Spirit Island
Board GamesHandelabra Games
The cooperative settler-destruction strategy game by R. Eric Reuss.
About Spirit Island
Spirit Island
About Spirit Island
Spirit Island is a cooperative settler-destruction strategy game designed by R. Eric Reuss and set in an alternate-history world around A.D. 1700. Players become different Spirits of the land, each with their own unique elemental powers, forced to defend their island home from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction. Your Spirits work with the native Dahan to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
Spirit Island includes:
• Free access to unlimited plays of the tutorial game
• Create custom games of up to 4 spirits and play 5 full turns
• 4 Spirits available for custom games: Lightning’s Swift Strike, River Surges in Sunlight, Shadows Flicker Like Flame, and Vital Strength of the Earth
• 36 Minor Power cards that enhance the abilities of your Spirits
• 22 Major Power cards with more powerful effects to devastate the Invaders
• A modular island, made up of 4 balanced island boards, for a variety of layouts
• Thematic island boards that reflect the canonical island and provide a new challenge
• 15 Invader cards driving a distinctive Invader expansion system
• 2 Blight cards with challenging effects as the Invaders blight the Island
• 15 Fear cards with beneficial effects, earned as you terrify the Invaders
Every rule & interaction in the game has been carefully adapted and thoroughly tested by expert Spirit Island players, as well as the designer himself. If you’re wondering how a certain situation works in Spirit Island, this game is the ultimate rules lawyer!
Features:
• Original dynamic music composed by Jean-Marc Giffin brings Spirit Island to life. Each Spirit has unique musical elements that wax and wane as the game progresses.
• 3D Textured maps bring a realistic look and isometric perspective to the Island.
• 3D Classic maps present the Island the way it looks on the tabletop.
• 2D Classic maps provide a simplified top-down option for all you number crunchers out there.
When you are ready for more, choose the best option for your budget to unlock the full game!
Get access to 6 additional Spirits, each with 4 unique Power cards:
• Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares - Strike fear into the hearts of the Invaders!
• Heart of the Wildfire - Burn everything in your path, and heal the land with time.
• Ocean's Hungry Grasp - Drown the Invaders with the power of the sea.
• Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island - Absorb presence and rise up with immense power!
• A Spread of Rampant Green - Entangle the Invaders with unstoppable growth.
• Thunderspeaker - Join forces with the Dahan to wreak havoc on the Invaders.
Face 3 multi-tier Adversaries (specific Invaders) for play variety and fine-tuned challenge: Brandenburg-Prussa, England & Sweden.
Explore 4 optional Scenarios for even more play variety: Blitz, Dahan Insurrection, Guard the Isle's Heart, & Rituals of Terror.
Purchase the Full Game - Permanently unlocks all content from the core game and Promo Pack 1. The Branch & Claw expansion is available as a separate In App Purchase. Future expansions will be sold separately.
Or subscribe for Unlimited Access ($1.99 USD/month) - Unlocks all content during the term of your subscription. Includes all core game content, Promo Pack 1, Branch & Claw, as well as all future content as it becomes available.
Now Available: Branch & Claw expansion with 2 Spirits, an Adversary, 52 Power Cards, new Tokens, 15 Fear Cards, 7 Blight Cards, 4 Scenarios, and an Event Deck.
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Ratings & Reviews
Community
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Jul 3, 2021 By Darren MatthewsMy favorite board game on tablet. Great port. I have all the handelabra games and enjoy them. Back to 5 stars for fixing the offline issue. One of the hardest parts of playing the physical boardgame is making sure your powers are allowed to target certain lands and special rules for scenarios and adversaries. It's wonderful having the app taking care of all that for me. more -
Finally, a true solo SI experience!
