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Spirit Island

Cooperative digital board game about driving colonizers from an island

Handelabra Games Inc. · Released Jul 29, 2020

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 1,598
Recent reviews
Very Positive
95% of 20 in 30 days
Players
114
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 weeks ago
Oct 9, 2026
Minimum PC
DX10
1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Spirit Island?

Spirit Island is a cooperative, turn-based digital board game set in an alternate world around 1700. You control one to four land spirits, play power cards, and work with the Dahan to stop colonizing invaders from spreading across a modular island and blighting it. Optional adversaries and scenarios change the challenge.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy complex cooperative strategy with automated rules enforcement
  • +you want both solo and cooperative ways to play
  • +you like distinct spirits and card-driven area control

Not for you if...

  • −you want a simple strategy game that's easy to learn
  • −you dislike difficult games with many interacting mechanics

What players say

90% of 1,598 reviews are positive · 95% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the board game adaptation, automated rules and upkeep, and its convenience for solo play. They most often criticize the confusing interface and online multiplayer, citing forced waiting, desynchronization, freezes, unreliable undo, and problems saving or resuming sessions.

Players over time

▼ -50% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 227 players on Oct 2, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026114
Nov 6, 202678
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Nov 3, 202694
Nov 2, 202685
Nov 1, 202688
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Oct 27, 2026117
Oct 26, 2026135
Oct 25, 2026116
Oct 24, 2026155
Oct 23, 2026131
Oct 22, 2026116
Oct 21, 2026132
Oct 20, 2026139
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Oct 17, 2026137
Oct 16, 2026149
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Oct 13, 2026152
Oct 11, 2026174
Oct 10, 2026178
Oct 9, 2026165
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Oct 7, 2026160
Oct 6, 2026156
Oct 4, 2026196
Oct 3, 2026218
Oct 2, 2026227
Oct 1, 2026115
Sep 30, 2026127
Sep 29, 2026127
Sep 27, 2026127
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Sep 25, 2026144
Sep 24, 2026129
Sep 23, 202686
Sep 23, 2026116
Sep 22, 202696
Sep 21, 2026139

Screenshots and trailer

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Spirit Island system requirements

Minimum: DX10, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1+
Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
DX10, DX11, DX12 Capable
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10
Notes
Hardware vendor officially supported drivers

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Spirit Island have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Spirit Island run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
54
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Spirit Island use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

9 DLC available.

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