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Bootstrap Island
A Robinson Crusoe–inspired VR roguelike survival adventure set in the 17th century. Shipwrecked on a ruthless tropical island, you must survive without guidance. Trust your instincts as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Great game. I'd recommend playing this if you want a colonist-crash-on-ship survival game experience. Also get if you want a real good survival island game in general. Here are some cons, although. - Bugs are present, (well duh, it's early access.) - May cause motion sickness. -…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“[h1]Experienced on PSVR2 and Meta Quest 3[/h1] Here is my beginner's guide / walkthrough for Chapter 1: https://youtu.be/7U2yUbhoVic I do recommend this game. It looks better than the vast majority of PCVR games released nowadays! I think it's a solid survival game. Some people…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“The game is a roguelike survival that makes you unlock new stuff and mechanics the longer you survive, which by itself wouldn't be an issue if the game was full of new items to discover and craft, but as of now you need to play hours just to unlock the satchel, the only way you…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Major Update Hotfix 1.1.2 Is Live Now!
Major Update Hotfix 1.1.2 improves inventory item placement, refines climbing and environmental interactions, fixes item and bullet duplication issues, and includes additional world polish and visual
35% OFF - Summer Sale on Bootstrap Island!
Dear Survivors, It's summer on Bootstrap Island all year round! 😎 But the Steam Summer Sale won't last forever. Take advantage of our biggest discount yet and put your survival skills to the test with
Major Update Hotfix 1.1.1 Is Live Now!
Thank you for all your feedback following the release of Major Update 1.1.0! Hotfix 1.1.1 brings further improvements to the new Crate inventory system, gameplay, world visuals, audio, and overall pol
Major Update 1.1.0 - New Progression System, New Inventory, and Night Beasts!
The first major update since Full Release is live! This update introduces a brand-new cumulative progression system , the Crate early-game inventory , dangerous Night Apes , full bHaptics support , an
June Sale! 25% OFF! Get Ready for Major Update 1.1.0!
A major update is coming soon to Bootstrap Island, and now is the perfect time to prepare. Major Update 1.1.0 will introduce (Sneak Peek): A new cumulative progression system A redesigned early-game i
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Early Access · Survival · Adventure · Life Sim · Rogue-like · Action · Survival Horror · Open World · Nature · Atmospheric · Building · VR (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Stereo Sound · Surround Sound · Touch Only Option · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://bootstrapisland.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 3600x Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2070 Storage: 25 GB available space VR Support: Quest 3, Quest 2, Steam Frame, Quest 3S, PSVR2, Valve Index, Rift S, Rift. Other headsets are not officially supported, but may still work.