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Spirit of the Island cover art

Spirit of the Island

1M Bits Horde · META Publishing · 2022-08-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 19, 2023 (PlayStation 4), May 16, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Nintendo Switch), Oct 19, 2023 (Xbox One), Oct 19, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 19, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

A beautiful Life Sim Sandbox RPG with Cross-Platform Online COOP set on a tropical Archipelago. Build your farm, grow crops and animals, craft various items, cook dishes, gather resources, build shops and museum to attract visitors, and turn a desolate Island into a prosperous tourist destination!

8
playing now
66%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Spirit of the Island is a relaxing life simulation RPG set on a distant tropical island. Explore the once-prosperous tourist destination, meet the locals, and lend a hand to restore the towns to their former glory as you embark on a long journey that will help you rediscover your past!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (256 reviews).
  • · Top 26% of 10,795 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 38k–85k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,897 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.25-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.39-17%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.05 at Gamer Thor (2025-04-20) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 180 of 235 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18318320222026Week of 2022-03-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1322026-08-17 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.052022-03-122026-08-302022-03-12 — best price $19.442022-04-30 — best price $21.242022-06-28 — best price $24.992022-08-25 — best price $19.192022-10-29 — best price $13.572022-12-06 — best price $14.992023-01-27 — best price $22.322023-03-21 — best price $9.112023-05-12 — best price $24.992023-06-25 — best price $17.492023-08-07 — best price $8.742023-09-29 — best price $16.192023-12-02 — best price $7.012024-01-26 — best price $17.992024-03-05 — best price $6.292024-04-29 — best price $6.292024-06-15 — best price $17.992024-08-08 — best price $4.292024-09-25 — best price $4.492024-11-05 — best price $4.492024-12-23 — best price $3.412025-01-30 — best price $4.502025-03-12 — best price $3.742025-04-20 — best price $1.052025-06-17 — best price $2.992025-08-09 — best price $14.992025-09-25 — best price $2.992025-10-30 — best price $1.732025-12-02 — best price $1.812026-01-19 — best price $1.872026-03-05 — best price $2.242026-04-10 — best price $1.922026-05-14 — best price $1.492026-06-18 — best price $2.242026-07-26 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $2.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
37.9%
earned "Respect Your Elders"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume Controls1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1772%49
PS5 (PlayStation)1566%49
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)852%48
PS4 (PlayStation)2313%49
PS4 (PlayStation)128%49
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

RPGCuteIndieSandboxLife SimRelaxingAction RPGSimulationStory RichExploration

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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