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Radiation Island cover art

Radiation Island

Atypical Games · 2016-11-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 29, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 29, 2016 (Android), Feb 22, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 29, 2015 (iOS)

Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.

Radiation Island is a 2016 Action, Adventure, and Indie game priced at $9.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (81% of 642 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners.

1
playing now
81%
positive of 642 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
33/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Radiation Island is an action-adventure and survival game by California-based developer Atypical Games. It was initially released on iOS and MacOS on January 29, 2015, and later also published on Microsoft Windows and Android on November 29, 2016, as well as Nintendo Switch on February 22, 2018. Gameplay in Radiation Island features elements of exploration, crafting, combat, and survival. Also multiplayer can be unlocked after completing the game.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 642 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-10-28) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020172026Week of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992016-11-292026-07-092016-11-29 — best price $2.992017-07-05 — best price $2.992017-11-01 — best price $2.992017-11-28 — best price $2.992018-01-04 — best price $2.992018-06-22 — best price $3.392018-10-30 — best price $3.992018-11-22 — best price $6.992018-12-21 — best price $6.992019-06-26 — best price $4.492019-10-28 — best price $3.992019-11-26 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $2.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-10-29 — best price $6.692020-11-25 — best price $6.992020-12-22 — best price $3.992021-05-27 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992021-11-24 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-01-27 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-02 — best price $9.992024-05-27 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-10-28 — best price $6.992024-11-27 — best price $6.992024-12-19 — best price $6.992025-10-27 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6212026-06-02 — 6 pageviews2026-06-06 — 3 pageviews2026-06-10 — 12 pageviews2026-06-14 — 6 pageviews2026-06-18 — 13 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-26 — 6 pageviews2026-06-30 — 3 pageviews2026-07-04 — 7 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-12 — 6 pageviews2026-07-16 — 3 pageviews2026-07-20 — 6 pageviews2026-07-24 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 3 pageviews2026-08-05 — 3 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 6 pageviews2026-08-17 — 5 pageviews2026-08-21 — 4 pageviews2026-08-25 — 5 pageviews2026-08-29 — 4 pageviews2026-09-02 — 2 pageviews2026-09-06 — 2 pageviews2026-09-10 — 4 pageviews2026-09-14 — 6 pageviews2026-09-18 — 2 pageviews2026-09-22 — 5 pageviews2026-09-26 — 6 pageviews2026-09-30 — 12 pageviews2026-10-04 — 10 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews2026-10-12 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
86.3%
earned "Scavanger"
30.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7117%40
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

IndieActionHorrorZombiesCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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