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Survivor - Castaway Island
Developer Magic Pockets
Do you have what it takes to outplay your mates and become the sole Survivor? Explore a deserted island where you can only rely on instinct and strategy to outlast competition and survive on the island. From the Steam store page
58 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon, Bluesky) · newest Jun 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
35
Rotten
19 positive · 35 negative
95% range 24–49%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 19 | 35 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
21 of 60 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
58 of 58 · most liked firstUpdate: I found out this game is actually a reskin of another game called Koh-Lanta / French Survivor, and it really hasn't been changed and thats why some of the dialogue is not translated properly. After playing more of this game even as a big survivor fan I am changing my review to not recommended. As a fan of Survivor it's definitely fun to compete in challenges and vote people out at tribal, but the stamina system really drags the game down. I would say the most repetitive part of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Save your money and play Outlaster on Roblox instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As an avid survivor fan, I think there's things to like here. The social dynamics are complicated and you have to manage things well like the show. But I want to highlight this games big issue. The Stamina system. I keep getting chatsized for not doing enough by my tribe, when I try to bring things in for them, and ultimately have been doing more than they have, even though my stamina is too low, I'm one bad night of sleep away from a med evac. Probably refunding to be honest, just go play the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game should have stayed in development. The controls awful and the game was clearly not made for PC, and all of the challenges revolve around spamming the same 3 buttons. Can't recommend buying until some changes are made.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a huge Survivor fan, this game aint it. You do all of the challenges yourself, gather all the materials for camp yourself & aren't able to see any teammates stats. To win any challenges relies only on you as the other members of the team don't contribute to your tribe's success. I wish the NPCs actually contributed & had stats based on their skills. ie: Henry may not be putting in effort at camp to get supplies, but he's a beast in challenges etc. Character names are randomly generated…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love survivor and I love the idea of being able to kill some time and play it. I have played two "seasons" so far and overall I enjoy the game. There are a lot of flaws as a game standpoint that may annoy you a little bit. I still recommend if you're an avid survivor fan. Pros: -Social aspect & camp life is a lot of fun. -Strategy is pretty deep and it is very satisfying when you get your way. -Idol hunting is intense when it matters and it is as hard as you'd hope. -It feels like Survivor.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have such mixed feelings on this game. It is a buggy, half-finished product that genuinely frustrated me for almost 12 hours. However... I can't say that I didn't find it fun, only really because I'm a Survivor fan. I cannot however ignore the tons of flaws. The explanations in this game are incredibly vague, which means you have to learn things through failing. Though, failing certain daily tasks or challenges can literally mean you get forced back to the start of the game. I frequently lost…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →stop making survivor games, im convinced no game studio will ever get it right
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a lot I want to say but there's just too much flaws in this game to even put in this review. Instead, here's some tips on how to easily survive the worst Survivor game yet: I see so many people in reviews having problems with preserving their energy and having a hard time foraging without getting medevaced or pissing off the entire tribe for not collecting "enough" resources, when literally Bob collected nothing and is not pissing anyone off. Lucky guy. Here is how to stay on top of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is actually pretty fun and has a lot of potential. I think the people giving it terrible reviews are over exaggerating personally. Gamers are pretty spoiled with their Triple A games nowadays. However, I do think there are a few changes that need to happen in a balance patch for the game's health and longevity. - Immunity / Reward challenges are way too easy and need to be more difficult. - The merge immunity that auto eliminates you either needs to be removed or given a more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a Survivor game, this is the best one that's ever been released - full stop. On a first playthrough, it is very fun because you're able to make decisions that affect your relationships with your tribemates, play in challenges (that have wonky controls but after you beat the learning curve, they're alright), and strategize your way to the end (or win every challenge like me LOL). However, after you beat a season, there's very little replay value. This would all be alright if this version…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could it be better. Yes. Is it fun and Playable. Yes. Are there Lazy survivors. Yes. Puzzles are fun. Controller support. Tribal council (kinda lack luster no gossip just straight to vote) Ive only played 1 play through so far got to the finals and lost (2nd place bummer) After completeing my game i unlocked another season to play (eager to see if there is different minigames) For me the game was worth it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big fan of Survivor. If you want a video game adaptation, you'd have better luck with Roblox. I like what they were trying to go for here, but the execution is really poor. Especially with the survival element where you have to do ALL THE WORK.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The merge challenge this is stupid!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played a bit of that new PlayStation 5 game Survivor: Castaway Island (yes, the one based on the long-running CBS show Survivor), and I got voted out at the first tribal. This is, no joke, one of my greatest fears. That's probably what would happen in real life, too.
