Tile Placement Strategy Game ShoreTiles Launches on Steam September 3
Publisher Noovola announced on July 23, 2026, that the tile placement strategy game 'ShoreTiles', developed by Voxel Studios, will launch on Steam on September 3. The game tasks players with building an island around a fragile lighthouse by placing tiles during the day and defending against monsters called 'the Drowned' at night. Land tiles come in 1x2 combinations of elements like settlements, farms, military camps, and walls. Placing identical structures adjacent to each other provides bonuses and increases soldier counts at military camps. Players draw tiles from a deck and purchase additional tiles from a shop ship that arrives after each night. The lighthouse's light has a limited range, so players must build new lighthouses to expand the island and exploration area. Events such as discovering relics, encountering blessings or curses, and completing quests to unlock new structure types (windmills, water towers, forts) also occur. The game ends if the lighthouse is destroyed or all units are wiped out. A demo is currently available. Due to time zone differences, the Japanese release date is listed as September 4.