Mayday: The Survival Island

Open-world survival crafting with farming, base building, and island exploration

Pequi studios · Published by indie.io · Released Nov 2, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 110
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 238; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 22 hours ago; Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 460; 6 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Mayday: The Survival Island?

In this single-player, 2D survival crafting game, you explore an open world of 24 islands while investigating the crash that strands you. You gather resources, craft tools, hunt, fish, grow crops, and build a homestead. Story progression has no fixed route, leaving you free to choose when to pursue it.

For you if...

+you like setting your own goals in a survival sandbox
+you enjoy preparing supplies before exploring unfamiliar islands

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer survival or cooperative base building
−you prefer a linear adventure with little resource gathering

What players say

87% of 110 reviews are positive

Players praise the building systems and how farming and animal care support exploration. Some report gameplay bugs and ask for more display options.

Screenshots and trailer

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Mayday: The Survival Island system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 6 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6400 or AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core GP-7730 or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB) or AMD Radeon R7 240 (1GB) or better
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Mayday: The Survival Island have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Mayday: The Survival Island run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 54
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Portuguese - Brazil, English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Does Mayday: The Survival 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 4, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam