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Spirit Island

Handelabra Games Inc. · 2020-07-29

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 29, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.

Spirit Island is a 2020 Indie Strategy game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 1692 reviews).

134
playing now
92%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 134 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 219 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~27/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,692 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 10 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520202026Week of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

223582026-09-15 02:00 — 145 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 77 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 119 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 117 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 84 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 124 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 111 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 62 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 109 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 107 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 58 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 95 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 100 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 136 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 167 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 223 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 104 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 110 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 192 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 172 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 113 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 175 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 163 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 134 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
16518Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 42 · peak 79Jun 2020 — avg 18 · peak 42Aug 2020 — avg 38 · peak 99Oct 2020 — avg 31 · peak 68Dec 2020 — avg 26 · peak 60Feb 2021 — avg 26 · peak 61Apr 2021 — avg 44 · peak 105Jun 2021 — avg 29 · peak 64Aug 2021 — avg 28 · peak 55Oct 2021 — avg 26 · peak 66Dec 2021 — avg 33 · peak 74Feb 2022 — avg 39 · peak 80Apr 2022 — avg 35 · peak 68Jun 2022 — avg 35 · peak 81Aug 2022 — avg 44 · peak 110Oct 2022 — avg 46 · peak 109Dec 2022 — avg 44 · peak 92Feb 2023 — avg 42 · peak 85Apr 2023 — avg 39 · peak 102Jun 2023 — avg 34 · peak 148Aug 2023 — avg 51 · peak 104Oct 2023 — avg 44 · peak 94Dec 2023 — avg 55 · peak 118Feb 2024 — avg 64 · peak 276Apr 2024 — avg 79 · peak 166Jun 2024 — avg 87 · peak 208Aug 2024 — avg 80 · peak 163Oct 2024 — avg 77 · peak 150Dec 2024 — avg 88 · peak 177Feb 2025 — avg 92 · peak 190Apr 2025 — avg 95 · peak 216Jun 2025 — avg 117 · peak 279Aug 2025 — avg 125 · peak 256Oct 2025 — avg 97 · peak 213Dec 2025 — avg 123 · peak 269Feb 2026 — avg 142 · peak 410Apr 2026 — avg 96 · peak 201Jun 2026 — avg 131 · peak 306Aug 2026 — avg 133 · peak 283
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$4.992020-04-162026-08-212020-04-16 — best price $21.242020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-10-21 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-02-11 — best price $19.992021-03-29 — best price $24.992021-10-21 — best price $17.492021-12-01 — best price $24.992022-01-27 — best price $17.492022-03-07 — best price $24.992022-06-23 — best price $17.492022-08-29 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $16.992023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-08-28 — best price $12.492023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-02-12 — best price $12.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-05-22 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-10-06 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-02-10 — best price $12.492025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-02 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-15 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-01-26 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-06-11 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-21 — best price $18.71
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
60.7%
earned "Save Your Island"
1.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud9 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 9 DLC released, first 2020-09-30, latest 2025-12-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1660%54

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

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieNatureFantasyStrategyTabletopCard GameBoard GameDestruction

Census log

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

Recent updates

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