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ISLAND cover art

ISLAND

Frontwing · Frontwing USA · 2018-08-23

Steam

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Feb 23, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Apr 28, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 08, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 28, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.

ISLAND is an Adventure and Casual game released in 2018, priced at $21.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 1775 reviews).

1
playing now
95%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$21.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Island is a Japanese mystery romance visual novel developed by Frontwing. It was released on 28 April 2016 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch published by Prototype. An English version of the visual novel was released on Steam in August 2018. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Feel aired between July and September 2018. Unlike most of Frontwing's releases, Island is not a part of their eroge catalogue.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 44k–107k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,775 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 6 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10910920182026Week of 2018-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
554Aug 2018Aug 2026Aug 2018 — avg 55 · peak 80Nov 2018 — avg 14 · peak 62Feb 2019 — avg 12 · peak 30May 2019 — avg 6 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 8 · peak 28Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2020 — avg 13 · peak 31May 2020 — avg 10 · peak 23Aug 2020 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Feb 2021 — avg 10 · peak 27May 2021 — avg 8 · peak 23Aug 2021 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 21May 2022 — avg 10 · peak 26Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 21Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Feb 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2023 — avg 11 · peak 33Nov 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Feb 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 26Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$19.992018-08-242026-08-152018-08-24 — best price $35.992019-02-04 — best price $35.992019-06-26 — best price $31.992019-09-30 — best price $33.592019-11-10 — best price $33.592019-12-19 — best price $29.992020-03-03 — best price $29.992020-06-25 — best price $29.992020-09-28 — best price $31.992020-11-25 — best price $31.992021-02-11 — best price $27.992021-04-29 — best price $29.992021-08-09 — best price $29.992021-10-28 — best price $29.992021-12-22 — best price $27.992022-04-28 — best price $27.992022-08-22 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-10-07 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $39.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-07-14 — best price $39.992024-10-11 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-20 — best price $39.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992026-01-19 — best price $39.992026-05-12 — best price $39.992026-08-15 — best price $21.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11662026-05-29 — 41 pageviews2026-06-02 — 26 pageviews2026-06-06 — 20 pageviews2026-06-10 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 40 pageviews2026-06-18 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 13 pageviews2026-06-26 — 30 pageviews2026-06-30 — 28 pageviews2026-07-04 — 14 pageviews2026-07-08 — 6 pageviews2026-07-12 — 16 pageviews2026-07-16 — 11 pageviews2026-07-20 — 19 pageviews2026-07-24 — 18 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-08-01 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 23 pageviews2026-08-13 — 13 pageviews2026-08-17 — 11 pageviews2026-08-21 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 16 pageviews2026-08-29 — 19 pageviews2026-09-02 — 12 pageviews2026-09-06 — 19 pageviews2026-09-10 — 19 pageviews2026-09-14 — 24 pageviews2026-09-18 — 17 pageviews2026-09-22 — 14 pageviews2026-09-26 — 22 pageviews2026-09-30 — 10 pageviews2026-10-04 — 20 pageviews2026-10-07 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-02-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

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

Player tags

CuteAnimeCasualSci-fiMysteryRomanceAdventureDating SimStory RichTime Travel

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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