Developer posts and news about this game.
Dear Survivors, Steam Frame PC VR Support is now live! Update 1.1.3 adds support for Steam Frame PC VR features, including finger tracking, wireless streaming, and foveated streaming , while also bringing further improvements to inventory usability, UI, world visuals, rope physic
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Bootstrap Island is 30% off during the August Sale! 🏝️ Now is the perfect time to jump into our immersive VR survival adventure. Explore a mysterious island, fight to survive, and uncover its secrets - all at 30% off for a limited time. See you on the island! Guides & Soluti
Dear Survivors, Hotfix 1.1.2 is now live! Major Update Hotfix 1.1.2 improves inventory item placement, refines climbing and environmental interactions, fixes item and bullet duplication issues, and includes additional world polish and visual improvements. Below are the full patch
Dear Survivors, It's summer on Bootstrap Island all year round! 😎 But the Steam Summer Sale won't last forever. Take advantage of our biggest discount yet and put your survival skills to the test with 35% OFF for a limited time. Thank you for your continued support, and see you
Dear Survivors, Hotfix 1.1.1 is now live! Thank you for all your feedback following the release of Major Update 1.1.0! Hotfix 1.1.1 brings further improvements to the new Crate inventory system, gameplay, world visuals, audio, and overall polish, while refining inventory interact
Dear Survivors, The first major update since Full Release is live! This update introduces a brand-new cumulative progression system , the Crate early-game inventory , dangerous Night Apes , full bHaptics support , and numerous gameplay improvements designed to make survival more
Get Ready for Major Update 1.1.0 - 25% Off During the June Sale! A major update is coming soon to Bootstrap Island, and now is the perfect time to prepare. Major Update 1.1.0 will introduce (Sneak Peek): A new cumulative progression system A redesigned early-game inventory experi
Sneak Peek: Post-Launch Major Update 1 - Cumulative Days for Unlocks In Post-Launch Major Update 1, we’re introducing a major evolution to the Progression System . Unlocking new tools and items will now be tied to your total cumulative days survived on the island . Every day you
Dear Survivors, Patch 1.0.5 is now live! Our fifth post-release update brings further optimization improvements to make the experience smoother and more stable. We’ve also refined the unlocking logic for tribal trading items to make it clearer. We will continue delivering additio
Dear Survivors, It’s been just over a month since our 1.0 release. Since then, we’ve rolled out four patch updates, and your feedback has been invaluable in helping us focus on what matters most. We’re committed to continuing to improve the game - with further optimizations, game
Dear Survivors, the Bootstrap Island Demo has returned! We have updated the demo so it now includes the tutorial, gameplay additions, main menu, and optimization improvements from the full game. Replay the demo as many times as you want, just keep in mind - every stay on the isla
Dear Survivors, Patch 1.0.4 is now live! Our fourth post-release update focuses on optimization and overall performance improvements to make the experience smoother and more stable. We will continue refining performance and delivering further improvements in future patches. Addit
Dear Survivors, This is our third update since the full release. Thank you for your kind words and feedback - it helps us improve the game with every patch. Patch 1.0.3 is now live! Reworked Chest Spawn System – Locked chests can now spawn any items you’ve unlocked, with newly un
Dear Survivors, It’s been two weeks since the Full Release, and we’re incredibly grateful for the amazing response from players and creators alike. Your feedback continues to play a vital role in helping us improve the experience. Hotfix 2 is now live and includes a range of impr
Dear Survivors, It’s been a week since the Full Release, and we’re incredibly excited about the positive reactions from players and creators. At the same time, we know that some of you have encountered issues. We’ve released Hotfix 1 to address these problems. Additionally, we’ve
Dear Survivors, With Bootstrap Island now fully released and more survivors joining the adventure every day, celebrate the moment with a limited-time VR survival bundle that brings together two unforgiving worlds . Step into the surreal Pechorsk Anomaly zone in Into the Radius ,
Dear Survivors — today is the day. The Full Release is here 🔥 After two years in Early Access and five major and a lot of small updates, the island is now more alive and dangerous than ever. Our largest update yet introduces the local tribe, concludes Daniel’s story, and brings
Dear Survivors, The wait is almost over. Bootstrap Island’s Full Release arrives in just 2 days. Before launch, we wanted to take a moment to share an overview of the new features and content arriving with the Full Release — our biggest update yet. Many of the additions were insp
Bootstrap Island Sets Sail for Full Release – March 12, 2026 🌴 After an incredible Early Access journey together, we’re beyond excited to share this: Bootstrap Island is leaving Early Access and launching in Full Release on Steam on March 12, 2026. This will be the biggest and m