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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “immersive survival interactions” (61 of 104 reviews) and “beautiful tropical island visuals” (26); the most common complaint is “frequent lag and stuttering” (28). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“From what I can tell, this is a great game that is ruined by one mechanic. I don't see this mentioned anywhere on the store page or reviews so I am going to comment on it here. I am not opposed to the idea of a…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☑ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“The tutorial had a pretty annoying issue with the torch waving where the AI kept teleporting around, it took about 3-5 minutes to get him to eventually disappear and progress. Struggled to hit 70fps (felt somewhere…”
26 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☑ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“They need to change the requirements, the minimum would be a 3080 or 4060. And I would say the recommended would be a 4070 or above. The game is good and the graphics are great, the problem is the game doesn't do…”
“The tutorial had a pretty annoying issue with the torch waving where the AI kept teleporting around, it took about 3-5 minutes to get him to eventually disappear and progress. Struggled to hit 70fps (felt somewhere…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Night time is what OLED was made for, those first few nights were legitimately scary. I managed 18 days on the 2nd run only using sticks, fire and coconuts, didnt think to go back towards the beach and find chests for…”
“Bootstrap Island is a really fun adventure that keeps pulling me back in! Shipwrecked on a beautiful but brutal tropical island in the 17th century, you have to figure everything out yourself no hand-holding, just pure…”
“this game is very good and after a bit of tweaking to get the graphics it has been running very well with just a common lag spike every few minutes but over all i highly recommend this game to anyone like me who has…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I bought this game from a tent in Poland, back in the Holiday season of 2023. I loved the idea, the pitch was a homerun to me. And to see that it finally came out in full release, I am glad I was along for the ride.…”
“It’s enjoyable for a few hours, but the repetitive gameplay starts to fall apart pretty quickly. Pros: - Good sound design and music - Visually good graphics - A somewhat engaging narrative - Certain object interactions…”
“PLAYED VIA VALVE INDEX I like this game. I do think a Rogue-lite survival game is an interesting concept. Surviving for X amount of Days to unlock stuff is fun for awhile. The way things interact with each other can be…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This is the best survival game I ever played. It’s fun it has a lot of content the game runs very well and it’s very interesting there’s a lot of stuff you can do. The game has very good physics, no bugs and it’s very…”
“this game is very good and after a bit of tweaking to get the graphics it has been running very well with just a common lag spike every few minutes but over all i highly recommend this game to anyone like me who has…”
“Look I love this game, but there's one glaring problem. I see in a couple other reviews too. It's how you unlock items permanently. You have survive like 20 days with like no items and then die. It just seems like a…”
28 of the 104 reviews raise this · 20 of them still recommend the game.
“Windows 11 5 GhZ wifi through an extender AMD Ryzen 7 9800x3d 32 GB Ram GeoForce RTX 5080 1 TB storage Quest 2 Virtual Desktop An unoptimized mess. You know you're in trouble when the start screen tells you to go look…”
“Super good concept but like most VR game, it is not well optimized. I can't barely play at 90hz on the Index with a 5070 and 13th gen i9.”
“They need to change the requirements, the minimum would be a 3080 or 4060. And I would say the recommended would be a 4070 or above. The game is good and the graphics are great, the problem is the game doesn't do…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“They need to change the requirements, the minimum would be a 3080 or 4060. And I would say the recommended would be a 4070 or above. The game is good and the graphics are great, the problem is the game doesn't do…”
“The tutorial had a pretty annoying issue with the torch waving where the AI kept teleporting around, it took about 3-5 minutes to get him to eventually disappear and progress. Struggled to hit 70fps (felt somewhere…”
“[Updated review under] Refunded before I even finished the tutorial — 18 minutes in. Trying to grab the wood for the fire was an extremely frustrating process. You have to walk over the wood and then look backwards…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“They need to change the requirements, the minimum would be a 3080 or 4060. And I would say the recommended would be a 4070 or above. The game is good and the graphics are great, the problem is the game doesn't do…”
“I really cannot understand the good reviews for this game: It is complete Garbage! With a RTX 5080 I get 50 FPS with everything at minimum...or at EPIC. Same FPS. Very BAD graphics with everything at Epic, very BAD…”
“Came back to this recently after purchasing in early access in 2024. Played for a couple of hours and........unfortunately it is still a repetitive and frankly boring game that gets old quickly. Before nightfall build a…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to like this game, but its progression system is pretty whack. The rewards you get are not worth the time you have to invest and the last 2 (the most useful) you get AFTER you beat the game. WHOOP DE…”
“I really cannot understand the good reviews for this game: It is complete Garbage! With a RTX 5080 I get 50 FPS with everything at minimum...or at EPIC. Same FPS. Very BAD graphics with everything at Epic, very BAD…”
“[Updated review under] Refunded before I even finished the tutorial — 18 minutes in. Trying to grab the wood for the fire was an extremely frustrating process. You have to walk over the wood and then look backwards…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“From what I can tell, this is a great game that is ruined by one mechanic. I don't see this mentioned anywhere on the store page or reviews so I am going to comment on it here. I am not opposed to the idea of a…”
“I really wanted to like this game, but its progression system is pretty whack. The rewards you get are not worth the time you have to invest and the last 2 (the most useful) you get AFTER you beat the game. WHOOP DE…”
“its fun, kinda hard. Also kinda unfair, since you have to survive 13 days and more to even have an inventory AND crafting, should shorter that. Otherwise really good”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“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“Experienced on PSVR2 and Meta Quest 3 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 have…”
— 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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Bootstrap Island Original Soundtrack is Out Now!
The sounds of the island are now yours to explore beyond the game! The Bootstrap Island Original Soundtrack features 21 tracks by Estonian composer Liina Sumera, including a special bonus track never
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Steam Frame PC VR Support Is Live Now!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| 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 |
| 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.