78%Strong matchUnder A New Sun
77%30177% positive reviews, Mostly Positive across 301 reviews·Open World Survival Craft · Survival
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Breathe new life into forgotten islands. Pick up trash, recycle it, craft items, and build your own base. As you heal the land, it flourishes into a wild paradise. Explore by walking, riding a boat, or using a submarine, and change a world that reacts to everything you do!
Island Keeper
SteamBreathe new life into forgotten islands. Pick up trash, recycle it, craft items, and build your own base. As you heal the land, it flourishes into a wild paradise. Explore by walking, riding a boat, or using a submarine, and change a world that reacts to everything you do!
You are not a hero. You are a maintenance bot: solar-powered, tethered to distant signals, and alone. The oceans groan under mountains of trash, and the islands are vanishing. Your mission is simple: clean, recycle, and patch together the remnants of a broken world. No two islands are the same. Some suffocate beneath heaps of refuse, others whisper with unsettling silence. Nature responds to your every move. Clear the filth and watch green life creep back, or turn away and let decay linger.

Gather trash with your hands, magnets, nets, or a fleet of drones. Transform debris into vital resources or feed it to your incinerator for a burst of energy. Invent machines to lighten your load: solar panels, wind turbines, collection meshes, and charging stations.

As you scavenge for materials, you will forge new tools, unlock upgrades, and carve out a home in a seaside cave. Make it your own with music, glowing lights, and a loyal dog who waits to welcome you back.

When you are ready to venture beyond, power up your signal station and set off by boat or submarine. Uncover forgotten ruins below the surface, steer clear of radioactive wastelands, and stumble upon mysterious machines abandoned by time. Not every encounter is safe. Wolves prowl the shadowy forests. Sharks glide through the reefs, watchful. Native tribes guard their camps and will stun intruders without warning, though most creatures simply wish to be left in peace.

The archipelago teems with secrets, and the NVISION corporation behind your creation hides a darker side than anyone suspects. When a plane loaded with crucial documents crashes onto the islands, fate hands you a chance to dig deeper. Will you dare to expose the chilling truths lurking beneath the surface, or sacrifice your quest for the greater good?

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