Synopsis
Miles from civilization, it’s just you against nature. Can you survive in the wilderness and find your way back home?
For walkthroughs on Survival Island, scroll down.
Note: Only Episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are currently available on desktop and mobile. For the full version, you can play it on Steam or with AS3 Flashpoint.
or April 17, 2014 (for all)
Common Room: N/A
Preceded by: Monster Carnival Island
Succeeded by: Mission Atlantis Island
Resources on this page: Island Extras | Synopses from Poptropica | Quippy’s Store Items | Video Walkthrough | Written Walkthrough | Album Photos | Trivia
Island Extras: Official Tour | Video Playlist | Champions Map 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Lost Cubs Mini Quest
Quippy’s Store Items
Quippy sells the following items at the frozen pond under the big tree to the right in Episode 1: Blue Woodpecker follower, Owl Head Rider, Ghillie Suit*, and Frozen Body power*. (* = members only)
Video Walkthrough
Click through the playlist menu to find the video for different episodes. For a written walkthrough with pictures, scroll down on this page.
Written Walkthrough
Walkthrough by Samwow5 & HPuterpop
Special thanks to: Pixel, Slanted Fish, & Brave Tomato
Table of Contents
- Episode 1: Crash Landing
- Episode 2: Hook, Line, and Sinker
- Episode 3: Distress Signal
- Episode 4: Cabin Fever
- Episode 5: Escape!
Episode 1: Crash Landing
It’s a dark and stormy night… you’re riding in your blimp, and a thunderstorm is raging all around you. Disaster strikes, and the next thing you know, you’re stuck in a tree. You’ve got to get out immediately and start a fire to warm yourself up. Click on your parachute, and you’ll descend onto the snow.
Tip: If you don’t move for a long period of time, your temperature will drop. To keep your temperature up, run around so you don’t get too cold.
Throughout the island, you can pick up handbook pages that will give you hints for starting a campfire. First, go left and pick up the Survival Handbook.
Next, hop up and scare the woodpecker away. Follow the woodpecker’s pecking sound (or use the pic below to trace its path). Jump onto the weak-looking branch attached to the dead tree, which will break. Pick up the fallen Logs.
Keep following the woodpecker until it reaches the branch where a squirrel is sitting. Click on the squirrel to make him go inside the tree. When it hears the woodpecker, the squirrel will jump off, and you can pick up the Nest.
Go right to the next area, run to the right, and pick up the Wet Kindling.
Next, go right to the next area. Run across the fallen tree and hop into the hole. Go left and pick up the Mittens. These will keep your body temperature warmer, so put them on!
Now go left to the next scene, and walk left to find an axe sticking out of a tree stump. Your mittens will give you a grip to pull out the Axe Handle.
Next, climb the trees until you find a green parachute backpack hanging on a branch that’s slightly out of reach. Jump up and pull the backpack handle down. Now you’ll be able to climb up to the the branch and continue to the right.
You will find a backpack hanging on a limb. Click on it, and an object will fall out. Climb down and click on the hole in the snow. Dig through it with your mittens to obtain the Striker. Then head back right to where you found the mittens.
Equip the Axe Handle in your inventory and click on the boulder on the far right. It will roll down the hill and reveal a secret cave. Next to the cave entrance is a sparkling piece of Flint for you to take.
Enter the cave. A bear is sleeping inside! 🐻 This part is tricky — the bear is hidden in the darkness, but there are two hidden platforms above the bear that you need to hop onto so that you won’t disturb its slumber. Watch where the dripping water lands; that’s where the hidden platforms are located. Here’s a picture for reference (the eyes indicate where the bear is):
Once you’ve made it safely across, continue onwards to the far right and pick up the Dry Kindling. Then jump over the bear a second time and exit the cave. With the Axe Handle equipped, push the boulder further down the hill.
Now we’re ready to build a fire! Go behind the boulder and click on the fire symbol in the lower left corner.
Use your mittens to clear the snow off the ground. Put the nest down and strike it (with the Striker). Next, click on “blow on the fire,” then put the Dry Kindling down (far left). Lastly, place the Logs on top.
A fire will successfully start up! 🔥 At this point, you’ll be awarded the Episode 1 Medallion. Congrats!
You’ve survived the night, but what happens next? As you find rest, binoculars zoom in on you, revealing that you’re not alone…
Episode 2: Hook, Line, and Sinker
A cutscene will show you climbing down the cliff into a new day. Like the previous episode, you can find optional handbook pages throughout the island.
In the first area, you can also find Pillbugs, Worms, and an optional Fishing Suit on the various trees. After getting everything, find the log on the left and click on it to roll it over, allowing you to hop down and into the next scene.
Here you’ll see a beaver’s nest with a hook inside! You won’t be able to reach it because the water level is too high. To lower it, jump on the dam to shake up the soil and open the holes, releasing the water.
The beavers will try to plug the holes back, so jump on the wood floating above the beavers to knock them on their head, and make them go away. They will continue to come back after some time, so keep them away from the holes until the dam is drained. Remember not to freeze in the cold water!
Once the water has drained, take the Hook from the nest. Next, go left and until you see this rock (pictured below). Roll it over and take the Grubs!
Continue to the next area and grab the Fishing Pole from the top branch of the first tree. Then find the two springy branches above the frozen river to jump across it, and push the flat rock over to right until it fits into the nearby hole.
Find the broken branch to the left and push it down, making a bridge. Run across and push the boulder down the hill, breaking the ice that had been covering the frozen river. Now you can continue left.
