What is Wrecklanders?
Wrecklanders is a free idle survival game for your browser. Your plane went down over an island that isn’t on any map. You wake up on the beach with a handful of survivors, a broken fuselage and not much else.
So you start small: send people out to look around, open the bags they bring back and turn the crash site into a village, one era at a time. The camp keeps working while you’re away, and when you come back, a short note tells you what happened.
And at night, something glows green up in the mountain. Nobody on the island knows what Station 4 is. Not yet.
New in 1.1.1
Chapter 3 “The Second Wreck” starts on island 3 after chapter 2. Clearer navigation brings chapters, mementos and treasures together in Story; Friends has its own tab with invite and friendship links. Crew cards show portraits and trip progress. Open all ready bags together while making each event choice separately. Apply equipment and worker recommendations with a button. Goals and compact numbers are easier to read.
First released on the web on 10 October 2026. Free, with no purchases. There is no iOS App Store release yet.
How to play
Send out your crew
Pick someone from your crew and a place: the beach first, later the wreck, the jungle and beyond. Each trip costs a few supplies and comes back with a bag.
Open the bags
Inside: supplies, materials, tools, sometimes another survivor or a keepsake from the passengers. Some finds are rare, a few are legendary.
Build the village
Rain Catcher, Driftwood Net, Kitchen, Sawmill: every building produces on its own, and at certain levels its output doubles.
Follow the green light
Collect the passengers’ mementos to open Station 4. When the rescue ship finally comes, you start again on a new island, with a bonus and heirlooms: two on your first rescue, three after that.
Play on your phone
Wrecklanders is also available on Android. Connect your phone and PC with a device code to keep the same island. The web game stays free and ad-free. Android videos are currently only for selected testers. They are optional, at most 10 a day, never required.
GET IT ONGoogle PlayWho is it for?
For anyone who likes to drop in for a few minutes: on the bus, in a coffee break, before bed. Most visits take a minute or two. While you’re away, your buildings keep producing for up to 6 hours, later up to 12 hours with Storehouse upgrades. An optional video in the Android app, currently only for selected testers, catches up up to 4 extra hours once a day (at most 16 hours in total), so your camp has a useful haul waiting when you return. It runs on phone and PC, in English and German.
Questions and answers
Does it cost anything?
No. Wrecklanders is free to play. There are no purchases and nothing you can pay for to get ahead. It is made by one developer in Germany.
Do I need an account?
No sign-up is needed. Press Play and you’re on the island. So that your island is backed up, the game quietly creates a private save account: a random ID, no name, no email address, no password.
Does the island keep going when I’m away?
Yes. While the game is closed, buildings keep producing and expeditions on Repeat keep running: up to 6 hours at first, up to 12 hours with Storehouse upgrades. An optional video in the Android app, currently only for selected testers, can catch up up to 4 extra hours once a day (at most 16 hours in total). When you come back, you see what came in.
Can I install it as an app on iPhone or Android?
Yes. Wrecklanders has an Android app on Google Play. There is no App Store release for iOS yet. You can also install the web game without an app store. On iPhone: open wrecklanders.com in Safari, tap Share and choose “Add to Home Screen”. On Android: open the menu in Chrome and choose “Install app” or “Add to Home screen”. After a while the game also offers this itself.
What happens to my data?
Your island is saved in your browser and backed up on a server in Frankfurt, Germany (Supabase). The web game has no ads, no third-party ad trackers and no tracking cookies. The Android app uses AdMob for optional videos, currently only for selected testers; the privacy policy explains consent and data use. Detailed game statistics are only collected if you say yes, and you can switch them off at any time. Without asking, only what the game needs to run and a few anonymous counts (for example how many visitors press Play) are recorded. In the game, Settings (gear icon) → Save & devices → “Delete all my data” deletes everything. Details are in the privacy policy.
How do I play the same island on phone and PC?
With a device code. On the device you have been playing on, open Settings (gear icon) → Save & devices → “Continue on another device” and show a code; it is valid for a few minutes. On the other device, tap “Already played on another device?” below the Play button and enter the code. After that, both devices play the same island.
Are there ads?
The web game is free and has no ads. Android videos are currently only for selected testers. They are optional and offer clearly labelled bonuses, up to 10 a day. Videos are never required: without them you play the whole game at normal speed. There are no banners, no forced ads and no purchases.
Who makes the game?
Simon Streblow, a solo developer from Germany, as a hobby project. Code, texts and pictures were made with a lot of help from AI tools, then picked, tested and tuned by hand. No AI runs inside the game itself.