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Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.

Project Castaway is a rpg, exploration and open world survival craft game developed and published by Mardonpol Inc..
Released on September 23rd 2024 is available on Windows and Linux in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,208 reviews of which 839 were positive and 369 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 16.89€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Project Castaway into these genres:

RPG Exploration Open World Survival Craft Survival Sandbox First-Person Open World Underwater Base-Building Action Realistic Casual Building Crafting Adventure Resource Management Singleplayer Early Access Multiplayer Co-op

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 or equivalent CPU
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD equivalent
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Does not work well with integrated GPUs
Linux
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

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Aug. 2025
I really like this game. Your plane crashes and you swim to the nearby island. You have to find something to eat, make a shelter, keep warm, don't get sunburned....all typical survival type stuff. And with the newest update, you do have the choice to choose the "conditions" off or on (like sunburn, cold, parasites, etc). You can also choose the difficulty level and the passage of time (very slow, slow, normal, fast) There are wild animals you need to contend with, also. You make weapons and tools. mine for minerals, gather herbs, make bandages, etc. The story line is great, too. There are multiple islands you can explore after you build your raft. You have to find various notes and blueprints that are scattered all over the islands to eventually escape. I've been playing for a while, through various updates and it just keeps getting better and better. But keep in mind that it is still in the Early Access stage and there are some glitches here and there. There is a Discord page that you can access and the Devs are great at listening to suggestions. I hope you will enjoy it!
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July 2025
Version at time of Review: v1.52 @ 207 hours: The game has me come back over and over again as it has about the right amount of survival without being overbearing, base building, and exploration. A lot of the game mechanics are randomized which makes each play through unique enough to be fun. As the game is in early access, there are still a few bugs but nothing game breaking, which the developer is very responsive in fixing if one is found. And being EA, the dev is very open to suggestions and comments as development progresses. Survival is not just food and water, which both are important, but also environmental survival. Things like sunburn if your in the sun too long without protection. Poison from spiders or scorpions. Attacks from spiders, komodo dragons, and tigers. Food can come from seagulls, crabs, animal meat, plants and herbs, among other things. Your core body temperature must also be regulated so you don't get too hot or cold which is based on the environment be it a sunny hot day or a cold rainy night, swimming, or even standing next to a fire for too long. You must also regulate your meat versus plant food intake or you may get a vitamin deficiency. You can also be poisoned by insects, or by eating bad meat. But don't worry, there are remedies for most afflictions, you just have to find the correct plants or herbs. It sounds like a lot in these survival aspects but it is not overly a burden and is actually funner than it sounds. There is a story to follow, as well as finding 'blueprints' scattered around the islands, that will help you on your quest to escape. In order to explore the islands you will need to build a raft and build things on the raft such as containers for collecting loot, a water collector so you always have some fresh water, a canopy to protect you from the sun, a cooking barrel so you can always cook your meat so you don't get parasites from eating it raw. I would recommend the game in its current, very playable and enjoyable state. The road is still long for a finished game so if that bothers you then skip it, but add it to your wish list for later.
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June 2025
make the game multiplayer and i think you would have the best multiplayer survival game on the market
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May 2025
I do believe this game has potential, but for how old the game is and no updates so far is a concern. The graphics and game play is decent. The game has froze up on me twice and if you are not next to your bed to save the game then you will just loose all of your progress.. Also, multiplayer would make it better
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April 2025
Where is multiplayer? Game is fun but i put it down for now until it gets multiplayer added to it.
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Project Castaway is currently priced at 16.89€ on Steam.

Project Castaway is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.89€ on Steam.

Project Castaway received 839 positive votes out of a total of 1,208 achieving a rating of 6.72.
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Project Castaway was developed and published by Mardonpol Inc..

Project Castaway is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Project Castaway is not playable on MacOS.

Project Castaway is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Project Castaway offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Project Castaway includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Project Castaway does not currently offer any DLC.

Project Castaway does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Project Castaway does not support Steam Remote Play.

Project Castaway is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Project Castaway
16.89€ Buy Now
Rating
6.7
839
369
Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
52
Developer
Mardonpol Inc.
Publisher
Mardonpol Inc.
Release 23 Sep 2024
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