Dec 19, 2020 By AlaskaDaveAKI have never played this board game but heard they were porting this into a solo digital app, so I got it as soon as I saw it pop up. Tutorial is fantastically smooth, and gives enough information at the right time so as to not overwhelm new players. I also like that they give some strategy reasoning in the tutorial as well. Sounds, UI and overall game flow is smooth and the gameplay is seriously fun. Thank you to the entire team for the work you all put into this! more -
Jul 8, 2021 By Dany GatoI have the board game with all its expansions (plus the broken token's organizer and crate) and it's just the best cooperative game I've played ever. Worth the price but not if you have already paid for the physical version I guess more -
Incredible Game
Dec 17, 2020 By thenmrkidOne of the best board games to date, and this implementation of it is great! Only (obvious) comment: please add multiplayer! -
Jul 29, 2021 By Jake BlessSeems like a good app. It is a great game but is overpriced compared to other similar style games. Not a good value in the digital space. -
Jul 6, 2021 By Kellie AlanisI bought the entire game plus the expansion even without knowing the entire thing. hope i can learn to play this game to maximize the experience. -
Cooperative solitaire?
Dec 17, 2020 By SirRokeI was excited to see this great cooperative board game become an app. But having played the tutorial, I now see that it’s 1-4 Spirits, NOT 1-4 players. Hardly a cooperative game when it’s solo. It really needs the ability to play online with others. more -
Great adaptation
Jun 25, 2021 By RaleighmoWorks nicely on phones. -
Jun 25, 2021 By mateorUPDATED: Five star game without question, and now with phone support. Pricey, especially for the people that already paid full price when it was PC only. -
AWESOME ADAPTATION!
Dec 26, 2020 By JDarby819Haven’t encountered any issues. Gameplay is seamless and perfect for solo play!
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Jul 3, 2021 By Darren MatthewsMy favorite board game on tablet. Great port. I have all the handelabra games and enjoy them. Back to 5 stars for fixing the offline issue. One of the hardest parts of playing the physical boardgame is making sure your powers are allowed to target certain lands and special rules for scenarios and adversaries. It's wonderful having the app taking care of all that for me. more -
Finally, a true solo SI experience!
Dec 19, 2020 By AlaskaDaveAKI have never played this board game but heard they were porting this into a solo digital app, so I got it as soon as I saw it pop up. Tutorial is fantastically smooth, and gives enough information at the right time so as to not overwhelm new players. I also like that they give some strategy reasoning in the tutorial as well. Sounds, UI and overall game flow is smooth and the gameplay is seriously fun. Thank you to the entire team for the work you all put into this! more -
Jul 8, 2021 By Dany GatoI have the board game with all its expansions (plus the broken token's organizer and crate) and it's just the best cooperative game I've played ever. Worth the price but not if you have already paid for the physical version I guess more -
Incredible Game
Dec 17, 2020 By thenmrkidOne of the best board games to date, and this implementation of it is great! Only (obvious) comment: please add multiplayer! -
Jul 29, 2021 By Jake BlessSeems like a good app. It is a great game but is overpriced compared to other similar style games. Not a good value in the digital space. -
Jul 6, 2021 By Kellie AlanisI bought the entire game plus the expansion even without knowing the entire thing. hope i can learn to play this game to maximize the experience. -
Cooperative solitaire?
Dec 17, 2020 By SirRokeI was excited to see this great cooperative board game become an app. But having played the tutorial, I now see that it’s 1-4 Spirits, NOT 1-4 players. Hardly a cooperative game when it’s solo. It really needs the ability to play online with others. more -
Great adaptation
Jun 25, 2021 By RaleighmoWorks nicely on phones. -
Jun 25, 2021 By mateorUPDATED: Five star game without question, and now with phone support. Pricey, especially for the people that already paid full price when it was PC only. -
AWESOME ADAPTATION!
Dec 26, 2020 By JDarby819Haven’t encountered any issues. Gameplay is seamless and perfect for solo play!
