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Bootstrap Island

Maru VR · 2026-03-12

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 22, 2024 (SteamVR), Aug 13, 2026 (PlayStation VR2)

A Robinson Crusoe–inspired VR roguelike survival adventure set in the 17th century. Shipwrecked on a ruthless tropical island, you must survive without guidance. Trust your instincts as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe.

Bootstrap Island is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2026, priced at $17.49, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive sentiment based on 83% of 1379 reviews.

14
playing now
83%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.49
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

As the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the 17th century, you must quickly learn to adapt and survive on a mysterious and ruthless island filled with deadly threats and secrets to explore.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 488 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~61/week).
  • · Review velocity up 133% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 30% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 28k–62k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,379 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $16.24 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10110120242026Week of 2024-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3482026-08-12 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 34 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 14 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 30 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 20 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 27 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$16.242024-02-222026-08-112024-02-22 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-05-13 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $17.492024-07-15 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $19.992024-10-03 — best price $19.992024-11-18 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $17.492024-12-19 — best price $17.492025-01-13 — best price $19.992025-02-20 — best price $17.492025-03-13 — best price $17.492025-04-07 — best price $19.992025-05-15 — best price $17.492025-06-26 — best price $17.492025-07-11 — best price $19.992025-08-21 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $17.492025-10-12 — best price $24.992025-11-24 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-12 — best price $22.492026-04-25 — best price $18.742026-06-03 — best price $18.742026-06-25 — best price $16.242026-08-11 — best price $17.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
33.7%
earned "Break of Dawn"
0.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyGamepad RecommendedStereo SoundSurround SoundTouch Only OptionSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)741%30
PS5 (PlayStation)234%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRActionNatureBuildingLife SimSurvivalAdventureRealisticOpen WorldRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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