A demo of Island Keeper, a cozy eco-adventure about restoring forgotten islands, arrives on PC via Steam on June 12
A demo of Island Keeper, a cozy eco-adventure about restoring forgotten islands, arrives on PC via Steam on June 12. Players take on the role of an AI robot that collects trash, recycles it into resources, builds a base, and watches nature return to life. The full version is planned for release in 2026.
The independent studio Scalise Artworks is responsible for Island Keeper. The game is published by Ultimate Games S.A. and Ultimate Publishing.
Heal a World Drowning in Waste
Meet Ferrum-1, a lone AI robot dropped onto a dying archipelago with one job: clean up the mess humanity left behind. The islands sink under piles of waste. The world responds to every choice Ferrum-1 makes. Clear the pollution and green life slowly returns to the shore. Ignore it, and the decay spreads. The inhabitants go about their lives either way, from wary natives to wolves in the forests and sharks in the reefs.
Beneath the cleanup lies a larger mystery. A crashed plane and a sunken town pull Ferrum-1 into the first chapter of a story deeper than the trash on the shore.
What Players Can Try in the Demo
Starting June 12, players can download the Island Keeper Demo on Steam. It introduces the core loop of collecting rubbish, recycling or incinerating it, crafting tools, and building a base as nature gradually recovers.
In the demo, players gather different types of waste, turn it into resources or energy, and build equipment to speed up work. A day-night cycle and dynamic weather shape each outing. Signal stations let players travel further across the map.
Players can explore by speedboat, encounter both friendly and dangerous wildlife, and experience the first chapter of the story through quests and in-game comics. Submarine diving, more advanced automation, and the rest of the story will be available in the full release.
Island Keeper – Key Features:
- restore polluted islands and shape a world that reacts to your actions;
- collect rubbish by hand or with crafted equipment and automated machines;
- recycle waste into resources or burn it to generate energy;
- explore the archipelago on foot, by speedboat, and by submarine;
- build and customize your own base across an open, living world;
- meet natives and wildlife with their own behavior and routines;
- follow a branching mystery hidden across the islands and the sea.
The Island Keeper Demo arrives on PC (Steam) on June 12. The full version is planned for release on PC in 2026. It will also come to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 in 2027.
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