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3 bugs in 3 games. Poor testing
Jun 3, 2021 By TranenturmSo by game three I’ve identified three bugs. The defend 3 special ability for Vital Strength of the earth doesn’t work. It let damage through creating blight and losing the spirit token. Yes it was a sacred site. The 3 shield was showing and the city plus explorer should have done 4 - 1 damage for 1 total. The event wasn’t relevant. All Enveloping for Rampant green had a similar problem. A town plus explorer got through the two defense to trigger blight and token loss. Also, when declining to use choke for Rampant green it proceeded to ignore the disease token which should have prevented the build. It took me 20 minutes to find 3 bugs which make the affected spirits significantly weaker and essentially unplayable. I didn’t pay $20 to do your troubleshooting for you. I can’t imagine how many more bugs are waiting. Just found another, an explorer plus city failed to build anything (should build a town) and no affects were active to prevent that (scenarios, events or powers) more -
Jun 28, 2021 By AlephThe adaptation on PC is worth 5 stars, so long as you understand you're getting a solo/hotseat only (for now) experience. On Android, though, not only are you made to pay $21CAD, significantly more than *any* other board game app on the market (unless you go with the wacky subscription option), but the game refuses to open if you are offline, a deadly flaw if you want to play this on a tablet. There is potential here- a good tutorial, different UIs for phone and tablet, many appearance settings, lots of content and so on- but at the moment even portability does not make this remotely worth owning on Android compared to Steam, especially if you have reason to care about regional pricing. more -
$17.99 ?!!!
Jun 27, 2021 By ToomanybartsYou can get about 8 other quality games for that! -
Jul 13, 2021 By Timothy SweeUnable to find the unsubscribe button in app -
Apr 16, 2021 By Nick JordanMissing online coop! A vital part of a cooperative game is the ability to play cooperatively with friends. That core feature is missing from the game. -
Apr 25, 2021 By Newt HomelessI won't even install free games if I can't play them offline. I'm certainly not going to pay for one. I'll stick to the board game -
Jul 14, 2021 By alex HI'm a massive fan of the Spirit Island game, having bought all the expansions, even made some custom little tidbits for the game. I still play it on the daily in tabletop simulator, and as often as I can in real life. I usually applaud how much VALUE you get for the physical game. The component quality is high, as well as the replay value. However, with this, they want $18 for a SOLO experience, as well as $10 for an expansion? A blemish on a great franchise. I'd rather there BE no app. more -
Feb 1, 2021 By Josh Greenlawtl;dr: don't bother installing unless you plan to spend the full $20 right now. Seemed perfect, right up until everything ground to a halt mid game until I payed money. Considering that most of the spirits are locked behind the paywall anyway, I assumed that I could play a couple of games using the "free" spirits before deciding on whether or not to buy the full version. Nope! Not even 1 game. more
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Jul 3, 2021 By Darren MatthewsMy favorite board game on tablet. Great port. I have all the handelabra games and enjoy them. Back to 5 stars for fixing the offline issue. One of the hardest parts of playing the physical boardgame is making sure your powers are allowed to target certain lands and special rules for scenarios and adversaries. It's wonderful having the app taking care of all that for me. more -
Finally, a true solo SI experience!
Dec 19, 2020 By AlaskaDaveAKI have never played this board game but heard they were porting this into a solo digital app, so I got it as soon as I saw it pop up. Tutorial is fantastically smooth, and gives enough information at the right time so as to not overwhelm new players. I also like that they give some strategy reasoning in the tutorial as well. Sounds, UI and overall game flow is smooth and the gameplay is seriously fun. Thank you to the entire team for the work you all put into this! more -
Jul 8, 2021 By Dany GatoI have the board game with all its expansions (plus the broken token's organizer and crate) and it's just the best cooperative game I've played ever. Worth the price but not if you have already paid for the physical version I guess more -
Incredible Game
Dec 17, 2020 By thenmrkidOne of the best board games to date, and this implementation of it is great! Only (obvious) comment: please add multiplayer! -
Great adaptation
Jun 25, 2021 By RaleighmoWorks nicely on phones. -
Jun 25, 2021 By mateorUPDATED: Five star game without question, and now with phone support. Pricey, especially for the people that already paid full price when it was PC only. -
AWESOME ADAPTATION!
