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Card Survival: Tropical Island

Card-based island survival simulation with detailed needs and crafting

WinterSpring Games · Released Sep 16, 2022

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 3,051
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 11 in 30 days
Players
195
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
10 months ago
Dec 20, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Card Survival: Tropical Island?

A single-player, card-based survival simulation about a castaway on a tropical island. You explore environments, gather materials, combine cards to craft and build, and manage nutrition, water, injuries, illness, morale, and other physical and psychological conditions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy demanding survival systems and detailed health management
  • +you like crafting, farming, and planning for long runs
  • +you want replayability through character traits and starting conditions

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast progression with little routine upkeep
  • −you prefer forgiving survival without permanent failure
  • −you prefer direct control over a card-based interface

What players say

94% of 3,051 reviews are positive · 100% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed survival simulation, character customization, replayability, and long-term planning. Common complaints focus on food and water upkeep slowing progress, cumbersome card handling, and poorly explained interface elements.

Players over time

▼ -9% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 214 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026195
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Nov 4, 2026126
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Nov 1, 2026188
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Oct 30, 2026149
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Oct 21, 2026127
Oct 20, 2026124
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Oct 11, 2026191
Oct 10, 2026158
Oct 9, 2026142
Oct 8, 2026138
Oct 7, 2026160
Oct 6, 2026178
Oct 4, 2026198
Oct 3, 2026179
Oct 2, 2026167
Oct 1, 2026156
Sep 30, 2026133
Sep 29, 2026129
Sep 27, 2026144
Sep 26, 2026169
Sep 25, 2026157
Sep 24, 2026133
Sep 23, 2026181
Sep 23, 2026125
Sep 22, 2026101
Sep 21, 202670

How many players finish Card Survival: Tropical Island?

8.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Hunter Victory», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Card Survival: Tropical Island screenshot 1

Card Survival: Tropical Island system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 10+
Processor
SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
DirectX11 compatible graphics card
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Card Survival: Tropical Island have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Card Survival: Tropical Island run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
Achievements
54
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, German, Turkish, Japanese, French, Hungarian, Polish.

Does Card Survival: Tropical Island use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Card Survival: Tropical Island used an early version of MidJourney exclusively to generate character portraits.

The statement mentions: Art

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 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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