unlabelledView post →It would be great without the merge challenge and a revamp of the stamina system but because I'm almost sure this game wont be updated I cant recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is awesome! It really feels like you are playing Survivor! You have to maintain social connections with the fellow castaways, you have to make sure you have enough food and water so you don't die! The challenges are somewhat decent, from the little time ive played so far i have had an enjoyable time competing in them! One thing that knocks this game down is the translation from the Koh Lanta game. Its not too noticable however and doesnt really change anything.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →has game breaking bug with the merge challenge
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not playable. I have made the finale numerous times and not once have I received a single jury vote at the end. I don't understand the logic behind much of the game or how to win it. I would be less annoyed if the game wasn't so buggy and was better graphically. If someone could explain the logic (that is, if anyone knows what that logic is), that would be great. With all that to be said, I do not recommend this game to anyone unless you want your time wasted.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The merge challenges have been impossible. I always get eliminated at the merge because of them. Plus, whether I use a keyboard or a controller, the controls are difficult and finicky.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As the game currently is I think the game is overpriced for what it is. The game has 2 scenarios/seasons you can play that both feature the same minigame challenges for you to play. The minigames themselves are very repetitive after more than 1 season. The social aspect of the game is very basic as of right now with repetitive conversations that effect relationships within the tribe. I hope the game gets updated to feature more than it currently does but as it is the game is maybe worth $5-10…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The stamina system would be fine IF your other tribe mates collected anything. you are the sole provider and it drains you to the point of ending the adventure. also the auto elimination for the merge is stupid because how do they expect you to solve the puzzle in 59 seconds against AI. the controls are NOT PC friendly. and the auto elimination on the merge is so frustrating it deserves a second mention. i had the hidden immunity idol and didnt beat the puzzle. i feel like having it should let…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stamina system is stupid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a foundation for a great game here but sadly they missed the mark. One major issue I have is characters, there's only 12 total and they get randomly placed on different tribes each season. Having the same characters over and over again but on different tribes is straight up bizarre and would never happen on the TV show. A previewer lied and said the castaways are randomly generated (even replying to a comment saying body types get randomly generated too). But besides that i'll list…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →simply unplayable,do not buy it since it just gets more and more unplayable with time passing,doubt they will update anything aswell
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stamina system is garbage. Most challenges are too easy, while a handful are impossible. What a great concept utterly destroyed by lazy devs grabbing whatever titles they can license.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awesome, it has all the challengers of real Survivor. Even when the game bugged out and I couldn't use the social tab, it added to the authentic experience. The challenges are either really easy or impossible but other than that, it's dope as ♥♥♥♥.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mostly played offline so my time isn't accurate for the review time. You can simply look at my achievements to see that I did put in the time. My First 5 runs: 1) Medevaced after the first reward challenge after the merge. Stamina system is a learning curve, 100%. 2) Second boot from my tribe because of an idol play and I didn't think to split the votes 3) Voted out at final 4 4) Lost the merge challenge (last place is an auto boot, which really needs to change) 5) Won immunity at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If your a fan of the survivor TV show do not listen to the comments and judge this game for yourself! Personally having a blast!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Although this game needs a lot of work, I think it has potential. There are a bunch of things that reduce immersion and make the game less like survivor, namely the following: 1. The response options when you talk to people aren't realistic. For example, one of the players talks about being an influencer, if you ask about it; they somehow get angry...weird. 2. There's a very weird merge challenge that gets you eliminated if you don't complete it in time... That's not survivor. Even the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just not good, the challenges are so simple and the social side of the game is a very limited series of scripted choices which you will learn the correct answer to very quickly. I've seen reviews complaining about the stamina system but stamina is totally irrelavent to the game, you can literally just farm enough food and water to keep the tribe sustained, chat to whoever doesn't hate you, then go rest to replenish stamina and let the wood run out for an automatic tribe-wide popularity…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so here's the thing. I bought this game thinking it was gonna be like a fresh new survivor game. I had no previous knowledge about "Koh-Lanta" which apparently is what this used to go by (?). somethings that would change my review from a negative to a positive would be as following: That stamina system is kinda making it really hard for me to juggle talking to my tribemates, getting and collecting resources all while not trying to medevac. i would say fixing that would be a big improvement.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh man. I really did try giving this game a chance but even early in it's really hard to go through some things even as a huge fan of Survivor. It's evident as to what parts were ripped from the Koh-Lanta (original copy) version of this. Stamina is impossible to keep up (which does add "realism", but there's a line) and you faint twice, you're medevac'd. I am honestly not certain if the idol hunting is actually working - and the other Koh-Lanta issue is the auto elimination challenge. Makes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its really fun, quite challenging, and a good length. Its 3d and you can move around, find idols, make alliances, cast individual votes. You fish, build fire, collect water, food, and firewood for the tribe. The challenges are difficult but easy to understand after the first playthrough. Theres no online play, but apparently you can play couch co-op. I havent tried that yet. I will absolutely be playing and supporting this game in the future!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like survivor, but this game is just not good, the only "multiplayer" you can do is split screen tournaments, but those are just challenges, I want to be able to do multiplayer with friends, or just online with anyone, and not just playing stupid challenges. Second, there is no customization, you can't make your own character, design a tribe, choose the amount of castaways, or whether or not to have advantages. I am so sorry, but this game just doesn't feel right to me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Purchased this for $10 on sale, just to see if it had any qualities that scratch an itch as a long-time Survivor Fan. While it was a somewhat fun way to wash away $10 for a few hours, that's about all this game has. I actually did not have much issue maintaining stamina but man, the social dynamics/dialogue in this game are horrendous. You have no ability to customize your experience with the dialogue. Additionally, you can't play an idol on other cast members. On my second run through, I made…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not good at all