Dec 26, 2020 By JDarby819Haven’t encountered any issues. Gameplay is seamless and perfect for solo play! -
Jun 28, 2021 By Tomas M. ElizondoBest boardgame I've ever played, and the digital adaptation is almost flawless. -
Really great adaptation of a great board game!
May 14, 2021 By Kdl88Excellently executed. -
Jun 25, 2021 By jaeon crightonSuper happy this came to mobile. It gives me hope for Aeon's End next.
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Jul 6, 2021 By Kellie AlanisI bought the entire game plus the expansion even without knowing the entire thing. hope i can learn to play this game to maximize the experience. -
Dec 29, 2020 By Jon HartleyThe board game is fantastic and the app seems to be well-designed, but it's a bit pricey for what it is. The fact that you can't even play a full game without paying $20 is a huge disappointment and nowhere near in line with comparable board game app pricing. This game badly needs a different monetization structure. I'll stick to the board game that I already spent a ton of money on, thanks. more
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Jul 29, 2021 By Jake BlessSeems like a good app. It is a great game but is overpriced compared to other similar style games. Not a good value in the digital space. -
Cooperative solitaire?
Dec 17, 2020 By SirRokeI was excited to see this great cooperative board game become an app. But having played the tutorial, I now see that it’s 1-4 Spirits, NOT 1-4 players. Hardly a cooperative game when it’s solo. It really needs the ability to play online with others. more -
Apr 22, 2021 By Jessica AdamsonI have the original board game and it is unequalled for its ideas, looks and gameplay. This version has all of that EXCEPT this should have been called a demo. It only provides you with the tutorial, and VERY limited play time for the actual game, as well as only giving you 4 gods to choose from. The rest is behind a $29AUD pay-wall, making this one of the most expensive app games out there OR an ongoing subscription (approx $3AUD), which can end up costing lots more. You decide. more -
Mar 19, 2021 By Andrew BesselinkThe UI doesn't do it the game justice and makes everything so much harder to understand. I've played the board game a lot but I genuinely found it difficult to plan in this app because of how unintuitively information was provided. Its a step up from ODD and Aeons End, but I still keep struggling with basic tasks like maximising a card to read it. Long pressing or double tapping both occasionally activate the card instead. Feels like it was designed for PC and crudely ported. Also, a subscription model, really? more -
Dec 21, 2020 By Christopher BurkeIt is rather well implemented version of the game and love that you can undo things to help with the learning curve. However, you cannot even finish a trial game without paying. You can learn about it, you can play a few rounds, but you cannot even finish a game. I would suggest the developers allow the basic experience and paywall yourself up to unlock more spirits/adversaries. I would have preferred to see you ask me for $19.99 before downloading. more
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Apr 16, 2021 By Nick JordanMissing online coop! A vital part of a cooperative game is the ability to play cooperatively with friends. That core feature is missing from the game. -
Feb 1, 2021 By Josh Greenlawtl;dr: don't bother installing unless you plan to spend the full $20 right now. Seemed perfect, right up until everything ground to a halt mid game until I payed money. Considering that most of the spirits are locked behind the paywall anyway, I assumed that I could play a couple of games using the "free" spirits before deciding on whether or not to buy the full version. Nope! Not even 1 game. more
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3 bugs in 3 games. Poor testing
Jun 3, 2021 By TranenturmSo by game three I’ve identified three bugs. The defend 3 special ability for Vital Strength of the earth doesn’t work. It let damage through creating blight and losing the spirit token. Yes it was a sacred site. The 3 shield was showing and the city plus explorer should have done 4 - 1 damage for 1 total. The event wasn’t relevant. All Enveloping for Rampant green had a similar problem. A town plus explorer got through the two defense to trigger blight and token loss. Also, when declining to use choke for Rampant green it proceeded to ignore the disease token which should have prevented the build. It took me 20 minutes to find 3 bugs which make the affected spirits significantly weaker and essentially unplayable. I didn’t pay $20 to do your troubleshooting for you. I can’t imagine how many more bugs are waiting. Just found another, an explorer plus city failed to build anything (should build a town) and no affects were active to prevent that (scenarios, events or powers) more -
Jun 28, 2021 By AlephThe adaptation on PC is worth 5 stars, so long as you understand you're getting a solo/hotseat only (for now) experience. On Android, though, not only are you made to pay $21CAD, significantly more than *any* other board game app on the market (unless you go with the wacky subscription option), but the game refuses to open if you are offline, a deadly flaw if you want to play this on a tablet. There is potential here- a good tutorial, different UIs for phone and tablet, many appearance settings, lots of content and so on- but at the moment even portability does not make this remotely worth owning on Android compared to Steam, especially if you have reason to care about regional pricing. more -
$17.99 ?!!!
