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Radiation Island

Radiation Island is a good survival horror premise that sadly never delivers. We are unsure if the game will continue to see future support and updates to better streamline the entire experience, possibly leaving it in this limbo state on Switch forever and as such our final score reflects the game’s current state. It's a shame Atypical Games decided to bring this game to Switch before other games in its catalogue as it sets a dangerous precedent on the eShop. Buyer’s beware: the titular radiation is the least of your worries on this island... but that hole it will leave on your wallet most certainly is.
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65%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
71% User Score Based on 538 reviews
Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

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Radiation Island is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing shooter game with a horror theme. It was developed by Atypical Games and was released on November 29, 2016. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Radiation Island is a survival adventure game in a huge open world environment.

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71%Audience ScoreBased on 538 reviews
graphics40 positive mentions
stability10 negative mentions
  • The game features amazing graphics and a vast open world, providing an immersive experience for players.
  • Gameplay is engaging with a good storyline, and players can continue exploring even after completing the main objectives.
  • The developers are responsive to feedback and have made improvements over time, enhancing the overall experience.
  • The user interface is poorly designed, with buttons that are often unresponsive or misaligned, making gameplay frustrating.
  • There are numerous bugs, including issues with saving progress and glitches that can lead to losing inventory and game progress.
  • The game can be laggy and has performance issues on certain devices, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.

  • graphics

    69 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    58% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising the overall visual quality and atmospheric design, particularly on high settings, while others report issues such as graphical glitches, pixelation, and performance problems on lower-end devices. Some users highlight the impressive detail and beauty of the environments, but also note that the game could benefit from further optimization and additional graphic options to enhance the experience. Overall, while the graphics are generally well-received, there are significant concerns regarding consistency and performance across different devices.

    • “The graphics on HD setting exceeded my expectations for a mobile app.”
    • “The most beautiful graphics I've ever seen in a game.”
    • “This is the most badass open world zombie survival game with a huge island and beautiful scenery and beach; the graphics are amazing, highly recommended!”
    • “Graphics aren't great.”
    • “Yes, the graphics are a little sketchy.”
    • “The graphics are not very good and the army zombies' speed needs to be lowered and more loot in the houses and bases.”

  • gameplay

    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some players praising the complexity and depth of mechanics, while others criticize the controls and user interface as unintuitive and frustrating. Many users highlight issues with inventory management and building mechanics, which detract from the overall experience. Despite these drawbacks, some players find the gameplay enjoyable, especially when paired with good graphics and sound effects.

    • “The gameplay is complex but not impossible.”
    • “Love the gameplay and the sound effects wearing headphones in the dark!”
    • “Huge world, deep story, challenging, great graphics, and rewarding gameplay.”
    • “Alright so I don't know what kind of tools and scripting languages you're using in the office, but the gameplay and controls are obviously not that good compared to other survival games. Even the cheap survival games have better controls. Have you all not tested the game to notice these problems?”
    • “Various other issues pretty much break gameplay with a controller.”
    • “As the gameplay revolves heavily around inventory and resource management, the unintuitive UI heavily impacts the experience.”

  • story

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 15% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game's story is generally praised for its depth and uniqueness, with players appreciating the intriguing plot and the incorporation of journal excerpts that enhance the narrative experience. However, some reviewers noted that the storyline can feel short and repetitive, especially after completing the main objectives, leading to a sense of boredom in the later stages of gameplay. Overall, while the story contributes positively to the immersive open-world experience, there are calls for more content and features to sustain player engagement.

    • “The enemies are genuinely terrifying at night and are fun to combat, and the storyline is unique and intensely thought out.”
    • “Storyline is great so far, you find excerpts from journals that give you insight into what was happening on the island.”
    • “A true open world survival game with a pretty interesting plot line too!”
    • “The map is fairly large with many cool areas, but the actual storyline is short and repetitive.”
    • “Fantastic, love the game, surprisingly in-depth story too, but please fix the invisible wall glitch with the guns. I played the entire first island and middle island without issue, but once I stepped foot on the top left island, I was plagued by that glitch everywhere. The game was virtually unplayable on the later islands. After a few reloads, the issue seems to have been resolved, but I believe something about progressing to the next large island may have caused an issue in the coding.”
    • “Add more features, weapons, real-life movements, longer story mode, and please let us control our own controller button layouts.”

