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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Stranded: Alien Dawn combines survival planning with base expansion: your group needs food and shelter as weather and creatures create new problems. The price at 
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01About Stranded: Alien Dawn
Stranded: Alien Dawn is a planet-survival simulation where you guide a small group stranded on an alien world. Keep survivors fed and healthy, build a base, and defend it against hostile creatures and extreme weather. Steam player reviews: 84% positive from 9,755 reviews. Released: April 25, 2023.
Credits
Developer
Haemimont Games
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
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$11.002024-12-30 · GameBilletBase game · same records as the chart above; USD history, not a regional Steam low.Language support
| Language | Interface | Subtitles | Audio |
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| Simplified Chinese | Yes | — | — |
| English | Yes | Yes | — |
| French | Yes | — | — |
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| German | Yes | — | — |
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-20
02Before you buy
Modes and controls
The Steam PC version supports single-player and full controller support.
Language
The interface is available in English and Simplified Chinese. English audio is not included; English subtitles are available.
03Frequently asked questions
What is the game about?
You manage the needs, health, and happiness of a stranded group while building a base on an alien planet.
What makes each playthrough different?
Random story events, harsh weather, and hostile alien creatures create changing challenges.
Can I produce food and collect materials?
Yes. You can grow and hunt for food, gather resources, and research technologies.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviewsSelected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
Yes, it's 3d rimworld, BUT: it does some interesting stuff. Instead of rimworld where you immediately start knowing what a boomalope is or whatever, every plant and animal is just like... "Broadleaf plant" or "Big horned animal" or whatever until you send someone to go observe it and figure out what it is, if it's hostile, if it's useful, etc. And instead of being a colonized world, it's just your spaceship crash. There are a few opportunities at the start to find other survivors and then that's it, you got what you got. The REALLY cool part though is the endgame. Instead of rescuing everyone all at once, the occasional passing ship is like "yeah we can take ONE of you." So you have to mechanize more and more as your workforce dwindles, but the more mechanized you are the more nature hates you. By the end you're down to just your best fighter in your biggest mechsuit pumped full of all your combat drugs fighting off the unceasing hordes and praying for one last rescue ship.Show moreShow less
29.2 hours at review440 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Pretty fun game. It's sort of like 3D Rimworld without the storyteller aspect, so it's part colony survival sim too. From what I understand there have been massive improvements to the game that have improved it from the initial launch state. Graphics are decent and the music is sort of chill if a little repetitive. So, why the thumbs down? The same reason that most games that I rate with Denuvo gets a thumbs down. Denuvo anti-tamper malware is forced to live on your system to play this game. I've stated in other reviews reasons that I do not like Denuvo, and also why it is unacceptable for devs to include this malware on their system. It makes no sense for a title like this nonetheless. Why? Cost analysis. That malware is actual reaaaallly expensive as it's written with a contract with the the dev, whereas there are other non-intrusive drm solutions including an optional drm solution available directly from Steam for devs to take advantage of. That said, my concern isn't about devs wasting their money on that malware, as always, the reason that this is included in the review is the malware itself. People white knighting Denuvo act as if it's a benefit to them as consumers just because, as far as they're aware, it has no negative side effects for them. I hate to inform those individuals, but, just because you want to sacrifice your own rights specifically to defend businesses who really would not care if your computer died due to something like this as long as they don't get sued and have to pay out for damages, they do not need you to white knight for them, and you might as well go all the way and start defending predatory iap in paid offline games while you're at it, as that also is another malicious practice which is all too common. Those individuals aside, once more, I'll list why Denuvo is bad for you, the end user of the game that you bought. Will this vary from the other times i've mentioned this malware? Potentially, in my Midnight Suns review, I added a bit on the end acting like you can't mod a game with Denuvo included specifically to take a jab at the voice acting of the Huntress... despite that being a joke only, that is not a valid reason the Denuvo is a concern as you can absolutely mod your game with it on your system. However, that off-kilter "joke" aside, Denuvo still is a predatory piece of code which is forced onto your pc with malicious intent. 1. It's a rootkit malware that's activated when windows starts up before OS loads which has unnecessary kernel access. In other words: it's loaded in as if it's a priority higher than your OS, that's right below BIOS and hardware like keyboards, and has these privileges without any visibility as to what it's doing on your computer at any time. Don't expect that to ever be the case for that company to tell you exactly what is going on, to them you are the criminal they're marketing you as to their respective game devs. What this means is that this malware gets unrestricted and unmonitored/uncontrollable kernel level access; which means that the malware gets a level of control over your system that is as deep as that of OS and deeper than you, the owner of the computer. is able to load at bootup and, not only do you not have the ability to stop it from running at bootup without being able to control or stop any portion of it, nor prevent it from "phoning home with data" to the comapny's servers. Having no control or visibility where a "software" is installed/what it's doing/being able to stop it from doing things is not only a security vulnerability, it is an outright threat to your system. malware - software designed with malicious intent to be installed on a host machine to do something that the end user does not want. Malware typically gains access to vulnerable critical systems like kernel access, and is intentionally obfuscated in where it's installed. 