Jun 27, 2021 By ToomanybartsYou can get about 8 other quality games for that! -
Jul 13, 2021 By Timothy SweeUnable to find the unsubscribe button in app -
Apr 25, 2021 By Newt HomelessI won't even install free games if I can't play them offline. I'm certainly not going to pay for one. I'll stick to the board game -
Jul 14, 2021 By alex HI'm a massive fan of the Spirit Island game, having bought all the expansions, even made some custom little tidbits for the game. I still play it on the daily in tabletop simulator, and as often as I can in real life. I usually applaud how much VALUE you get for the physical game. The component quality is high, as well as the replay value. However, with this, they want $18 for a SOLO experience, as well as $10 for an expansion? A blemish on a great franchise. I'd rather there BE no app. more
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Spirit Island
Release Notes
1.4.3
This update fixes a problem with the tutorial showing popups in the wrong places on tablets.
- Fixed a problem where the game could not easily be played offline. To play offline, launch the game at least once with an internet connection after installing this update. You will be able to play offline thereafter.
- Scrolling a Spirit's hand of cards in the full Spirit panel view now works properly again.
- Various other bug fixes have been made.
Spirit Island now supports Android phones! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on any phone running Android 6.0 or later, with a screen size of 4” or larger, and NEON support.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This hotfix update fixes a couple of bugs present in the 1.4 update.
Spirit Island now supports Android phones! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on any phone running Android 6.0 or later, with a screen size of 4” or larger, and NEON support.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This update also includes various other bug fixes and improvements.
This update includes various bug fixes, notably:
- Powers that repeat themselves with an elemental threshold now work properly when set aside in Second Wave.
- Fixed various issues related to the Powers Long Forgotten scenario, particularly with the undo button.
- Using Undo while Spirit Foresight is active no longer causes a freeze.
- The Unlock the Gates achievement now requires the correct number of thresholds (53 instead of 52).
Branch & Claw brings the Island back to life with new Spirits, new ways to fight Invaders, new Adversaries & Scenarios, and more Powers! This adds a judicious spice of uncertainty for experienced players as well as creating both opportunities and hard choices for the Spirits!
This update includes various bug fixes.
Branch & Claw brings the Island back to life with new Spirits, new ways to fight Invaders, new Adversaries & Scenarios, and more Powers!
If you have unlocked the core game permanently, you can get Branch & Claw via In App Purchase from the New Game screen. If you have subscribed, you automatically have full access to the expansion already!
This update also includes the new Spirit Foresight feature, official errata, and other fixes.
- $1.99 - $19.99 per item
Spirit Island is now a Universal app! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on iPhone 6S and later, and iPod touch (7th gen) and later.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This update fixes a problem with the tutorial showing popups in the wrong places on iPad.
Spirit Island is now a Universal app! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on iPhone 6S and later, and iPod touch (7th gen) and later.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This update has a few bug fixes and improvements:
- Scrolling a Spirit's hand of cards in the full Spirit panel view now works properly again.
- Fixed a problem where you could keep the benefit of Back Against the Wall after choosing to replace it in a solo game.
