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Getting Started

Install The Isle: Evrima

To get The Isle: Evrima on PC, you buy The Isle on Steam, then opt into the Evrima public beta branch — Evrima is the actively-supported development version of the game. The whole process takes a few minutes plus Steam download time.

  1. 01
    Get The Isle on Steam

    Buy The Isle on Steam (or open it from your library if you already own it). The base purchase covers both Evrima and Legacy — there's no separate purchase for the Evrima branch.

  2. 02
    Open your Steam Library

    Launch the Steam client and click Library.

  3. 03
    Open The Isle's Properties

    Right-click The Isle in your library and select Properties.

  4. 04
    Go to the Betas tab

    In the Properties panel, click Betas (newer Steam may show this as 'Game Versions & Betas').

  5. 05
    Switch to the Evrima branch

    Find the Beta Participation (or 'Selected Game Version') dropdown. Change it from None to evrima — EVRIMA Public Branch.

  6. 06
    Let Steam update

    Close the Properties window. Steam will automatically begin downloading the necessary Evrima update files.

  7. 07
    Launch the game

    Once the download completes, click Play. You're now running The Isle: Evrima.

Steam Properties → Betas tab showing the Beta Participation dropdown set to 'evrima — EVRIMA Public Branch'
Steam Properties → Betas — set the dropdown to evrima — EVRIMA Public Branch

Switching back to Legacy

If you ever need to switch back to the older version, repeat the steps above and select None (or Legacy) from the dropdown. Steam will roll the install back to the Legacy build.

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