Radiation Island
- November 29, 2016
- Atypical Games
- 9h median play time
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Get on Apple Store"Radiation Island" is a survival adventure game set in a vast open world where you must craft your own destiny after becoming stranded in a parallel reality. Explore, hunt, gather resources, and build weapons to survive against dangers such as zombies, radiation, and harsh weather conditions. Uncover the secrets of this mysterious world to find a way back to reality.
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Reviews
- Radiation Island offers a nostalgic experience for players familiar with the mobile version, providing a fun survival adventure with exploration and crafting elements.
- The game features a decent story and a variety of enemies, making it engaging and enjoyable for those who appreciate survival games.
- At its low price point, the game provides good value, with many hours of gameplay and a large map to explore.
- The graphics and animations are dated and can feel clunky, detracting from the overall experience.
- Gameplay can become repetitive, especially after the initial exploration, as players may find themselves grinding for resources and completing similar tasks.
- The controls and mechanics are often criticized for being awkward and unpolished, leading to frustrating moments during gameplay.
- story58 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, with players appreciating its unique premise based on real-life events, such as the Philadelphia Experiment, and the way it unfolds through collectible journal entries. While some find the narrative simple and the graphics outdated, many enjoy the engaging gameplay and the calm chaos of the island setting, making it a compelling experience for survival game enthusiasts. Overall, the story adds depth to the gameplay, though some players wish for more content and variety.
“The story is pretty interesting and the islands are gorgeous.”
“Amazingly fun especially for such a low price, easy to play but complicated enough to keep you interested, a story slowly unfolds as you continue your adventure too which is pretty awesome and surprisingly rare.”
“The game has crafting and base building as well as a story that actually ends vs playing it until you get bored.”
“There is very little story and it doesn't impact the gameplay at all.”
“I could not focus enough on the story to figure much out as I was constantly getting frustrated and confused by the controls and mechanics of the game.”
“I wish the developers would add more things to this game, because after the story there is pretty much nothing to do, and you are basically invincible by the end of the game.”
- graphics44 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally considered outdated and inconsistent, reflecting its origins as a mobile port from the early 2010s. While some players appreciate the art style and atmosphere, many note that the visuals are not cutting-edge and can lag in demanding situations. Overall, the graphics are deemed acceptable for the game's price point, with gameplay and story often taking precedence over visual fidelity.
“Stunning graphics.”
“The environment and graphics are fantastic.”
“The graphics are great and easy on the eye and are not heavy on your system CPU and other requirements on high settings!”
“The actual graphics aren't that great, and in areas with lots of enemies it lagged on my computer a bit (though my computer isn't that powerful).”
“The graphics are outdated but the gameplay and storyline make it so fun to play.”
“There are obvious issues, the graphics looking uncanny at times, models and animations being of low quality and physics/building feeling pretty horrible.”
- gameplay41 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of intuitive mechanics and a soothing atmosphere, making it enjoyable despite some repetitiveness and clunky controls. While the building mechanics and survival elements are appreciated, players note issues with enemy variety, AI behavior, and occasional glitches. Overall, the game offers solid gameplay for its price, though it could benefit from further polish and refinement.
“I am in love with the island, and I love that the game has a complex yet very simple story and gameplay. I enjoy the calm chaos of the island.”
“Intuitive, easy to play, and the core mechanics are easy to understand.”
“The gameplay is rather solid, albeit clearly designed for mobile phones; the port work is solid.”
“The available items, progression, gameplay variety, mobile-focused design, and repetitiveness/grind are all weak points.”
“Fps drops often and the controls are horrible; the game clearly ported from mobile has missing controls and broken mechanics clearly meant for mobile.”
“Terrible controls add to the mediocre gameplay.”
- music12 mentions
- 42 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its calming yet intriguing atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience with a unique and immersive soundtrack. While the music effectively matches the game's mood—intensifying during moments of danger and becoming mellow in peaceful settings—some players note that the limited variety leads to frequent repetition. Overall, the soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's aesthetic and emotional depth.
