CardSurvival: Tropical Island in IOS

Deep Survival Experience

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Expert Score

88/100

Card Survival: Tropical Island is one of the most mechanically deep survival games on the App Store, and it achieves this entirely through cards. It’s a brilliantly designed simulation where every card represents an item, an idea, or a location. The way systems interact—like humidity affecting your fire-starting or your mental health impacting your physical stamina—is incredibly detailed. It captures the 'Robinson Crusoe' fantasy with a level of realism rarely seen in 3D survival titles.

The game is brutally difficult and demands a lot of reading and planning. You will die often, but each run provides more knowledge on how to manage your resources. The UI is clean and efficient, which is vital given how much information is on the screen at once. It’s a slow-burn, cerebral experience that rewards patience and careful thought. If you want a survival game that feels like a complex board game, this is a masterpiece.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 1.05.29Sat Aug 31 2024

Added French Localisation


Card Survival: Tropical Island is a card-based survival experience from the creators of Card Quest.

Experience what life would be like if you were stranded on a desert island, all in a card format.

Explore, craft tools and manage your needs in order to survive in this hostile environment.

Key Features:

- Simple but deep system: all interactions are done by using cards or combining them together.

- Tons of Content: Go from a starving castaway in rags to a prosperous island farmer.

- Realistic Simulation: Tracking everything from body weight to calluses on hands and feet and even your stool consistency.

- Character Creation: Choose a premade character or create you own by choosing perks determining your physical and mental traits, skills and starting conditions.

Explore a Desert Island:

- Explore a large island with more than 16 different environments, including beaches, jungles, grasslands, mangroves and even cave systems.

- Learn to coexist with the many different animals of the islands, be they predator and prey and even learn to domesticate and breed them.

- Learn of the different culinary and medicinal uses of the diverse flora of the island and discover the secrets of how to grow it.

Keep yourself busy with lots of activities:

- Work wood, stone, copper, fiber, leather and clay to craft yourself lots of different tools, weapons, clothes and containers.

- Build yourself a home and other structures out of wood and mud, including animal enclosures, crop plots and water reservoirs.

- Roast, smoke, dry and salt different meats, make your own bread, oil, cheese, sugar, alcohol and cook lots of different recipes.

Complex health system

- Suffer from foot and hand sores, back pain, sunburns and even bug bites. Craft protective clothing and use multiple medicinal plants to treat these ailments.

- Sprains, fractures, abrasions, bleeding lacerations and animal bites are some of the many ways in which you can get hurt. Wash and treat your wounds to stave off infection and promote healing.

- Get fever, diarrhoea, nausea, headaches and rashes from the bacteria and parasites you can catch on the island. Feed yourself well and keep your morale high to help strengthen your immune system.

- Experience a complex psychological system that features boredom, isolation, anxiety, depression and spiritual or psychotic experiences. Make imaginary or animal friends, entertain yourself with fun and creative activities and achieve interesting mental states.

Join the community and give us feedback at:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1694420/discussions/

https://discord.gg/dURZTmeEaN


Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7‑inch), iPad Pro (9.7‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th generation), iPad (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (2nd generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5‑inch), iPad Pro (10.5‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation), iPad (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch), iPad Pro (11‑inch) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad mini (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation), iPad (7th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11‑inch) (2nd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Air (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (8th generation), iPad (8th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation), iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th generation), iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th generation), iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation), iPad Pro (11‑inch) (4th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation), iPad Pro (12.9‑inch) (6th generation) Wi‑Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2), iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M2), iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4), iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16), iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3), iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3), iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, and iPod touch.

Card Survival: Tropical Island is a card-based survival experience from the creators of Card Quest.

Experience what life would be like if you were stranded on a desert island, all in a card format.

Explore, craft tools and manage your needs in order to survive in this hostile environment.

Key Features:

- Simple but deep system: all interactions are done by using cards or combining them together.

- Tons of Content: Go from a starving castaway in rags to a prosperous island farmer.

- Realistic Simulation: Tracking everything from body weight to calluses on hands and feet and even your stool consistency.

- Character Creation: Choose a premade character or create you own by choosing perks determining your physical and mental traits, skills and starting conditions.

Explore a Desert Island:

- Explore a large island with more than 16 different environments, including beaches, jungles, grasslands, mangroves and even cave systems.

- Learn to coexist with the many different animals of the islands, be they predator and prey and even learn to domesticate and breed them.

- Learn of the different culinary and medicinal uses of the diverse flora of the island and discover the secrets of how to grow it.

Keep yourself busy with lots of activities:

- Work wood, stone, copper, fiber, leather and clay to craft yourself lots of different tools, weapons, clothes and containers.

- Build yourself a home and other structures out of wood and mud, including animal enclosures, crop plots and water reservoirs.

- Roast, smoke, dry and salt different meats, make your own bread, oil, cheese, sugar, alcohol and cook lots of different recipes.

Complex health system

- Suffer from foot and hand sores, back pain, sunburns and even bug bites. Craft protective clothing and use multiple medicinal plants to treat these ailments.

- Sprains, fractures, abrasions, bleeding lacerations and animal bites are some of the many ways in which you can get hurt. Wash and treat your wounds to stave off infection and promote healing.

- Get fever, diarrhoea, nausea, headaches and rashes from the bacteria and parasites you can catch on the island. Feed yourself well and keep your morale high to help strengthen your immune system.

- Experience a complex psychological system that features boredom, isolation, anxiety, depression and spiritual or psychotic experiences. Make imaginary or animal friends, entertain yourself with fun and creative activities and achieve interesting mental states.

Join the community and give us feedback at:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1694420/discussions/

https://discord.gg/dURZTmeEaN


Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5 with 53 Counts
Age Rating 13+

Screenshots

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Card Survival: Tropical Island is a survival experience that uses a unique card-based system to simulate a complex environment. Players must manage their physical and mental well-being while scavenging for food, building tools, and creating a home in the wild. Every action is a card interaction, with hundreds of different items to craft and secrets to discover. The game features a deep simulation of wounds, illnesses, and environmental conditions, making every choice a matter of life and death.

Features

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Deeply complex survival systems

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Innovative card-based mechanics

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Detailed health and wound tracking

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Hundreds of crafting recipes

5

Multiple difficulty and character modes

Tips

Promotion Videos

Card Survival: Tropical Island | Trailer for the Up and Coming Release - YouTube

Related Videos

News on this game

Universal - CardSurvival: Tropical Island (by WinterSpring Games Limited)

https://apps.apple.com/app/cardsurvival-tropical-island/id1665898334. CardSurvival: Tropical Island. WinterSpring Games Limited. Card...

TouchArcade - Thu Apr 11 2024

Gameplays

Q&A

Yes, while the island layout is consistent, the resource availability and random events make every run unique.

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