- Teach the Invaders with Farmers Seek Dahan for Aid now interacts correctly with England.
- Immigration Slows now interacts correctly with England.
- Undo is now permitted after Slave Rebellion is revealed.
- Fixed a problem with Ocean's Hungry Grasp placing presence when a board has been destroyed.
- Draw of the Fruitful Earth now works correctly when used early due to Rouse the Spirits.
Spirit Island is now a Universal app! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on iPhone 6S and later, and iPod touch (7th gen) and later.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This update includes two bug fixes:
- The game no longer freezes during certain events when conditions are not met on every board. If you have a game in progress with this problem, you'll be able to continue playing after updating.
- Ocean's Hungry Grasp no longer incorrectly gains energy when an Invader is blocked from being destroyed by Rituals of the Destroying Flame.
Spirit Island is now a Universal app! Starting with this update, the game can now also be played on iPhone 6S and later, and iPod touch (7th gen) and later.
We're also happy to announce that online multiplayer support is in development and will be added to the game in the future.
This update also includes many bug fixes and improvements:
- Customize your experience with new playmat options. Four are included in the core game, and two more come with Branch & Claw. All are included in subscriptions.
- Zoom up the text on all cards and Spirit panels by tapping them when viewing them at full size.
- Drag growth and presence panels to wherever you like on screen.
- Improved UI animations for Spirit Phase panels.
- When a Spirit is focused and another Spirit must take an action, the game will automatically switch focus to the second Spirit.
- Fixed a problem with using undo during the Ritual of Terror.
- Fixed a few issues relating to the Powers Long Forgotten scenario.
- Various other small bug fixes and improvements have been made.
Branch & Claw brings the Island back to life with new Spirits, new ways to fight Invaders, new Adversaries & Scenarios, and more Powers! This adds a judicious spice of uncertainty for experienced players as well as creating both opportunities and hard choices for the Spirits!
This update includes various bug fixes, notably:
- Powers that repeat themselves with an elemental threshold now work properly when set aside in Second Wave.
- Fixed various issues related to the Powers Long Forgotten scenario, particularly with the undo button.
- Using Undo while Spirit Foresight is active no longer causes a freeze.
- The Unlock the Gates achievement now requires the correct number of thresholds (53 instead of 52).
Branch & Claw brings the Island back to life with new Spirits, new ways to fight Invaders, new Adversaries & Scenarios, and more Powers! This adds a judicious spice of uncertainty for experienced players as well as creating both opportunities and hard choices for the Spirits!
This update includes various bug fixes, notably:
- Fixed a crash that could occur with the Sacred Sites Under Threat event card.
- Forgetting a power played face-down in Ward the Shores now works correctly.
- Twisted Bronze Spirit Benefit in Powers Long Forgotten now affects non-regular builds.
- Fixed various issues related to Ocean's Hungry Grasp's Presence being destroyed or absorbed.
- Branch & Claw scenarios are now being tracked properly for the Diversify achievement. Defeat them again to earn the achievement.
Branch & Claw brings the Island back to life with new Spirits, new ways to fight Invaders, new Adversaries & Scenarios, and more Powers! This adds a judicious spice of uncertainty for experienced players as well as creating both opportunities and hard choices for the Spirits!
The first expansion to Spirit Island is now available. If you have unlocked the core game permanently, you can get Branch & Claw via In App Purchase from the New Game screen. If you have subscribed, you automatically have full access to the expansion already!
The new Spirit Foresight feature allows you to see what will happen in upcoming Invader Ravage and Build actions. Tap the button at the right of the screen to try it out!
This update also includes many fixes and improvements, including:
- Official errata from the game designer has been incorporated. Notably, at game setup, an extra Blight is added to the Blight card.
- Fixed a problem where duplicate Fear cards could appear in one game.
- The end game screen now properly shows the Adversary and/or Scenario cards.
- Fixed a problem where Blight was not added to the land correctly in some situations
- Unlimited Access $1.99
- Full Game $19.99
- Branch & Claw $9.99
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