Push over all the weakened tree trunks, from the first up to the last. The last one will fall into the water below and make a raft. Jump on to float to the middle of the river. When you reach the tree with the shoe stuck in it, jump up and grab the Shoelace!
Then go left and jump onto the highest branch of the tree with the shoe. Position yourself right next to the opening of the tree, then go to your inventory and click “Use” on the shoelace to add it to the fishing pole. Next, click “Use” on the hook to add that as well. Now equip the fishing pole and press the space bar to drop it down, pulling up another Shoelace!
Return to the river with fish in it, and click “Use” on the second shoelace, combining it with the fishing pole. Now use the worms from earlier, and press the space bar next to the river to drop a line. When a fish bites, press the space bar again to pull it up. Success! You’ve found food for yourself and have earned your Episode 2 Medallion!
Next, a cutscene will show a surveillance cam zooming out, hidden in the trees. Turns out it’s only one of multiple cameras on a big screen. Who is watching?
Episode 3: Distress Signal
An abandoned radio tower is in sight — now, you’ve got to find a way to use it.
You’ll find a Hard Hat stuck inside a hollow tree trunk. To get it out, climb to the top of the tree, then slide down to grab it.
Next, run right and pick up the Wires. Then continue right to the next area.
Now, climb the trees and venture inside the wrecked plane to obtain the clipboard of papers called the Manifest. Continue left inside the plane and click on the radio. The plane will shake and fall a bit, dropping you out. The plane is now at an angle so you can’t get back inside. For now, continue right.
Jump on the unattached right wing and fling it into the river as a bridge.
The next part is a bit tricky. Stand on the left side of the wing to tilt it up, then run full speed to the right and jump, trying to land on the right side. This may take a couple of tries. Once you make it, continue right to the next area.
Run right and climb the tree with the box of lemons attached, then go inside part of the plane that’s lodged between some tree branches. Inside, click on the box to obtain a Galvanized Nail.
Jump down and land on a nearby branch, where you’ll find a Pocket Knife. Now go back to the tree with the box of lemons, and climb up to the branch with the rope attached. Use the cutting blade from the pocket knife to detach the branch. Now jump on the branch and push it all the way down to the ground.
Use the pocket knife’s cutting blade again to cut the rope attached to the branch, which will smash the box of lemons to the ground. Pick up a Lemon.
Run left and make your way back to the river. Stand beside the tree with the weakened trunk and use the cutting blade on it, making it fall into the river.
Click on the bag attached to the tree and sort through the coins inside until you find a Copper Penny from 1981. Then head left.
Return to the tree branch where the top part of the plane is stuck (the branch that’s just underneath the part that says ‘Mews Airlines’) and use the cutting blade. The plane will fall once more, and now you can go inside and grab the Radio. As soon as you do, the plane will fall further down, taking you with it. Climb up the chairs to get out. The plane will crash into the ravine below.
At this point, you have all the materials to you need to assemble your radio. Go into your inventory and “Assemble” the Radio. First, drag the penny and the nail into the lemon. Next, put the red wire on the penny, and finally, the black wire on the nail. Flip the switch on — and now the radio works!
Head left and return to the radio tower. Take the Note attached to the center battery (located next to where you got the wires earlier), then click on the lever to lower the steps to the radio tower.
Climb up the steps, then detach the loose cap on the platform you’re standing on. Use the screwdriver head from your Pocket Knife to unscrew the cap on the left side and push it off.
You can then stand on the left side of the platform to make it lean upwards. Using the slope, quickly jump onto the pulley above, and then quickly jump to the next platform. If you wait too long while on the pulley, it will pull all the way down, and you’ll have to try again to reach the platform. Then, half of the next platform’s ladder falls off, so you’ll need to unscrew those caps as well.
Just a bit more climbing after this! Continue up the ladder, then the satellite dishes, then another platform, then a rope and ladder, until you reach the top. Here, you’ll have all five bars on the connection signal in the lower left corner. Now, go to your inventory and click “Use” on your now-functioning radio…
A cutscene will follow, where a mysterious “Myron van Buren” receives your call for help and sends a helicopter over.
You’ll receive the Episode 3 Medallion. Congrats! You’ll climb on the helicopter… sent by Myron Van Buren… MVB?
Episode 4: Cabin Fever
You and Myron Van Buren jump off the plane that picked you up in Episode 3. He then leads you inside his home.
Once inside, Van Buren will explain that he is the biggest game hunter in the world. He insists on taking you on a hunt tomorrow, and tells you to meet him in the Trophy Room. Take the door on the bottom right to get there.
Talk to Van Buren and he’ll give you a tour, from animal displays to his assistant, Winston. After showing off the room, Winston will head out to tell the chef to get a meal ready. It’s dinnertime!
Once back in the Main Hall, continue to the Banquet Room on the lower left. You’ll be treated to steak, but it doesn’t taste quite right, and soon you pass out. You wake up in a bedroom just as Winston locks the door and leaves.
You’ve got to get out of here! Take the sparkling Bear Claw on the bear’s right hand. Then click the red lamp below the poster on the wall, revealing a secret message: “You are not alone.”
Next, click the red lamp again to turn it off, and click the blue lamp to reveal even more: “Meet me in the woods. Security code:”. Lastly, click the yellow lamp in the center to turn it off and click the red lamp once more to reveal the Security Code (0451), along with the mysterious initials M.M. (perhaps it’s Max McGullicutty, from the Manifest in Episode 3?)
Now, use the bear claw and click on the locked door to pick it open. There are security cameras outside the door, so click the plants to hide behind them when the cameras are looking. After the first camera, jump onto the walrus and wait for the next camera to move away, then jump behind the second plant.
