Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii U eShop
4th Jun 2015 — $6.99
25th Jun 2015 — £5.39
3rd Feb 2016 — ¥1,000
- Also Available On
- Official Site
- cypronia.com
Reviews
Review Cube Life: Island Survival (Wii U eShop)
A summer blockbuster?
For the past few months, multiple developers have been releasing their own clones of Minecraft in an effort to provide Nintendo gamers with the closest approximation to that source material as possible. Though the concept may seem simple initially, most developers have failed to recreate it in any meaningful way, with...
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Cube Life: Island Survival News
News Cube Life: Island Survival Climbs the eShop Charts in Japan
Edging ever closer to Minecraft's coveted no.1 spot
We recently reported that indie developer Cypronia found success in Japan with its Minecraft-inspired title Cube Life: Island Survival. Since that time it has now sky-rocketed to third place in the Japanese charts, even sneaking past Super Mario
News Cube Life Battles Minecraft for Success in Japan
Update 1.2 on its way soon
As you probably know Minecraft: Wii U Edition hit the Wii U in late December, and it's doing particularly well in Japan. It's the number one selling game in the Wii U charts in Japan at the moment. That's not discouraged publisher Cypronia from releasing its Minecraft-inspired title Cube Life: Island Survival
Giveaway It's Europe's Turn To Grab A Free Copy Of Cube Life: Island Survival
We have 100 copies to give away to lucky Europeans
Over the Christmas break Cube Life: Island Survival developer Cypronia was kind enough to give away 100 copies of their game to our North American readers to celebrate the recent v1.1 update. This time it's the turn of European players to get in on the action - we've got another 100 free copies to...
Giveaway Grab Yourself a Free Copy of Cube Life: Island Survival
We have 100 copies to give away (North America only)
It's the season for giving, so we have a giveaway of a Wii U eShop release for those among you keen on adventure and creativity. Developer Cypronia has kindly offered to give-away 100 free copies of Cube Life: Island Survival to Nintendo Life readers because, well, it's Christmas! It's a sandbox...
News Cube Life Update to Version 1.1 is Still Due This Year
Will include custom maps for Deathmatch mode
Earlier this month it looked like Minecraft was finally coming to Wii U courtesy of a PEGI rating listing, yet that's now disappeared. Quite why the listing has done its vanishing act - or indeed why it appeared in the first place - is a mystery to all but Microsoft and PEGI, we suspect. While we wait to...
News Cypronia Outlines Details For Extensive Cube Life: Island Survival Version 1.1 Update
New multiplayer modes, items, fixes and more
While we now know that Minecraft: Story Mode will bring a relatively linear take on the series to Wii U later this year, download-only Indie efforts inspired that that franchise continue to seek attention and to improve their efforts across Wii U and 3DS. One of the more notable arrivals on the home...
News Cube Life Update To Bring Local Multiplayer And Lots More
Also #1 in the UK, Germany and France!
If Minecraft mania has taken over the planet, then certainly Cube Life: Island Survival has staked its claim for Wii U dominance. This Minecraft clone is now in #1 place in the Wii U eShop in the UK, Germany and France. Yes, that's right - above even Yoshi's Woolly World and Splatoon. Slovakia-based developer...
News Cypronia to Offer Future Release for Free as Celebration of Cube Life: Island Survival Sales
Early sales show promise in Europe
It's no secret that a number of developers have been producing variations on the theme of Minecraft for the eShop stores, filling a gap in the market. They've enjoyed some success doing this, and Cypronia has been in touch to state that its entry - Cube Life: Island Survival - is doing rather well since its launch...
Nintendo Download 25th June (Europe)
Yoshi! Kirby! Art Academy! Samurai Warriors! More!
It's the start of a normal week in the world of the big N, so naturally it kicks off with the Nintendo Download Update details in Europe. This week brings three promising and relatively high profile retail releases, two diverse offerings on the Wii U eShop along with some retro goodies, some...
News Cube Life: Island Survival Confirmed for 25th June Release in Europe
Cypronia highlights positive early reception in North America
We now have a few games available - depending on your region - that are heavily influenced by Minecraft, seizing the day in the absence of Nintendo system ports of the best-selling title. The latest is Cube Life: Island Survival from Cypronia, which aims to provide both an open-world...
