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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days

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55%Game Brain Score
graphics, humor
monetization, gameplay
66% User Score Based on 35 reviews

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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days is a single player open world simulation game. It was developed by WinterSpring Games and was released on October 4, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Full Game Available About the GameCard 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.The First DaysIn this free version you'll be able to get a glimpse at the …

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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days screenshot
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66%
Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
graphics1 positive mentions
monetization13 negative mentions
  • Unique blend of survival and deckbuilding mechanics with deep crafting, exploration, and strategy.
  • Realistic and complex survival simulation that rewards careful planning and adaption.
  • Demo effectively showcases gameplay elements and can inspire purchase of full game for dedicated fans.
  • User interface is unintuitive, cluttered, and optimized for mobile rather than PC, causing frustration.
  • Steep learning curve and lack of clear tutorial make the game difficult and sometimes overwhelming.
  • High price point is not justified by polish or content, leading to criticism and reluctance to purchase.
  • monetization
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization is heavily criticized for being misleading, as the game is essentially an advertisement disguised as a full product, pushing a $20 purchase without offering genuine gameplay value. Users find the practice exploitative and detrimental to the gaming community, viewing it as a cheap marketing tactic rather than a legitimate game. Overall, the monetization approach is seen as deceptive and not recommended.

    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
    • “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demo/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behavior and it's not good for gamers.”
    • “This advertisement is taking up marketing space and visibility that would be better made available to a developer that's done the right thing and created a full game.”
  • gameplay
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a detailed and realistic survival experience with complex mechanics that require players to manage hydration, temperature, and resources carefully. While the depth and design are praised, the steep learning curve and potential frustration from trial-and-error can be off-putting, especially given the game's price. Overall, it provides an engaging but challenging introduction to its mechanics.

    • “Gameplay is interesting and has a somewhat realistic survival background.”
    • “There is some difficulty and it can be frustrating as you need to find out many details of the complex mechanics yourself (it is important to stay hydrated, so protecting from heat, cooling down and drinking are important, water comes from coconuts or rain, where the latter is rare and needs to be collected, drinking too much coconuts results in diarrhea).”
    • “The game mechanics are both deep and brilliant.”
    • “There is some difficulty and it can be frustrating as you need to figure out many details of the complex mechanics yourself (it's important to stay hydrated, so protecting from heat, cooling down, and drinking are important; water comes from coconuts or rain, where the latter is rare and needs to be collected; drinking too many coconuts results in diarrhea).”
    • “I played the free version twice, but the frustrating gameplay is holding me back from trying a third time, let alone paying 21 euros to buy the full game.”
    • “Good introduction, where you can see almost all elements of gameplay.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game involves crafting, exploring, hunting, and farming through strategic card combinations that require thoughtful planning and problem-solving. This adds a cerebral element to the typical repetitive tasks, making the grinding experience more engaging.

  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game lacks any music or sound, resulting in an absence of audio elements.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization is primarily focused on phones, resulting in a user interface that is less suited for PC use.

  • graphics
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users appreciate the game's graphics, finding them visually appealing and well-integrated with the card-based gameplay.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the humor in the game's pricing ironic, noting that despite the $35.95 cost, it lacks features like meta progression, which they imply would justify the price.

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Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days is a open world simulation game.

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days.

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days was released on October 4, 2022.

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days was developed by WinterSpring Games.

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Card Survival: Tropical Island - The First Days is a single player game.

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