Once it passes, jump out and click the “On” button to turn the security off. Then, continue back into the Main Hall.
Make your way down the stairs and jump onto the mantel of the fireplace. Then jump onto the moose’s head, making it budge. Two more jumps and it will fall off, revealing a secret compartment with the Trophy Room Key inside.
Now, use your new key to go inside the Trophy Room. Pick up the Spear next to the rhinoceros. Next, jump onto the rhino, and then the animal heads. The hyena head will break off. Jump onto Van Buren’s bust and then onto the bouncy elephant’s trunk. Land on the alligator head, which will fall and bust the bust (hehe). The remains will be a pedestal and an audio box containing a Voice Recording. Pick it up, then return to the Main Hall.
Now, go inside the Banquet Room. This time, you’ll need to stay clear of the sleeping chef on the left. If she catches you, she’ll send you back to your room.
Take the Empty Pitcher from the center of the table, then click on the sink faucet. The chef will wake up and slowly walk towards you, so quickly go into your inventory and use the pitcher, filling it up so you get a Full Pitcher. Then, jump into the plant next to the sink and wait for the chef to pass.
As soon as she passes, jump out of the plant and go to the left side of the room. Pick up the Tainted Meat from on top of the cutting board, then quickly jump into the nearest plant on the table and wait for her to pass once more. When she goes back to sleep, you can get out and exit the room.
Return to the fireplace and use the full pitcher to put out the fire. Then, click the candle on the right side of the fireplace to pull it down, revealing a secret passage. You’ll need to get to the door of Van Buren’s room behind the walls without Winston noticing — which means you’ll need to distract him.
Click the horn next to the goat, making a sound and distracting Winston. Quickly run back over to the fireplace and click on the passageway to go inside. Climb the stairs and click the Van Buren portrait to open the exit of the passageway, allowing you into Van Buren’s room.
Open the door leading to Van Buren’s sleeping area. You can’t step on the bare floor or anything without padding, so jump on the animal heads to make your way through. Once you land on the tiger rug, use your spear to snatch the Armory Key from the hook on the bed.
Now, exit the way you came. Once you make it to the Main Hall, Winston is nowhere to be found. Return to the Trophy Room.
Use the Armory Key on the glass case near the right side of the room to open it, snatching the Night Vision Goggles (and if you like, you can Costumize the cool outfit too). Now, return to the Main Hall.
On the left side of the room, you’ll find the security door. First, use the Voice Recording to authorize the voice check (“tally ho!”). Then enter the code 0451, and the door will open. You can step outside!
Put on your night vision goggles so you can see. Avoiding the guard dog in the center, climb the tree next to you and stand on the branch right over the dog house. Use the tainted meat to throw it down. The dog will eat it and fall asleep, allowing you to get past. When you reach the exit, go left.
Congrats! You will win the Episode 4 Medallion.
But wait — right before you escape, Van Buren and Winston appear and walk toward you. Turns out the quarry for the hunt is you!
Episode 5: Escape!
Van Buren’s chasing after you. Your goal: survive!
As you run, click in the upper half of your screen to jump over things like puddles and bushes, and click anywhere in the lower half to crouch under tree limbs. You can view your distance to Van Buren at the bottom of the screen.
Once you get to the end of the path, you’ll fall into an unexpected hole masked by leaves. By the time Van Buren and his team catch up, you’re nowhere to be seen. They leave to set up camp.
You’ll land in an underground room, unconscious. Someone says they finally have you… but it’s not Van Buren. Instead, it’s Max McGullicutty, who’s been leaving you hints throughout your journey! He wants to take Van Buren down once and for all. To do that, you’ll need to collect a rope, a gear, and a whistle.
Before you head back outside, climb down into the room under the one you’re in, and pick up the Fishing Pole that’s leaning on some crates.
Back outside, you’ll notice that Van Buren is patrolling the left side, and one of his watch dogs is patrolling on the right. Avoid them and head into the next scene to the right, then go right again.
Climb out of the tunnel and jump over the trap onto the log. Jump into the water and swim across to the bouncy branches.
Jump up the bouncy branches, then veer left over the second trap. Once on solid ground, wait until the second watch dog is walking towards you. Then, jump into the slingshot contraption beside you to spring yourself over the dog. Continue right before the dog realizes that you got away, and jump over the third trap.
Next, jump down the waterfall. At the bottom, you’ll find a beaver (from Episode 2, remember?) trapped in a cage. Click the gear on the top to open the door and free the beaver. You’ll also pick up the Gear.
Return to the top of the waterfall. At this point, you can go ahead and allow the dog to notice you. You’ll get caught, but starting over will return you to the start of the scene while still letting you keep the gear.
Now, return to the base camp. You’ll need to keep track of Van Buren. Whenever he’s facing away from your exit, climb out and follow him, jumping over the pile of sticks to avoid being heard. When he stops, jump onto the branch above you, taking care not to disturb the woodpecker.
Continue up, and make your way to the other side (don’t disturb any woodpeckers!). Once you reach the farthest branch, scooch to the very edge and equip your fishing pole. Then press spacebar to let it down and snatch the gleaming Whistle hanging by the tent entrance. You can then jump off and get caught by the dog. Once again, it will return you to the opening of the hideout with the whistle still in your inventory.
Now, go back to the scene next to the base. You won’t be able to reach the hole in the tunnel to get outside, so click the rock next to the opening to flip it over, leaning it against the original rock. Then climb out to the left, as a watch dog is on the other side.
