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Bootstrap Island

Bootstrap Island

Feb. 22, 2024 $17.49
Windows

Stranded in the 17th century after a brutal shipwreck, you awaken alone on a deadly tropical island. To survive, you’ll need to learn fast - facing wild beasts, nature’s wrath, and uncovering secrets hidden deep in the jungle. Every step is a fight for your life.

About

Shipwrecked on a mysterious 17th-century island teeming with deadly threats and secrets to uncover. There is no hand-holding, no second chances - only instinct, skill, and grit. A ruthless roguelike where every decision matters. A highly realistic, systems-driven world where everything reacts. Day and night cycles, weather, fire, and liquids interact in complex ways - creating endless, unpredictable challenges. Death is progress - learn by doing, adapt your strategy, and unlock new items to push your survival further than ever before. Every run is unique. Each new session reshuffles resources, events, and outcomes - pushing you to experiment, and discover something new with every survival attempt. Discover the story of the survivor - life before the shipwreck, and the uncertain future that awaits on the island. There must be a reason you were spared while the others were not. “Bootstrap Island is the Most Realistic VR Game I've Ever Played. Bootstrap Island blew me away. I have played a lot of VR survival games but Bootstrap Island has the best VR survival mechanics I've ever seen.” “PCVR has been neglected for many new releases in the VR scene and now we finally got a diamond in the rough. Welcome to BOOTSTRAP ISLAND!” “The Next Gen VR Survival Experience that makes you want to stay...Bootstrap Island is incredibly detailed and for the first time in actually 2 years I did not want to put my headset off.” Co-funded by the European Union. Co-funded by European Union Creative Europe Media.

Description

Roadmap About the Game Shipwrecked on a mysterious 17th-century island teeming with deadly threats and secrets to uncover. There is no hand-holding, no second chances - only instinct, skill, and grit. A ruthless roguelike where every decision matters. A highly realistic, systems-driven world where everything reacts. Day and night cycles, weather, fire, and liquids interact in complex ways - creating endless, unpredictable challenges. Death is progress - learn by doing, adapt your strategy, and unlock new items to push your survival further than ever before. Every run is unique. Each new session reshuffles resources, events, and outcomes - pushing you to experiment, and discover something new with every survival attempt. Discover the story of the survivor - life before the shipwreck, and the uncertain future that awaits on the island. There must be a reason you were spared while the others were not. “Bootstrap Island is the Most Realistic VR Game I've Ever Played. Bootstrap Island blew me away. I have played a lot of VR survival games but Bootstrap Island has the best VR survival mechanics I've ever seen.” “PCVR has been neglected for many new releases in the VR scene and now we finally got a diamond in the rough. Welcome to BOOTSTRAP ISLAND!” “The Next Gen VR Survival Experience that makes you want to stay...Bootstrap Island is incredibly detailed and for the first time in actually 2 years I did not want to put my headset off.” Co-funded by the European Union. Co-funded by European Union Creative Europe Media.

629 Positive
111 Negative
850 Recommendations
9 Peak CCU

Developer

Maru VR

Publisher

Maru VR

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Action, Early Access, Strategy

Categories

Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, VR Only, Steam Leaderboards, Tracked Controller Support, Stereo Sound, Touch Only Option, Surround Sound

Tags

Early Access (497) Survival (451) Adventure (445) Life Sim (440) Rogue-like (435) Action (430) Survival Horror (425) Open World (423) Nature (418) Atmospheric (415) Building (412) VR (406) Simulation (398) Immersive Sim (395) Realistic (392) Physics (382) Exploration (370) Singleplayer (284) Historical (203) PvE (199)

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About

Shipwrecked on a mysterious 17th-century island teeming with deadly threats and secrets to uncover. There is no hand-holding, no second chances - only instinct, skill, and grit. A ruthless roguelike where every decision matters. A highly realistic, systems-driven world where everything reacts. Day and night cycles, weather, fire, and liquids interact in complex ways - creating endless, unpredictable challenges. Death is progress - learn by doing, adapt your strategy, and unlock new items to push your survival further than ever before. Every run is unique. Each new session reshuffles resources, events, and outcomes - pushing you to experiment, and discover something new with every survival attempt. Discover the story of the survivor - life before the shipwreck, and the uncertain future that awaits on the island. There must be a reason you were spared while the others were not. “Bootstrap Island is the Most Realistic VR Game I've Ever Played. Bootstrap Island blew me away. I have played a lot of VR survival games but Bootstrap Island has the best VR survival mechanics I've ever seen.” “PCVR has been neglected for many new releases in the VR scene and now we finally got a diamond in the rough. Welcome to BOOTSTRAP ISLAND!” “The Next Gen VR Survival Experience that makes you want to stay...Bootstrap Island is incredibly detailed and for the first time in actually 2 years I did not want to put my headset off.” Co-funded by the European Union. Co-funded by European Union Creative Europe Media.

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