“Calming, yet intriguing atmospheric music.”
“Best soundtrack I've ever heard.”
“When there's danger, music intensifies; when it's peaceful around you, the music is mellow.”
“When that music starts playing, I immediately know I gotta pull all my nerves together.”
“Zombies, annoying music, and a lot of wabbits ashore. 80% of achievements were received within an hour and a little more later.”
“When that claw turns red and the music kicks in, it's panic and brown trousers time.”
- stability10 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a mixed bag, with users reporting numerous glitches and bugs that, while not game-breaking, detract from the overall experience. While some players find the game enjoyable and functional, many express a desire for the developers to address the stability issues and improve optimization. Overall, it is seen as a less polished title, typical of mobile ports, with potential for improvement.
“Overall, the game is not the most polished out there, but it's not very buggy either; that's usually how it works with mobile ported games.”
“There are often glitches (they don't affect the gameplay) and small issues that could be easily fixed, but I guess the devs haven't worked on it recently.”
“I do really wish that the developers would work a bit more on it, because it does still have quite a few glitches here and there.”
“Another buggy, poorly optimized, open world survival game.”
- atmosphere7 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is described as calming yet intriguing, featuring unique soundscapes and a mix of tropical and desolate environments. While the visuals may not be extraordinary, the haunting soundtrack and immersive settings create a compelling experience reminiscent of classic exploration and survival games. However, players should be aware of the limited variety in the music, which may lead to repetitive listening.
“Great atmosphere, very good music, and wonderfully rendered Japanese WWII military environments.”
“It combines open-world island exploration akin to the original Far Cry, with base building from Fallout 4, the atmosphere from the Stalker series (with anomalies and all!) all neatly packaged and really fun to play.”
“The atmosphere feels unreal, with odd soundscapes, a tropical island that gives way to deserted military bases and small towns.”
“The visuals aren't anything extraordinary, but Radiation Island makes up for it with a very daunting and creepy atmosphere.”
“It combines open-world island exploration akin to the original Far Cry, with base building from Fallout 4, and the atmosphere from the Stalker series (with anomalies and all!) all neatly packaged and really fun to play.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly due to the lack of variety in island designs and the constant need to gather materials and craft items like ammo. This grind can detract from the overall enjoyment, making some feel as though they need to invest excessive time to progress.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“Repetitive - the goal of disabling all the Tesla towers on each of the 3 main islands to the 4th final island can be very tedious or boring at times since each of the 3 main islands are just the same design copied and pasted 3 times; the islands have no change in landscape as far as the layout goes besides where transit locations and where the Tesla towers are.”
“The game is tedious when you're starting out.”
“Having to craft ammo constantly is very grindy and makes the game boring.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is well-optimized, running smoothly on both low-end and average PCs while maintaining decent visuals. However, there are concerns regarding potential optimization issues in the multiplayer aspect.
“Runs smoothly on a low-end PC while still looking good.”
“Very well optimized.”
“It runs smoothly on my average PC.”
“The multiplayer is also potentially unoptimized.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, the game offers an interesting experience but lacks significant replayability, with players noting a perfect balance between difficulty and enjoyment. While some fun can be found in the open-world elements, many feel that there are limited incentives to replay the main content.
“There are things I would change for replay value, but it was an interesting game.”
“I do not see much replay value; however, there is likely some fun to be had in continuing to play the open-world portion of the game.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Many users express concern over the game's pricing, fearing it may be an asset flip designed solely for profit rather than quality, leading to disappointment in its monetization approach.
“When I saw the price point, my heart sank as I thought this was just another one of those asset flip cash grabs.”
“The monetization strategy feels exploitative, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending extra money.”
“It's frustrating that the game locks so much content behind paywalls, making it feel like a chore to progress.”