Next, climb up the rock platform with the waterfall pouring on it. Don’t climb too far though, as a trapped and angry bear awaits you at the end. Once you’re up a couple of levels, use the whistle. The dog will run over and stand for a while, puzzled. Quickly jump off onto the right side of the scene and push once on the rock on the right.
Then, jump back down into your hole. Repeat this until the rock is leaning on another rock. (Don’t worry if you get caught — the rock does not return to its original position when you start over.)
Climb to the next platform, and then the next. Push the next rock over a couple of times so you can get to the next platform. Once there, click the weakened tree trunk to push it over, creating a bridge over the trapped bear.
You can walk out onto a tree limb, letting you reach the end of the rope that is trapping the bear. Click the rope to untie it, letting the bear go back inside its home. Jump down in front of the cave entrance to pick up the Rope. Now, return to the base.
Go left past the base into the next scene: the sawmill. You’ll find yourself at the end of the tunnel. Wait for Van Buren to turn his back on the tunnel, then jump out and head inside the sawmill.
Use the gear, attaching it to the big red gear. Next, use the big water tread to get up to the second floor. Run down the stairs and push the crate down to the first floor. Finally, use the rope to attach it to the gear and set the trap.
Blow your whistle to get Van Buren’s attention. You’ll look over to where he usually stands guard, but he’s nowhere to be seen. When you look back, Van Buren is behind you! He traps you inside the crate that was intended for you, then explains why he likes to hunt humans — for the fun of it! He pulls back his arrow and gets ready to fire…
…until Max McGullicutty rides into the scene on the back of the bear that you freed earlier! The bear breaks the crate and you’re free — but Van Buren thinks that his shot is good enough. You’re not going to wait for that to happen, so you jump and push him onto the water tread. Two beavers decide to deliver some revenge too. Every time he goes underwater, he get slapped in the face twice!
You’ll win the Episode 5 Medallion. Congratulations, you’ve completed Survival Island! You’ll fly off in the sunset with your new friend Max, while Van Buren is left out in the wilderness, getting a taste of his own medicine.
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Album Photos
These pictures appeared in a former feature known as the photo album.
Trivia
- Survival Island is Poptropica’s 38th island. It is the first island to be released episodically, meaning that new chapters (episodes) were released over time. The first episode (Crash Landing) was released to members on March 20, 2014 and April 17, 2014 for everyone.
- Survival Island (full version) was re-released for Steam on May 25, 2022.
- Survival Island is the first island to have no common room.
- According to the official description, the island takes place in the Yukon, which is in Canada.
- One of the handbook pages is titled “Can’t start a fire without a spark” – a line in the Bruce Springsteen song “Dancing in the Dark”.
- The Wet Kindling you can pick up in Episode 1 is actually not needed and can’t be used, since what you need for your fire is the Dry Kindling in the bear cave.
- There’s a cutscene at the beginning of the island where your blimp crashes in the thunderstorm, which is the first time the blimp has played a role other than transporting you from island to island.
- At the start of Ep. 2, you climb down the cliff you could jump off of in Ep 1. The chunk of wood you can throw off the edge of the far left cliff in Episode 1 awaits you on the ground in the first area of Episode 2.
- In Episode 2, there is a tree carved with your Poptropican’s name, saying “(Your name) was here.”
- The crashed plane in Episode 3 is labeled “Mews Airlines”, a reference to the Mews Foundation, first seen on Cryptids Island.
- In Episode 3, when you search through the bag of coins, there’s a coin worth “10 Twitcoins”, a spoof of Bitcoin currency. This coin is dated 2014, the year Survival was released. The motto on the coin is “vires in absurdum” (Latin for ‘strength in the absurd’), also a spoof for the motto on Bitcoins, “vires in numeris” (‘strength in numbers’).
- US pennies stopped being made out of copper in 1982. This is reflected in Episode 3, when you need a copper penny made in 1981 to help you assemble a radio.
- The Pocket Knife you find on a tree branch in episode 3 is a Victorinox Swiss army knife. However, the logo has a “P” in it for Poptropica.
- In Episode 3, the detached plane wing by the river says “MLP4VR”, which may mean “My Little Pony forever”.
- Starting from Episode 4, the plot is loosely based on the 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell. In it, the big-game hunter General Zaroff intends to hunt humans who end up on his island, much like Myron Van Buren of Survival Island. The story is referenced in a newspaper clipping found on the wall of Van Buren’s trophy room, which says: “Myron Van Buren, the last descendent of the legendary Van Buren hunting family, continues his family’s quest to seek out ever more dangerous game.”
- The keycode in Episode 4, “0451,” is used in many video games such as Deus Ex, System Shock, and BioShock.
- Using the “tainted meat” to put the dog to sleep is inspired by The Secret of Monkey Island.
- “Cabin Fever” is the name of the 6th Diary of a Wimpy Kid book (by Poptropica Creator Jeff Kinney) as well as the title of the 4th episode of Survival Island.
- The pitcher from Episode 4 says “Jon” on it, a reference to Poptropica Creator Jonathan Pitcher.
- Myron Van Buren bears a striking resemblance to the hunter in the classic film Jumanji. As if the similarity in appearance weren’t enough, the angry Jumanji hunter’s name is Van Pelt!
- The Van Buren family crest displayed in the cabin says “virtus tentamin gaudet,” Latin for “strength rejoices in the challenge.”
- The sawmill in Episode 5 has a sign that reads “Bunyan Mill”, likely a reference to Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack of American folklore.
- Members got an additional Survival gear pack during the island’s release: Wind Power, Ghillie Suit, and Rhino Costume.
