ActionFit check
Is Boom Island worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer arcade-style first-person shooters to other game styles
- Players who enjoy surviving increasingly difficult waves of enemies
- Players who want an in-game shop where combat earns money for weapons, ammunition, and health
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking gameplay beyond shooting beach balls and surviving their attacks
- Players who prefer free movement during combat, since Protection mode uses a mounted machine gun
- Controller-only players who want to navigate menus without a mouse
Our take on Boom Island
The crash-survivor premise sets up an island scenario, while the described play focuses on shooting explosive beach balls. The modes change the combat setup: Survival escalates through waves, Economy adds purchases, and Protection places the player at a mounted gun.
What is Boom Island?
Boom Island is an arcade-style first-person shooter set on an island after a plane crash in the early 1900s.
The player fights bouncing explosive beach balls and tries to stay alive. Survival mode sends balls in waves that grow harder over time. Economy mode adds money earned by killing balls, which can be spent on weapons, ammunition, and health in an in-game shop. Protection mode places the player at a mounted machine gun on the crashed plane, with a changed arsenal and mobility. The game also offers adjustable graphics settings and remappable controls. Controller support is partial: mouse input is needed to navigate menus, and controller bindings must be configured in the control settings.
How Boom Island plays
- 01Survival waves
- The incoming beach balls grow harder to withstand as the waves continue.
- 02Economy mode
- Killing balls earns money that can be spent on weapons, ammunition, and health.
- 03Mounted gun mode
- Protection mode places the player at a machine gun mounted on the crashed plane.
- 04Graphics settings
- Options include v-sync, textures, and anti-aliasing.
- 05Custom controls
- Key assignments can be changed in the settings.
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Boom Island: platforms & release
Is Boom Island worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer arcade-style first-person shooters to other game styles. Skip it if: players seeking gameplay beyond shooting beach balls and surviving their attacks.
Where can I download Boom Island?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Boom Island's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Boom Island on?
Windows only.
