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Cypronia · Published by Cypronia · Official site ↗
Mixed — 69% positive (175 reviews) · 49 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Cube Life: Island Survival is an open-world, block building, survival game, taking place on a beautiful remote island. Imagine being shipwrecked and stranded left for dead, with only your will to survive. You must explore, build, craft, and fight your way to stay alive.
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Adventure, Indie · 2018 · More £5 - £15 games
Explore a mysterious island as you build structures and fend off dangers in Cube Life: Island Survival. This 2018 indie game challenges your survival skills with its open-world design and block-building mechanics.
About this game
A classic survival adventure — now on Steam for Windows!
Originally created to run on Nintendo Wii U console, Cube Life: Island Survival became one of the first Minecraft-style sandbox survival experiences available on Nintendo’s system.
The game was first released on Nintendo Wii U in June 2015 — months before the official release of Minecraft on Wii U in December 2015.
It quickly made history by reaching the top of the Nintendo eShop charts:
🥇 #1 in Europe
🥈 #2 in America
🥉 #3 in Japan
Within just one month of release, in July 2015, the game earned its own English Wikipedia page, highlighting its impact and recognition in the indie survival genre.
Now rebuilt for PC with expanded shader technology, Cube Life: Island Survival brings its classic sandbox experience to modern Windows systems. Enjoy improved visuals and the original charm that made the game a Nintendo success.
Survive, explore, craft, and build your own adventure — the island is waiting.
EXPLORE:
Explore living world with wild animals on the land, lurking in caves or swimming under the water.
CRAFT:
Gathering resources is a key element to survival. It allows you to craft weapons like swords, axes, and long bows for hunting and fighting.
FIGHT:
Some islands are occupied by local inhabitants and you can choose to befriend them, or if you prefer, be a bad guy and steal their items, animals, and fight them—the choice is yours. During the night, it’s a good idea to hide, because Cannibals will appear and come after you!
VISUALS:
Realistic graphical effects like dynamic sky or realistic water
GAME FEATURES:
- Block building open-world
- Creative mode with Map and Skin editors
- Survival Mode
- Day and Night cycles
- Realistic graphical effects
- Crafting
- Trading
- 500+ Items and Tools
- Ingame survival guide with many recipes
- Japanese decorations
- Explosives
- Stealth attacks! Approach an enemy from behind
- Pets
- Wild animals
- Boats
- Local inhabitants
- Choose behaviour - be friend or if you prefer, be a bad guy
- Fight Enemy Bosses like The Kraken, and Cannibal Boss
- Updates - the game will keep getting better and better!
STORY:
After a shipwreck, you awaken on a mysterious island. Survive, explore, craft, and build your way through a dangerous open-world environment filled with wildlife, enemies, and secrets.
Unlike procedurally generated sandbox games, all islands and the entire world are handcrafted by the developer. Every environment is carefully designed — not random — delivering a structured survival experience with intentional layouts, exploration paths, hidden secrets, environmental storytelling, and unique challenges. The adventure also features boss fights, adding major combat encounters that test your preparation, equipment, and survival skills.
STEAM VERSION NOTES:
✅ Playable on Windows PCs
🎮 Optimized for PC controls
❌ Multiplayer is not supported in the Steam version
🎮 Designed especially for fans of retro sandbox survival games
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel dual-core or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 660 2GB or AMD equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10, 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 980 / AMD R9 Fury
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: any
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Cube Life Patch v1.9.1 released!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32525803/ebf753add5af77963e6c397296627348eacc5618.png New patch v 1.9.1 is ready with many many fixes! FIXES: --------------- -improved AI -improved and optimized physics -fixed bugs with spiders -LOD system update -fixed bugs with tree prefabs -included swimming sounds -fixed bug with map edge -crafting guide updated -included GUI on/off -fixed bug with traverse -fixed bug with female trader -mute audio feature implemented and more... Thank you so much for supporting us! Special thanks to Mr.GosleyGoose and Mr.Wall for amazing help with testing.Read full article on Community Announcements (cypronia)Patch NotesOfficial
Cube Life Patch v1.8.1 released!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32525803/74b97b592312001b10672bb4a321e1a969c1e78a.jpg Hello Cube Life supporters! New patch v 1.8.1 is ready with many many fixes! FIXES: --------------- * Improved AI for animals * Improved AI for natives * Fixed issues in physics * Improved LOD system * Improved boats physics * Mute audio feature * Fixed binocular item * Fixed bear/rat trap item * Fixed prefabs in Creative Mode * Fixed issue with eagles and sharks being too hard on later days * Fixed issue with cannibals being too hard on later days * Fixed issue with bucked on boats * Added more info to the crafting guide * Fixed issue when traverse * Random playlist in Creative Mode NEW FEATURES: --------------- * Useful features for creators and pixelartists * GUI on/off * Photo Mode in creative Thank you so much for supporting us! Special thanks to Mr.GosleyGoose and Mr.Wall for amazing help with testing.Read full article on Community Announcements (cypronia)Patch NotesOfficial
Steam Trading Cards included !
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32525803/3ff9eb5ad1c0961712b2ebb5bc497a8659290e43.jpg Hi ! We have added Steam Trading Cards, because you asked for it. The current loadout includes a full set of badges, 9 trading cards, 3 backgrounds and 10 emotes. Once again thanks to everyone for all of your support. We are working on another update.... coming soon...Read full article on Community Announcements (cypronia)Patch NotesOfficial
Cube Life Patch v1.8.0 is ready!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32525803/89bccd3135e791a2b942c129ddcb66b6c1474300.jpg Hello friends! New patch v 1.8.0 is ready with many improvements! NEW FEATURES: --------------- Better Optimization. Game runs faster on slower PC's 5 save slots for Survival – works like game accounts Creative Mode - random music play Creative Mode - turn off Fog when create underwater Creative Mode - you can build smaller prefabs (one block dimension) FIXES: --------------- When making saplings, the bucket doesn't broke When using furnace you need less coal Boat durability increased Cobblestone gives two blocks instead of one Lanterns have more durability Fixed bug with flat terrain (in wide screen) in Creative Mode Fixed issue with Pets - collector mode bug Fixed issue with Pets - they do not push you in water Fixed issue with Pets when they jump on boats Fixed issue with auto-fill in Creative Mode Fixed issue with explosive arrow bug Fixed issue in 3rd person view on boats Added woman skin in Skin Editor Thank you so much for supporting us!Read full article on Community Announcements (cypronia)Patch NotesOfficial
Cube Life Patch v1.7.1 is there
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32525803/00063e4adaf72e2981b5716f26aa5827a2b889d5.jpg Hello Cube Life supporters! you asked for ultra-wide 21:9, 2560 x 1080 resolution and we listen to your needs. Enjoy and play in Ultrawide Cinema mode, since today :) Have a nice dayRead full article on Community Announcements (cypronia)