- In May 2021, seven years after the island originally released, Poptropica put out the Lost Cubs Mini Quest, a quick game which borrowed scenery and bear cubs modeled after Survival Island.
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The binoculars creeped me out! o.O … We’re not alone!
…I hope the person behind the binoculars is friend, not foe. o_o
True dat.
Agreed.
So creepy **shiver**
your preaching to the choir.
I like u samwow5. let us be online friends.
Not only that, I think the same thing happened to the guy, meaning that when we found the plane wreck, i think the guy had also been caught by van buren, so he escaped too, but not before he wrote the messages on the painting to both creep and help us out. YAY! I GOT RANK 684! add me/see for yourself at yasmin7137
Yikes. I got kinda creeped out by this one. Thanks for the help though! You guys are awesome!
Fun game.
Da struggle is real!!!
Their is now a 5th Episode now can you please do a guide about that samwow5 ?
We currently are 🙂
This episode really reminds me of the short story The Most Dangerous Game.
Slanted Fish: You might like this PHB post I made about just that. And BT called it before it even happened! 🙂
Samwow5, I have completed 3,4,5 but forgot to do 1,2. I tried to get the striker, but couldn’t even though I followed the guide
They should make a 6 and 7 episode like mvb return’s and he trying to get his revenge on u\me/us/whatever
I tried to get the Striker but, it won’t let me click on the backpack!
when i get sent back to my room, the claw is taken but not in my inventory. what do i do? tjis is the 3rd time!
I have the same problem as friendly cheetah *help*
Like, horror movie creepy. At least to me, I don’t know.
me too, i just restarted the ep and tried again
I wonder what happens when the binoculars point at me.
To be honest I thought it was edited because the person in the binoculars looked like you BT d:
thats because she took it from her game.
Yeah as soon as I finished the Episode I realized it xD
I hope that too
This is really creepy but when l completed the island, l went back tothe saw-mill where Myron Van Buren was getting slapped by beavers, and HE. WAS. GONE!! AAAAAHHH!!!! HE ESCAPED AND IS GOING TO KILL US ALL!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
same here. hopefully they come in peace.
Sssssuuuuuuurrrrrrreeeeee…
as much as we would love that…the game creators would never let it be that easy 😦
right?!?!
Yeah but that’s just part 2.. plus the binoculars and camera guy is probably foe or testing your survivalness..
Totally agreed.
I watch thinknoodles instead
I couldn’t get the fish to bite
what do i do if there are no logs there?
hes obvi not , look on the paper at thebottom of page. (do not trust MVB) btw mvb stands for myron van buren!!!
l thought MVB standed for Most Valuable Baby
did you get that from thinknoodles?
When it said DO NOT TRUST MVB i got a lil worried but im exited to find out where i am going………
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MVB I knew I can’t trust him
look him up he is some grave keeper i looked him up he is bad
I know it’s creepy but cool.
this is creepy the guy is hunting u that creepy
I’m just saying that this did not help me I didn’t start out like you di and I don’t know how to leave without finishing I can’t find my blimp. Can someone please reply and tell me how to get out of this
Slanted Fish: You can go back to the map at any time by clicking on the blimp from the menu in the top right corner. 🙂
Slanted Fish, theres a glitch/cheat you can do to get the whistle without having to leave underground. Use the fishing pole, and when you press spacebar to use it, press it again right after you press it once and the line will go up instead of down.
But I thought you were BRAVE Tomato…heh..heh.
lool
Did anyone else realize that the plane said Mews airlines? As in, Harold Mews, the super-rich guy on Cryptid Island?
Slanted Fish: Yup! That and more fun facts are listed on our Survival Island trivia page. 🙂
I completely agree…..
the worms didnt work , why ???
Need a little help on episode 5. Every time I get to the bear I get trapd in this invisible corner inside the big rock and I have to jump around in corner to get out then I get caught!! What is up with that!?!?!
Hputer Pop, l love your video walkthrough on YouTube!! l also like the music!!
I need help. Whenever I try to smack the beavers and fail, my arrow breaks and I can’t move my character. Please help and thanks.
Ummm…… Tamara, get a new mouse? Or wait for a couple of hours….
I can’t get to the backpack!
A way easier to get past the second dog to get to the bear on the last episode is to blow the whistle at the far left of the tunnel. It will keep pushing against the rocks at the end of the scene and you can ignore it from then on.
This scared me too much. ;m;
My dog didn’t catch me? Haha I think my dog was blind…and deaf…and couldn’t smell…I can’t think of a word for that, is there even one?
Please help! Every time I start episode 5 of survival island, it doesn’t do anything! It won’t let me run or do anything at all!!!
Same here! What do I do?
Even if it is a for come on it’s poptropica you’re not going 2 die!
True but it’s still scary
Im stuck under the log where the gloves are
I went behind the boulder, but I couldn’t click on the ground! I have everything, and the mittens are equipped. I have done everything you said, and tried many, many times, but I can’t click the ground behind the boulder. What do I do?!
Actually, you don’t click on the ground — click the Fire Symbol on the bottom left of the screen to start building the fire. 😉
Yes, thank you! I figured that out. Only had to use the cheats at that last part. Yay, I finished! OMG, the binoculars are so FREAKY!
Why does it say it is too windy to build a fire whenever i try?
You may want to use my video walkthrough for more visuals. 😉
Thanks,I thought I have to go completely behind the boulder,just like in great pumpkin island when you have to hide in the predator’s area.LOL
I love them HP!