About The Game
Imagine being stranded on a beautiful deserted island... All of life's necessities: Food, water, shelter - all of your everyday needs are now gone, and it's up to you to survive.
Cannibals and wild animals will not make it any easier for you. You'll need to explore, build, and craft to stay alive. Do you think you have what it takes? Find out in Cube Life: Island Survival!
There are two main modes in the game: Creative Mode and Survival Mode
Creative Mode:
This mode allows you to design and create constructions in a 3D generated game world like you might find in a game editor. There is no limit to your imagination. We plan to implement a feature which will allow players to post their creations and share them with friends online.
Survival Mode:
In Survival Mode, you must maintain your health, explore islands, caves, gather resources, and craft tools on an unknown island. Find food, explore and build during the day. Hide, fight, and survive as night falls on the island.
A living open-world:
Survival mode takes place on a large map with many islands. Players can swim to reach new islands or even use boats to travel. Our focus was to create a living world with wild animals on the land, lurking in caves, swimming under the water, or even flying in the sky. The easiest way to get food on an island is to pick up fruits or hunt animals, but they can range in difficulty. You can also explore a vast under sea world, but beware of sharks, poisonous jellyfish, or even a giant octopus.
Exploring caves will offer you a taste of adventure—that is, until you meet a giant spider! Also, beware of eagles on mountain tops. Some islands are occupied by local inhabitants and you can choose to befriend them, or if you prefer, be a bad guy and steal their items, animals, and fight them—the choice is yours. During the night, it's a good idea to hide, because cannibals will appear and come after you!
Technical features:
It is a block building open-world game, so you can do whatever you want, and you can play how you want to play. We wanted to bring the feeling to the player, as if they are actually stranded on a real island. We put a lot of energy into the visuals like realistic graphical effects—for example, water reflections, sunbeams, day/night cycles, dawn and sunset to create the realistic atmosphere of an actual deserted island.
Crafting:
Currently we have almost 200 items and counting! Gathering resources is a key element to survival. It allows you to craft weapons like swords, axes, and long bows for hunting and fighting. Resources also allow you to build cottages and houses to hide in. Players can also create boats to travel in and much, much more!
Comments 13
Isn't this just a Minecraft clone, I mean the tools in the screenshots are the same design!
i gotta say it looks like mincraft but only could cube life it doesn'tchange the fact that its just like mincraft but although i do want it
@CrazyMetroid They need a 'Like' button on these discussion forums. But yes, I agree with you, the price is also pretty good
the biggest problem with this game is the extremely long loading times.
I bought it and when the player dies, it literally takes 80 or so seconds for the world to regenerate.
I hope they will fix it in the near future.
This game, as of now, has no inverted controls. Which makes this unplayable for me at the moment. Hopefully they patch this in soon.
@Gallon23 I would love to see motion controls similar to Splatoon. Maybe I've just playing a lot of Splatoon, but the controls would work well with for navigating in Cube Life. ie left joystick movement, right joystick correcting view, gamepad motion controls for viewing.
I'll wait for the reviews, but this looks neat.
Is this the same game released on 3DS a while back? I have the 3DS thingy where you mine the ground for minerals and kill animals for food to replenish health. You need fire to cook the food though. I once managed to craft a diamond pick axe but lost it when I got mauled by a bear and respawned.
I started playing it and had to look up how to craft using the highlight item and tap the screen technique on a game forum. Then i died during the night and it froze my wiiu on the 'you died' screen. Had to reboot my system. I really wish there was a difficulty option. I like playing minecraft survival mode on peaceful, just have to worry about surviving not fighting for my life every night.
A little disapointed. I dont understand why Nintendo doesn't just deal with 3rd party software like mojang. I like the idea but full of bugs. For exemple. I im inside my bunker with 2 layers of stone, in the basement and getting hit by arrow.
Im sure the wii u is strong enough to run minecraft so why Nintendo stay alone in their cornor giving the chance of good customer and change for an xbox. I love the nostalgie of nintendo and their inovation. But fear that they are losing on steam.
What happened to the Aussie release last week?
Jumped on the WiiU shop and it wasn't there
I already regretted getting this poor game, but now that Minecraft is coming I REAAALLY regret it.
I don't see if it come and its not there yet D:
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