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love Survivor this is worth picking up - especially during the current sale. If you have never watched Survivor, I would not recommend this the game. Small updates could make it such a better game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels a bit lazily put together with some challenges that aren't the greatest and players that are a bit too flat when trying to build team strategies. All that said Jefra did bite into a coconut everyday like an idiot, all my teammates hate me despite being the only one to collect resources, and I tried so hard to win for my team that I passed out and got kicked off the show before the merger. I enjoy all of this game's insane characters (and their backgrounds) and will continue to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game starts off fun until you get to a point in the game where it is impossible to progress any further. Basically when you merge you have to complete a challenge or you will be automatically be eliminated (Keeping in mind this is not something they EVER do on the original show) the problem is this challenge they make it way harder than it usually is and they give you the smallest time to complete it too a time so small that it is nearly impossible to beat in the small time they give you.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is glitchy, repetitive and trash. the game crashed my pc the first attempt. 2nd attempt i make it all the way to the end, and it just glitches right on the axe throw in the obstacle course, and i can't move or do anything so i just lose. waste of time, feels terrible to not even have a chance to throw the axe.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#Switch Review: #SurvivorCastawayIsland - The OG reality show has come to Switch, but while there’s some novelty the gameplay is pretty weak overall... https://nindiespotlight.com/game_profile.cfm?game=survivor-castaway-island-switch
unlabelledView post →#Switch Video: #SurvivorCastawayIsland - Bring home the well-known survival game show, just in a more dull digital form with mini games https://youtu.be/7xQRFQsBToY
unlabelledView post →I really like this game, the issues for me is the glitches, like, was this play tested at all? Anybody play it to make sure bugs were minimal? It really feels like this game was rushed out. Hopefully the devs will release patches for it soon. Issues I've had: When I press D to open the relationship chart, it is blank and I can't get off that screen. Only solution is to go back to main menu. Missing text for a medical visit. Challenges get really messed up pretty easily. Also the FISHING…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not good. You probably know that already. There are two main reasons for this. One is forgivable: modeling complex social dynamics in a way that feels satisfying is really hard, perhaps impossible. One is not: the developers have not attempted to make a product that is good, and the game feels both unfinished/poorly playtested and conceptually poor from the outset. Pros, of which there are few: +The minigames are better than I expected. The final challenge in particular actually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →merge challenge
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i can't refund the game bro come on
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a slight recommendation and the only review I've ever posted on Steam. Like every other review of this game on Steam, it has a good foundation and a lot of potential to be great. I would only recommend it to fans of the show. Being someone who has wanted a decent Survivor game for the longest time, I feel like I tend to be more critical with the issues in the game. There are a lot of issues that, with a quick update, could be fixed fairly easily, such as stamina depletion, AI tribe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually really good, only problem I have with it is that it doesn't let you name your character and only 12 castaways, hopefully they will update the game and add more features
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh boy...another survivor game. Already had high hopes that I knew were going to sink thanks to the other 3 survivor games. I previously did this on Nintendo Switch (where I first saw this game) before I tried Steam's version of this game, thanks to me being stuck on the first merge challenge (whoever thought the first merge challenge should be a purge challenge is just insane) and knowing I can refund if necessary. Well personally now I do pick PC over Switch for a number of reasons, it's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I FINALLY WON AFTER THE FINAL CHALLENGE GLITCHED AND I WAS FORCED TO HAVE MY FATE IN ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SAMI'S HANDS SAMI BROUGHT THE WRONG MF TO THE FINALE ♥♥♥♥♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game would be fun to survivor die hard players just for the feel of survivor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this game has the potential to be good if it gets some updates, but I don't think the game is there yet. The stamina system is the biggest knock I have on the game, I think it needs to be at least allowed to be adjusted or turned off. The game play otherwise is fine for a 20 something dollar game, the big winner is the social freedom you have, being able to take just about any route to maneuver through the rounds. The challenges are probably too easy. If this game ever gets online…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really needs an entire overhaul of the controls for EVERY minigame. This is probably the most soulless form Survivor could have and needs to stay in development. If Jeff Probst saw this, he'd light 12 torches representing this game and snuff them in the blink of an eye.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid foundation, can't wait to see what this team does with it. I would recommend to any Survivor fan.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#survivorcastawayisland Survivor: Castaway Island è disponibile su PC e console Prova il brivido dell'iconico show televisivo https://www.gamernews.it/notizie/2023/10/04/survivor-castaway-island-e-disponibile-su-pc-e-console-13447.php
unlabelledView post →Remember jury management
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok so as a true fan of survivor, surely giving the thumbs up for the idea and for the deep thinking of the details. You clearly love the show and added a lot of different aspects into it :) gg for that. Execution? well there a re flaws, Stamina reducing ratio - A GAME BREAKING ISSUE, super unbalanced. please don't kill the experience by that. Controls - super weird. Socials Dynamics felt unrealistic. nobody talks strategy with me for 6 days no meter how i invest in talks but nobody votes me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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