You have to click on the fire icon.
l think this is the scariest island by far!!! Well, besides Monster Carnival (shudders)
you click on the boulder, not the ground under it.
press the fire button next to the flag button
http://prntscr.com/32mk76 *le plays “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell*
That song popped into my head too BT **hehe** Instead of it saying “the IRS!?” I was thinking more like “The B.A.D.!?” or something **hehe** I’m working on it, maybe a parody is in order…
well if anyone would be watching it would be the NSA………….. and them drones flyin around the US
Why do we even need the wet kindling?
Curious, isn’t it? 😉
Maybe it’s just to throw us off. XD
I’d say it probably is — a new tactic?! How dare thee, creators?! 😛
I GOT THE DRY KINDLING AS A GLICH!!! I went into the cave and I spwaned on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BEAR!!!
Maybe we’ll use it in the future episodes…
Not really, considering that when you start new episode, you lose all your stuff from the last episode.
Nice guide.
its so when you go crazy in the woods, you hallucinate the wet kindling being beef jerky and then you try to eat it and then bigfoot comes out (like the commercials if u have ever seen them hehe) and then you must battle him
that’s a little crazy, and it is just to throw u off. I learned the hardway.
you know the guy in cryptids island and mvb have so much in common they both are obsessed with stange and not strange creatures the have a helicopter they have a butler and they both are rich
Hey, can I use some of you guys’ pics? They’re very helpful, especially the one where you can’t wake up the hibernating bear. I’ll give you guys credit.
P/S: I’m finisher #427. What about you guys? c:
*for my island guide
I was the #32. 😉
Sure! 😀
Thanks! 😀 And congrats! 😉
I finished around #1600’s… Let me check… #1674?
plz friend me im ekambiss1 ❤ 4 ever
Yeah, but Mews isin’t trying to kill us all!!
you get hungry in the next part, and then you go deep sea fishing. ( poptropica crew say-With no help in sight, your hunger threatens to overtake you. Can you catch your next meal under the ice — or will you become fish food?
I found this island at some times buggy. Did that happen to any of you?
yea. I takes forever to load
For the entirety of episode four, all i heard was the music, birds tweeting, and a weird noise like a machine. ALL AT THE SAME TIME. Also all the sound was delayed. I hate these bugs…Plus the new format doesn’t fit on my screen. Annoying much?
End = Soo creepy! Also the island is like buggy> your right popgirl112! But otherwise great island! Hope I don’t glitch out on this island like Monster carnival! Great Guide> Helpful!
omg! that happened to me on mocktropica! i had to start all over again 😦
I have the same problem at the part where you are supposed to get the hard hat.
HP, for the guide on the bear part, look at where the water is dripping and you can see it dropping on 2 places in the air, that’s where the platforms are. The end creeped me out too!
Oh, yes – you are right! 😀
❤ u all 😀
I was wondering if I could use the Hummingbird Chase Picture in my guide? I’ll credit, I would just like to have a picture like that d:
And that platform one? **hehe** sorry for asking, again, only if you want, I just thought I’d ask since I’m not too good at picture editing.
Sure! 😀
Thanks 🙂
Hey, check your email in a minute, I finally plugged my cell in xD
Hey, PHB I just notice you paste a Brave Tomato image without giving the credit.
NeverMind.
She is part of the PHB, so we can use her picture.
OH SORRY
I Can Tell You Guys My Username Becca273 But Not Password Plus Please Dont Make Fun Of Me Because Im A Like NedNoodleHead Called Awesome
u look cool 😀 be who u r…dont change 4 others :{)
can anyone help me? im still stuck on the tree.
Slanted Fish: Click to drop yourself down onto the snow. 🙂
I hope they release this to everyone soon. Then the people who either can’t afford, won’t buy, or have parents who either can’t afford or won’t buy it will be able to play it.
Whats the point of getting the wet kindling?
How is the Yukon scary compared to the top of Everest? Just asking i mean you can survive Arctic waters in S.O.S. island.
um soo im wondering when its avalible to everyone? Cuz im umm not a member 😦
Yeah! Me neither. I tried searching it on the internet………still trying…..
Can anyone please tell me when will Survial come out to everyone???????
April 17 2014
also mission atlantis will come out for members only on the same day
My username is Richard13432 if you want to add me!
the ending creeped me out @__@ i muted the music so that i wont here the scary sound
How do you check what number finisher you are? Pls help!
Slanted Fish: You can view the Survival Player Map from the island tour page. 🙂
This help, a whole lot
do you get poptropica credits?
that was the coolest island which one is ur favourite?
Kewl walkthrough.:DThankfully,it’s coming out for non-members soon.. Does anyone know when Mission Atlantis is coming out? :p These episode islands seem to be longer than I thought…I thought maybe each episode would be like a mini-quest length but apparently not.And the ending seems pretty creepy to me…and based on the music the mystery binocular person might have been stalking us since we arrived on the island. ‘-‘
Help! the striker wont show up on my screen when i build the fire!
REALLY?! That happened 2 me 2! It’s probably a glitch.
I figured out Y the striker won’t show up! U probably don’t have the FLINT that’s by the entrance on right side that the bear is in. Please tell me if this helped. 🙂
If you poke the bear when you get the DRY kindling, you get to keep it. (No, not the WET one.
i finished 6817. good compared to my score on monster carnival. username is finreed.
I was able 2 do the fire thing but the striker icon wasn’t there… I am literally stuck on the island…
I figured it out now!!
for some reason the fire won’t start and i have everything and i’m behind the boulder
What happens if the temerature drops completely empty?
Then you’ll have to start over. c;
Okay thanks HP!
