Fit check
Is Bolu worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-game players interested in building shelter and gathering food
- Players who want a survival game with story missions and exploration
- Players drawn to dream settings and mysteries such as a locked hotel room
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a large-scale game may find the vendor's description of a non-large story-based game a mismatch
- Players looking for a relaxed survival experience may find the game challenging, as the vendor describes it as difficult
- Players seeking a game without crafting, shelter building, or survival activities may prefer a different type of game
Our take on Bolu
The setting is an island in a character's dream, where survival activities and the search for a way off the island are tied to the story.
What is Bolu?
Bolu is a story-focused survival and building game set on an island in Lake Abant.
After a radio-tower fire appears in the character's dream, the character finds himself in the dream's version of Bolu Abant Lake. The goal is to get off the island. Players can build shelter against aggressive animals, produce and install simple fishing nets, cook meat and fish over a campfire, and examine objects. A workbench grinds materials such as neon and coal into powder, while mined materials can be combined to make bullets for fighting aggressive animals. Exploration includes finding the password to a locked room in an abandoned hotel. The game combines story events, missions, survival, and simulation elements.
How Bolu plays
- 01Workbench Processing
- The workbench grinds materials such as neon and coal into powder.
- 02Fishing Nets
- Players can produce simple nets and install them to catch fish.
- 03Shelter Building
- A shelter offers protection from aggressive animals at night.
- 04Campfire Cooking
- Meat and fish can be cooked over a fire.
- 05Object Examination
- Almost all in-game items can be examined, and some have special animations.
- 06Ammunition Crafting
- Mined materials can be combined to make bullets for fighting aggressive animals.
Bolu compared to similar games
Bolu combines survival activities such as fishing, cooking, shelter building, and material processing with a story about escaping a dream island. Mr. Prepper instead focuses on preparing for nuclear war by building an underground shelter and dealing with an authoritarian government.
Bolu: platforms & release
Is Bolu worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-game players interested in building shelter and gathering food. Skip it if: players seeking a large-scale game may find the vendor's description of a non-large story-based game a mismatch.
Where can I download Bolu?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Bolu's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Bolu on?
Windows only.
