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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days

Card-based island survival with hunger, injuries, and illness to manage

WinterSpring Games · Released Oct 4, 2022

AdventureIndieSimulation

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 83
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Mar 23, 2023
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days?

This free, single-player survival simulation casts you as the Hunter, stranded on a tropical island. You use and combine cards to explore, gather resources, and craft tools. This version covers up to seven in-game days in a limited area, and saves can continue in the full game.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based decisions and learning through experimentation

Not for you if...

  • −you want predictable progress without random setbacks

What players say

78% of 83 reviews are positive

Players praise the realism and depth of the simulation. Common complaints concern the cluttered interface and cumbersome card management.

Screenshots and trailer

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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days 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 - The First Days have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

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

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

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days 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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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