HELP! I drop down and the parachute is not there to click on! 😦
What if it is Amelia Earheart?
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!
yeah and hilarious
It says the fire is too wet whenever I try to build it!
use the mittens 2 clear the ground of the snow.
You need to find the dry kindling in the cave, and if u found that, go right behind the boulder and try to light it.
I thought about episode 2. This Episode Is Called – Survivors Of War: You were resting, but the next thing you’ll know is this – You’ve been put into a warm place, thanks to a 20-year-old lady named Ashley Armstrong. She will tell you about the Destroyers (people who brainwash the gods). As you go out, Ashley follows you. She takes you to a safe place where The Armstrong Family are. Oh, People of The Armstrong Family – Hayden Armstrong, Peter Armstrong, Zack Armstrong, Henry Armstrong, Ace Armstrong, Donna Armstrong, and Arianna Armstrong (The rest are coming later). But Bad News is, The Destroyers already took over 99% of Poptropica. The battle has already begun.
– To Be Continue
You may give this idea to the creator of Poptropica.
Items
1. Before you leave Ashley’s Place, she’ll give you a Big Box (the box contains a titanium and steel armor with a Indestructible Blade).
2. While you are outside, get the Box Card. You will use it on the Box only at a special time.
3. Get the key for the DWH (Destroyers Worldwide Headquarter).
This idea is only for Poptropica
LOL
The Destroyers created the same lighting storm that pop the Poptropica Balloon in Survival Island Episode 1 – Crash Landing.
What? The 2nd episode is called Hook, Line, and Sinker…. But pretty amusing story c:
Thanks for the comment.
it won’t let me blow on the fire
Try finding the dry kindling or something.
every time i try to scare the squirrel, he knocks me off the tree….
never mind, I forgot to chase the woodpecker
It is really funny when he screams at you :p
What happened to the squirrel?
it ate shark boy!!!!!!!!! (or shark guy…..)
finally completed the island only mission atlantis left.add me username-petman73
kk add me too @jordina123
This was my final island to complete I just need to go wait for the next island HOORAY!!!!
I beat the island, but now I can’t find the blimp! Anyone know where it is??
Its simple.. There is no blimp because it crashed.
Help!! I’m stuck in the tree at the beginning and can’t get down. What do I do?!
I can’t see the parachute.
Slanted Fish: Your character should be wearing it on his/her back. 😛
I’m stuck in the tree and I can’t get out, is this a glitch or real part?
There’s no parachute in the tree. What do I do?
Help!! I beat the island but I can’t find the blimp!! How do I get out!!
Click the box filled with icons on the top right corner of the screen — you can then click the blimp icon to get to the map. 😉
Thanks! It really helped!
thank you that was very helpfull
hey im done on the ipad, but im stuck in the paracute and I cant move!!!!!!!!!!!!
when i start this island, there is no parachute and i cant get down from the tree. I know it’s a glitch, but how do i fix this?
Its not a glitch you just tap your character
Initially thought the binoculars were snipers but that would only have one thing right RIGHT?!?! P.S. find me on there BabySixxlet
Where is survival island
It’s in the map
Every time I finish making the fire it freezes
Finished the 2nd episode! 😀 My rank is #359. ^-^ I experienced a totally weird glitch while playing the island; a fish in the river flew up into the sky! o.O Too bad I didn’t take a screenshot. 😦
I had that same glitch! I’m standing there and a fish comes swimming by my head in mid-air and I was like wth, and HP’s like it’s poptropica man, anything can happen xD
Creepy, right? o.O
that happened to me too! 😛
Same thing! It’s really weird!
Me too😁😆
Thinknoodles has a walkthrough with a REALLY funny glitch: put your rod on the ice and it will go up to the TOP of the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL time to go fishing for BIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You mean go Birding XD
Yes,it happened to me too
Anybody know when the second episode will be available to non members?
It is available to non members now
scary the guy who was watching you is going to come on part 3.
Guys survival happened in Canada not US all though im pretty scared
Good work Slanted fish
When I finish episode one, I click to be continued, then the binoculars thing happens. Then, for some reason, it takes me back to the map. I tried doing the fire part of episode one again, and the same thing happened. It will not let me do episode two. Please help!
Hey Victoria! At the moment only members have early access to Episode 2 of Survival.
I guess you are not a member so that is why, you go back to the map. I think Episode 2 will be released to everyone soon. 🙂 Hope I helped :3
-LittleStorm
Ok so I’m at the part where I am supposed to be catching a fish……but every time I cast a line, the fish don’t bite and my character says I must be using the wrong bait, even though I’m using the worms. Does anyone know how to fix this?
remove your rod in the inventory then attach the worms and then equip…..it might help
lol nevermind I was using the wrong bug after all…..XD
I love the part where you click the bug and it carves your name into a tree lol
That’s episode 2
I just came back from playing Episode 3….. Oh gosh, I’m scared! O.o how will MVB be villainous??!! What’ll he do?! Eeeeeekk…..
Well, I think episode 3 is my favorite so far… But I have a feeling 4 or 5 could overshadow it…
I think my favourite episode will be episode 4…
But i think it will be scary (Yikes!) with Van Buren,I have a feeling that he is watching me
Nice island. A bit easy though. I’ve been playing Poptropica for, wow, like 4-5 years now and a little disappointed in the easiness of the islands coming out recently. What happened to islands like Counterfeit, Shrink Ray, Red Dragon, or Steamworks? Those were so complicated, but they really took thinking from the players. But for me, Mocktropica and Monster Carnival were major let downs, and Survival and Atlantis are way too easy. I don’t know, something about Mocktropica… just the way it was layed out… it made me quite aggravated at the creators. And it was so buggy. In my opinion, it was their worst island by far. Anyone else missing the old islands?
dude, it taked me one hour to finish those islands like survival and mission atlantis , i didnt even use the guide O_O
yes!