2. Spyware - software that is hidden and installed in a system to harvest specific data without the users consent or control. Unless you take very specific steps to stop it, windows can be considered spyware; however, you actually can prevent windows from harvesting your data, that's actually doable, and I highly encourage everyone to do just that. It's telling when an app does not abide by that. Is there and EULA for you for Denuvo being installed on your machine? No. It might be addressed in an EULA via the games publisher, but, that EULA's intent is totally different. There is not onus for either party to be truthful to you as you are marketed as the threat, and this malware is installed on your computer specifically with that inent. Spyware is loosely defined as a piece of software that's installed with the specific goal of harvesting data from your machine for reasons that are not made known to you, or for reasons which may actually violate several countries privacy standards otherwise. I do hope that Denuvo is forced to be evaluated for potential GDPR violations as a result, as, it does not care if the machine it's installed on is a kids computer, that's not its concern. Its concern is to read your system data, and send some of that data to servers within the respective companies servers on an ongoing basis. It's not like an activation where it's a one time ordeal and then, that's it. It's ongoing. If your computer doesn't check in when that malware demands it to, no matter how much you paid for the game, you are no longer able to access that game. What data is ha? Once more, who knows?. Dev can tell you whatever they like. However, that dev is under no legal obligation to be transparent about that with you because you are not the one who they are conducting business with regarding this malware. Further more, as you, who are reading this review, and are potentially on the cusp of wanting to buy this game. you, like me are considered a thief by the dev because you decided to commit the sin of LEGITIMATELY BUYING THIS GAME. That said, while you are contemplating the legitimate purchase of this game from Steam, a legitimate storefront which has massive benefits for devs to sell their games through their platform as it helps to directly lower the risk of piracy, the dev decided to sign a contract with a hostile company which will never consider you their customer and will always consider you the "threat" despite that being uncalled for. What this malware does is ensures, that the dev who made this game, is "protected" from the "dirty lying thieving customer threat" that is you and I."Their actions indicate that the consider everyone in the world who has an account who legitimately buys games as thieves." You are not to be trusted as a citizen, but as a criminal which has not actually committed a crime yet that they are aware of, but must have committed several crimes anyway since the DRM solution that they have opted into is expensive and requires your computer to always run that the game is valid on an indefinite ongoing basis as if your computer was on permanent probation and house arrest. As much as I would like to recommend this game, and as much as I want to say "go for this and all good games that are plagued with Denuvo." The issue with this is that, ethically, I cannot suggest this or any other game that has Denuvo on it... which includes quite a few sega titles since they seemed to have signed a deal with the company that provides Denuvo... I cannot recommend this game because, although it takes about 5 seconds browsing any discussion forum on Steam to see that good people are the minority, at the same time, just because most people are rotten meatbags who vomit pustules of anti-intelligence and selfish hate, does not mean that everyone should be treated as a fragging thief. I've known many many d**chebags in my day.... and sure, they were deplorable, but, even in those cases there were far less thieves, and even more focused, even if they stole physical goods, the most of them didn't pirate games .Show moreShow less
3.7 hours at review1,547 people found this helpful
Written during Early Access
RecommendedSteam player
I really enjoy playing Stranded: Alien Dawn. I've finished the Crash Landing and Outpost scenarios and was working towards some of the achievements when the dog the crew tamed died of old age. I made a grave and when I went to bury him, no option to bury an animal. Can that be updated maybe? I know it sounds trivial but that made me kind of that the only option was to butcher him. Leave me alone, I'm an old lady. Other than that, really enjoyable game.Show moreShow less
86.6 hours at review375 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
Denuvo. I recommend passing. While technically is Denuvo is not inherently bad, you have to be always online. Games should NEVER require always-online just to start it, let alone to play it if you pay for it. Even a multiplayer game shouldn't require internet EXCEPT to join matches (because you know, how else would you connect to servers/players). But requiring internet to merely start a game should NEVER be a thing. If you want to play on a laptop on the go - you cant (unless you melt your phone by tethering) Want to play on a plane - not happening Want to play in 10 years when the company goes under - that's a no go. Since Denuvo is bundled with the game, I unfortunately cant recommend purchasing the game itself.Show moreShow less
16.4 hours at review1,169 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
