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Island Notes

KangBaoGame · 2025-08-21

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 22, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, choose self-preservation or alliances. Master base-building, farming, fishing, romance and pet taming in this morally-charged survival simulator that blends strategy with human drama. Forge bonds, conquer nature, and evolve your humanity.

82%
positive of 888 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$12.99
steam price (US)

After a yacht accident, you and your guests are stranded on a mysterious island. Will you survive alone or help everyone pull through together?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 85 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 37% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 888 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.09 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 9 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19519520252026Week of 2025-08-22: 195 positiveWeek of 2025-08-22: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-08-29: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-29: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-05: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-12: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-28: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-23: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-13: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-20: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-27: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-20: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$9.092025-08-222026-07-292025-08-22 — best price $11.692025-09-04 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $11.692025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-10-14 — best price $11.692025-10-21 — best price $12.992025-11-22 — best price $11.042025-12-06 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $10.392026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-01-21 — best price $10.392026-01-28 — best price $12.992026-02-27 — best price $10.392026-03-06 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $9.742026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-04-19 — best price $9.742026-05-03 — best price $12.992026-06-02 — best price $9.352026-06-12 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $9.092026-07-09 — best price $12.992026-07-15 — best price $9.092026-07-29 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
91.8%
earned "Mysterious Deserted Island"
17%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1150%20

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

Census log

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

Recent updates

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