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Card Survival: Tropical Island

WinterSpring Games · 2022-09-16

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 16, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 16, 2022 (Mac)

Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.

Card Survival: Tropical Island is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 3060 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

139
playing now
95%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
119
Nexus mods (125k downloads)
60h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

139 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Card Survival: Tropical Island trailer thumbnail

Card Survival: Tropical Island - Full Release Trailer

≈984,242 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 139 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 150 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 61k–138k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,074 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2021-08-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26626620212026Week of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

332662026-09-15 02:00 — 132 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 221 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 113 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 142 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 223 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 151 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 88 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 184 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 233 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 83 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 175 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 277 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 68 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 227 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 332 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 103 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 211 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 294 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 114 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 176 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 306 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 129 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 103 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 139 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9092Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2021 — avg 38 · peak 99Dec 2021 — avg 10 · peak 25Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 12 · peak 25Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 28Aug 2022 — avg 14 · peak 32Oct 2022 — avg 165 · peak 317Dec 2022 — avg 909 · peak 2,123Feb 2023 — avg 569 · peak 1,243Apr 2023 — avg 387 · peak 868Jun 2023 — avg 245 · peak 488Aug 2023 — avg 296 · peak 599Oct 2023 — avg 291 · peak 587Dec 2023 — avg 279 · peak 605Feb 2024 — avg 252 · peak 538Apr 2024 — avg 266 · peak 610Jun 2024 — avg 251 · peak 613Aug 2024 — avg 262 · peak 531Oct 2024 — avg 232 · peak 485Dec 2024 — avg 267 · peak 539Feb 2025 — avg 232 · peak 435Apr 2025 — avg 222 · peak 430Jun 2025 — avg 190 · peak 388Aug 2025 — avg 196 · peak 389Oct 2025 — avg 179 · peak 348Dec 2025 — avg 227 · peak 479Feb 2026 — avg 182 · peak 350Apr 2026 — avg 157 · peak 289Jun 2026 — avg 186 · peak 365Aug 2026 — avg 174 · peak 339
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
552026-09-252026-10-112026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 5 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$6.992021-08-202026-07-092021-08-20 — best price $6.992022-05-04 — best price $16.992022-08-08 — best price $16.992022-10-25 — best price $19.992022-12-23 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $19.992023-02-22 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $19.992023-05-16 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $16.742023-08-28 — best price $19.992023-10-05 — best price $17.492023-11-09 — best price $17.492023-11-22 — best price $17.492023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $17.492024-04-05 — best price $17.492024-05-27 — best price $17.492024-06-27 — best price $17.492024-07-20 — best price $14.992024-08-26 — best price $17.492024-10-04 — best price $17.492024-11-15 — best price $12.492024-11-27 — best price $12.492024-12-19 — best price $12.492025-01-24 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-04-18 — best price $14.992025-05-30 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $12.492025-08-10 — best price $14.992025-09-19 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $12.492025-11-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $12.492026-02-06 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $12.492026-04-24 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $12.492026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
87.3%
earned "Welcome to the Island!"
19.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, German, Turkish, Japanese, French, Hungarian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0741%54

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieCraftingStrategySurvivalAdventureCard GameHand-drawnRogue-likeSimulationText-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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