Castaway Dude

Craft essentials, catch a fish, fight a crab, feed a shark, thank a seagull and send a message in a bottle in this relaxing tiny survival game. Get taken away to a small tropical island backed by a soothing audio track and calming ocean ambiance.

Inspired by retro screensaver "Johnny Castaway"  

Controls

Move : ←→↑↓ or WASD

Sprint : Shift

Action : Space or E

Reveal items : Alt or Q

Pause : Escape (Windows) P (Web)

Features

• Craft essential stations : Campfire, Shelter, Fishing station and a Raft.
• Hunger and health system, cooking at campfire. Includes death state.
• Tiredness and sleep system.
• Creatures : Seagulls, Crabs, Sharks, Fish
• Swimming.
• Sprinting.
• Events feature.
• Achievements.
• Beautiful pixel art.
• Relaxing audio track and ambiance.

Nice to know

• There is no save. It's a one sitting game. Play time is average 1/2hr to 1 hour.
• The game is FREE but donating will encourage us to add more features and maybe even make another episode of Castaway dude.

Spoilers

• Items not spawning? Items won't spawn or be available if the same item is already on the island. So if you need more than one of the same item then use one first. Hold the "Reveal items" button (alt or Q) to reveal possibly hidden items.
• Don't know how to craft Boots? First fish out two Boots with the fishing rod (yes it can be hard) then just combine one Boot with another.
• Hunger going down to fast? Stop sprinting so much!
• Need a Palm leaf? Chuck a tree with a rock.
• Crab stealing your stuff? Chuck it with a rock! (Then cook the crab)
• How do I go sleep? Sleeping is automatic and happens when you are over-tired.

Originally made for the Indie Game Clinic COLLAB JAM '26