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Bootstrap Island

Maru VR · 2026-03-12

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Auditory, Virtual Reality

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.

9
playing now
83%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
14
Nexus mods (288 downloads)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (266 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$17.49
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 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
  • · 9 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 13% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 29k–64k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,431 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 7 of 14 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

3612026-09-15 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 11 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 26 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
354Mar 2024Aug 2026Mar 2024 — avg 16 · peak 58Apr 2024 — avg 8 · peak 28May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 34Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 19Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 9 · peak 35Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 37Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 28Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 36Jul 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 27Jan 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2026 — avg 35 · peak 147Apr 2026 — avg 20 · peak 51May 2026 — avg 32 · peak 79Jun 2026 — avg 33 · peak 84Jul 2026 — avg 24 · peak 53Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 44
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-03-12 (Steam store data)

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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