My poptropica name is Squeezy Paw,my membership just expired,so i have to wait for some days to play Distress Signal
Add me my username is greatpumpkinvampire,i have completed 22 islands
On the radio tower, you can already tell which part of the ladder is gonna fall off… It is the rusted part…
Ok, I’m searching all over the internet to find this one question… on survival island part 3, what happens if you can’t plug in the wires to your lemon with a nail and penny on it to the radio? Even though it says I have it, it doesn’t show it! I tried restarting and can’t find it still. All the guides I look at have those wires. And there is no Use button on it. Is this a glitch?
Thanks 4 all of ur help!
P.S. awesome site :)!
scary! the end gives me goosebumps!!!!!!!
I’m in the right area but it keeps being to windy when I make the fire! But im doing everything in the walkthroughs, the wikis, everything! I have even tried re logging!
same thing
You have to go left of the boulder. Between the large tree trunk that you can go inside of and the boulder. You will know if it will work because the flag won’t be up in that spot also when you are making the fire there will be some grass surrounding it and if the grass isn’t moving from the wind then you are in the correct spot. Hope this helps! 🙂
how do i go behind the bolder
I think this is like hunger games cause like in the trailer there was the thing that made the lightning and snow and then there were cameras and people watching them and the cameras were in the trees and you have to try to survive. Anyone agree?
I so agree! I am a huge fan of the hunger games,divergent,the fault ib our stars…. etc.
Funnily enough, I carried a crossbow during my playthroughs. It’s not exactly a bow, but…
I’ve restarted the game 6 times and still the wire won’t appear even though I collected it.
This is a recurring problem with the wires, and it happens with everyone. To avoid it, “assemble” the radio on a different scene than the radio tower. 😉
I got place 140952# ._. I totally suck man….
Hey, it’s not that bad. The game’s more important than the place you got.
The binoculars…. it’s like we’re being watched by some perverted guy who was stranded on that island for years and have never seen a female poptropican. He smiles as he watches you sleep, your soft breath slightly making him… well…. that nasty perv.
Myron van Buren-50% of the time, he hunts. The other 50%, he’s a pervert.
Hopefully he didn’t watch you change…*shudder*
I’m a guy and I still find him creepy. At least he isn’t like the villain he was inspired by, who has a trophy room full of the heads of the people he hunted.
uh. I can’t finish survival island so i’m making my friend do it.
who here is a member and finished the 3rd episode
because I am
i cant seem to get onto the ice i got on it once but it pushed me off
I’m trying to assemble the radio, and I have the wire in my inventory, but the wires do not show up when I’m trying to put everything together? Please help!
I think Mews (from Cryptids Island) is gonna be tied into Survival. There was a Mews Airlines…….
i can’t wait to play episode 4!
So Im here stranded in the cold and forbidding wilderness facing harsh challenges to survive… and these guys are just standing here.
It’s because they are not really part of the island. They are part of a ad.
Well yeah I know what ads are… but just have an imagination with me here.
For some reason its not letting me pick up a lemon…guess ill have to restart -_-
omg it creeps me out so much. why is the dude following you -.- gets annoying
I hope I’m safe
I trust nobody!
BTW- Fishy, you don’t actually need the wet kindling!! It’s a item to trick you! You only need the dry kindling.
Hi guys. I’m on the iPad and even though I cut the branch, the box of lemons doesn’t break! My poptropican just says “It’s sealed tight” . I even tried using the pocket knife. Anyone experiencing the same thing? Please help!
Keep on popping,
Hungry monster
It’s actually silver comet, not hungry monster
Anyone can help? Anyone experiencing the same thing?
Once you cut the branch, stand on it and it will go down, When it reaches the ground, cut the rope and lemon box will come down and smash open. If that does not work, restart the island.
this game is awesome
Add me! My username is kkool223
i cant seem to obtain the lemon on the computer help
Leave the area (Go to another area) come back and you should be able to obtain your lemon!!!! Hope I helped 🙂
mine worked on the iphone,it’s hard using iphones and ipo, I want episode 4 to come out cause I am wondering what happens to my poptropican when they got save by mvb when on the note it said ‘do not trust mvb!’
where is the plane wing for a bridge?
Slanted Fish: If you’re referring to Episode 2, it’s to the right of the area with the rest of the plane’s body.
cool! i like the wrecked plane in part 3 of this island
why the heck you just trust MVB!?
i got the wires it wont let me get 2 it
Slanted Fish: Try assembling the radio in a different area.
Thanks for the help!
✌️
that was cool
HELP! When I cut the tree for the lemons the box didn’t break. What do I do??
Slanted Fish: Cut the rope after you’ve cut the tree limb. See the guide for more details. 🙂
i loved how you explained everything well not everything when you told how to build the fire i didn’t get it so i had to go on an all new site to figure it out but otherwise i thought it was very interesting and informational. so thank you.
Slanted Fish: The fire-making instructions are quite thoroughly explained in the guide, but if you have questions, you can ask here. 😛
I can’t find the place to put the fire!
Oh my god so much lag and buggyness for me I cant even beat epi. one but that girl was Adorable it looked like she may have been a victim of MVB like, where all victims and hes some creepy kidnapper of teenage women and men that strands them in islands, then saves them to keep them in nitrogen tanks forever like in steamworks O-o