  • stability

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    23% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 77% negative mentions

    The stability of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant game-breaking glitches, graphical issues, and control bugs that can hinder gameplay. While some users have experienced smooth performance without major problems, others have encountered freezing and visual artifacts that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game's stability appears to be inconsistent, varying widely across different devices.

    • “I play on a ZTE Zmax Pro and have no glitches or stuttering at all.”
    • “Works great on a Nexus 6P, with no glitches or crashes.”
    • “Runs great on a Pixel XL; however, the water shaders are bugged, and the water keeps flickering.”
    • “So many game-breaking glitches, it's awful.”
    • “I was leery about trying the game due to the comments and the responses from the devs, but went ahead and tried it. The controls are off, and there's a glitch that happens after playing for 15 minutes where it freezes on me. Decent game otherwise, I guess.”
    • “As of this writing, the app freezes after the first loading screen.”

  • optimization

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 22% neutral mentions, 22% negative mentions

    Overall, the game's optimization receives mixed feedback; while many players report smooth performance and no significant issues on various devices, others highlight the need for further optimization due to battery drain and graphical bugs. Despite some performance hiccups, the game is praised for its potential and visual quality.

    • “The game runs smoothly and I've had none of the issues people are complaining about in the 1+ hours I've been playing.”
    • “I play on a ZTE Zmax Pro and have no glitches or stuttering at all.”
    • “Good graphics and runs smoothly on my S5 Sport (same specs as S5 mostly).”
    • “The shield says it is optimized, but my battery dies in about an hour of playtime.”
    • “Looks very nice but poorly optimized; the only heavy game that runs quite hot, and the sea or water bugs with constant flashing on OnePlus 3. Hopefully, this gets fixed.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music and sound effects in the game are generally praised for their quality and fast loading times, providing an immersive experience. However, some users report issues with audio on specific devices, noting problems like excessive echo and incoherent noise that detract from the overall sound experience.

    • “Offline, loads fast; the music and sound effects are perfect.”
    • “The audio sound effects, music, and even interface clicks have a long echo, resulting in nonstop incoherent noise.”
    • “The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel tedious after a short while.”
    • “The soundtrack feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere, detracting from the overall experience.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Players appreciate the game's extensive map and balanced survival elements, which contribute to its high replayability, making it enjoyable to revisit.

    • “I've been a big fan of the game since I started playing on iOS. The huge map offers great replayability, and the survival component isn't overwhelming compared to other games.”
    • “The variety of choices and paths you can take makes each playthrough feel fresh and exciting.”
    • “With multiple endings and different character builds, I find myself coming back to this game time and time again.”

  • atmosphere

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for its stunning graphics and immersive audio, which together create a beautiful and strange environment. Players appreciate how the story elements enhance the overall experience, contributing to a captivating gameplay atmosphere.

    • “Graphics are awesome, love the atmosphere; the story elements add to the sense of the beautiful and strange environment.”
    • “Game play and atmosphere are so good.”
    • “Real good game with good graphics, audio, atmosphere, gameplay, and excellent controller support.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the humor in the app's limitations, particularly the irony of being unable to move it to an SD card while other apps can be moved without issue. This quirk adds a lighthearted touch to the overall experience.

    • “They are hilarious!”
    • “I tried moving it to my SD card, but the app doesn't have that option, which is funny because I was able to move my other apps with no problem.”
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Radiation Island is a open world role playing shooter game with horror theme. Common tags for Radiation Island include indie, crafting, open world survival craft and zombies.

Radiation Island is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Phone, iPad and others.

Radiation Island was released on November 29, 2016.

Radiation Island was developed by Atypical Games.

Radiation Island has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Radiation Island for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Radiation Island is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Ravensword: Shadowlands 3d RPG, Survival Island: Survivor EVO, How To Survive 2, Dead Effect 2, THE GALAXY: SURVIVOR and others.