The Island

The Island (2021)

Ibis Games · August 10, 2021 · Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Open World, Building, Hidden Object

Buy The Island from Steam at $1.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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$1.99
lowest tracked $0.59
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The Island price by region

The Island costs £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), $1.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Island offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 1
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €1.99 €1.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 1
Poland zł8.99 zł8.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Island

The Island is an open world, with good optimization, graphics and beautiful nature.

In this game, you need to survive after a shipwreck.
  • Create items and collect resources.
  • Build a small shelter, a large house on the beach or in the woods.
  • Kill dangerous animals.
  • Get food and build a fire.

Do everything to survive.

The Island — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 5, 2025
i love the game, but it needs alot more items and things to do, but its a very good survival game, it would be 100 times better if it had multiplayer
4 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 6, 2026
I play a lot of survival games. its one of the biggest genre I play. This is not the worst, but is pretty close. <h1> Glaring issues.</h1> - Crafting is emulating the forest poorly. using a book and a tarp. all the recipe can be found in the book for tools but you only had 7 tools and no weapons. - The only real weapon is your starter knife and it is the most powerful and can kill any animal easily. - recipes in the book for building glitch more than they work. I put down 4 beds and it wasn't until the fifth attempt that it actually put down a bed. lost the resources for all the beds. - Trees are glitchy. I have died to trees more than anything else. If you don't move away as soon as the tree starts to fall you most likely will die. Trees don't fall like you think they would. many trees hang at an angle on the shore and when cut flip inward toward the island instead of toward the ocean like physics would dictate. - standard UE assets. in general that's not a problem lots of indie games do it. These are not the best models those the character model is low rez and doesn't match the rest of the enviromental assets. - Zebra in the jungle. WTH. th…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 7, 2026
The Island is an open-world survival game developed and published by Ibis Games that embraces a stripped-down, self-directed approach to survival gameplay. It drops the player into isolation after a shipwreck, leaving them stranded on a large, untamed island with no clear guidance beyond the basic imperative to stay alive. Rather than leaning on scripted events or heavy narrative exposition, the game relies on the player’s curiosity and resilience, presenting survival as a slow, methodical process shaped by experimentation, planning, and endurance. From the outset, survival fundamentals define the experience. Hunger, resource scarcity, and exposure quickly establish priorities, forcing players to gather wood, stone, food, and other essentials before anything else can be considered. Crafting is introduced early and becomes the backbone of progression, as simple tools unlock more efficient gathering and allow players to build shelters that protect against environmental threats. This loop of collecting materials, improving equipment, and expanding shelter space forms a steady rhythm that will feel familiar to fans of classic survival sandbox games, emphasizing routine and persistence…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 31, 2026
The Island is a solid, compact survival experience that offers great short-term value but then the grind is over for the most part. Pros & Cons Pro: No tedious progression grind once your tools and base are built. Pro: Stunning, moon graphics that punch way above a couple of dollars. Con: Limited long-term replayability once the initial construction phase ends. Overall, I enjoyed the game. It is a budget-friendly experience for anyone who wants a survival game with a clear endpoint rather than an endless loop.
Recommended May 29, 2025
Šai spēlei nebūtu ne vainas ,ja būtu vēl citas salas , ja varētu laivas uztaisīt,un vēl modi ar dzīvniekiem ,zirgiem ,ar kuriem var pārvirzīties! Savādāk spēle ir vienmuļa!
Not recommended Dec 16, 2024
non stop glitching blur is horrible long load times keeps freezing my pc

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