Sale Tiny Atolls is part of the World Ocean Day Steam Sale for a week. To help protect dolphins and whales, I'll be donating 50% of all event sales revenue to the WDC. This is a great opportunity to support a cause and continue developing Tiny Atolls. Speaking of development, here's an updated roadmap. New Roadmap {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43376969/a4656e2dc1714d7ebb8428d29952d19386f37155.png I've added a lot of requested features, updated the dates to fit the current timeline. Now onto what's been happening the last months of development What Happened? In the beginning, Tiny Atolls was developed by two developers, including myself. We soon added another programmer as I had too many other professional and personal commitments, and he was expected to take over after the Early Access release. The Early Access launched on September 29, 2023, with positive reception and sales. I had planned to leave the project to the other two developers, investing my own money into the development and agreeing not to take any profits so they could benefit and manage their time. However, once I stopped ac...
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• Patch Notes·3 Nov 2023Official

  TINY ATOLLS is available on Steam for Mac!

  Special Announcement! We're thrilled to announce that our game is now available on Steam for Mac! You can finally experience the enchanting world of TINY ATOLLS on your Mac. TINY ATOLLS is a minimalist building strategy game that revolves around forging meaningful connections between different types and colors. Expand across colorful islands, unlock new tiles, and complete quests to shape and transform your world! Join the TINY ATOLLS experience on Steam, share your creative strategies, and embark on a journey to reshape picturesque landscapes and build remarkable cities! Feel free to ask questions, share your thoughts, or report any issues you may encounter. Our team is here to assist you. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm. We can't wait to see you in the game! The Tiny Atolls Team
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• Press Coverage·19 Oct 2023

  Relaxing minimalist building strategy game Tiny Atolls fixed up for Linux

  Tiny Atolls was released at the end of September and while I enjoy it a lot, it did come with a rather broken Linux version, which has now been fixed up. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/relaxing-minimalist-building-strategy-game-tiny-atolls-fixed-up-for-linux
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