This is the 3D version of Rimworld. This game -IS- Rimworld. All of the mechanics are from Rimworld.Show moreShow less
0.9 hours at review350 people found this helpful
Written during Early Access
Not recommendedSteam player
The game itself is a lot of fun and its updates are quite good I have over 722 hours playing it when it allows me too. So why the negative review? Well that is thanks to the "drm used (Denuvo anti-tamper). It requires a connection any time the software is updated, as well as quite often when hardware or windows is updated, as well as semi-regularly" (actually not so much semi as just every time you try to start it). So basically even in single player mode it demands an internet connection before it will allow you to start the game. Once its started it does not need internet anymore. I could have well over 1000 hours at this point playing, as the game is that good, if only I did not continually have to get their permission every time I start a game I paid for to be allowed to play. Heck my own parent have never limited my game time as much as the company I paid money to for this game does. So forget about putting it on a laptop and taking it with you anywhere. Anywhere you have no internet means the company has decided that you're grounded and are not allowed to play.Show moreShow less
733.2 hours at review924 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
If you ever watched the Love, Death & Robots episode 'Suits' and thought, "That would be a cool game,"* and/or you like colony management sims like Banished, Dawn of Man, or Going Medieval, and you like sci-fi, this is a great game. It feels most similar to Going Medieval, but different in some ways and more polished in others. It's challenging but not frustratingly difficult on normal. You can make terrible decisions and ruin your settlement, so saving frequently is recommended, but once you go through all the tutorials and a few game restarts, you'll stop making terrible decisions, mostly. Progressing technology from stick huts to mech suits feels really satisfying. It takes a long time to build up the settlement in a stable way, but you really get a sense of progression between where your villagers started and where they ended the scenario. Graphically it's the most beautiful colony management game I've played. And the devs have continued to pump out content for it post-release, for free. I recommend this game very highly. *The devs have actually stated that this was an inspiration to them.Show moreShow less
256.5 hours at review340 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I love base building games but right at the beginning you're slapped with an EULA stating: If you agree and proceed you cannot get a refund for this game. (Only the good games ask you to forfeit basic consumer rights, right?) Also it uses Denuvo. So I guess I'll pass. Was shadow banned for the review for weeks. If you want to find out what other games use Denuvo Renegade from the comments has a curated page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/Show moreShow less
0.1 hours at review625 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Okay, please read the whole review. But...this is basically Rimworld 2.0 It's Rimworld but with 3D graphics, attention to detail, and more you can look at and control. But otherwise it's basically just Rimworld. But here's the thing, Rimworld was a great game. And the 2D graphics might turn a lot of people off. But here, it's 3D and very detailed. I mean the game even shows all the specifics of what is inside your freezer it's so detailed. The game is really good and really fun. It's a bit pricey sure, but for everything that's offered here it's worth it. The music is good, the sound effects is good. THe graphics are hit and miss, sometimes great sometimes pretty bad. The gameplay is fun and engaging as is the world that you're involved in. It was a lot of fun. It's hard to review this without comparing it to Rimworld so if you don't know what Rimworld is, that's how I'll explain this game. You control a small group of people who crash landed on an alien world. You cannot directly control them unless you enlist them for combat, otherwise they work on their own which you can kinda control by setting certain tasks as priorities. You're main function is to manage everything. The supplies, the food, the base building and basically give these survivors the best chance at survival their gonna get. All with the endgame being...I think...to escape the planet on a spaceship that you craft yourself somewhere down the line. Mange their food, shelter (and temperature) and their resources and help them survive long enough. That's the game. A survival city builder kind of game. Honestly it's a pretty good little game. The tutorial (which I highly recommend you play) is really well done and fun and helps you learn the game. It's Early Access sure, but the potential for greatness is deffinitely here. So if you love Rimworld but are tired of playing it, play this! If you're looking for a small survival game where you take care of a small group of people and slowly over time build up an awesome indestructable base of destruction, then play this! If you're looking for a challenging game of management then play this! If you want a more in depth look with more detail and actual gameplay footage then check out the video I posted on my Youtube channel (link below). Otherwise thanks so much for reading and I hope I was able to help some of you out there to spend your money wisely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyMH7NqJ1wAShow moreShow less
1.4 hours at review337 people found this helpful
Written during Early Access
Not recommendedSteam player
This game has the same issue similar games have had since ages ago. As your base grows your people get so stupidly inefficient that almost nothing gets done. I'll make an example based on a scavenger as they are the worst, with everyone else not far behind: Scavenger wakes up in the morning and sees a scavenging job on the map, he spends the next 3 hours walking to it, he works for about an hour before getting hungry, he now walks 3 hours back to the base to eat, where he spends 2 hours eating (seriously). All full and well he starts the arduous trek towards the scavenging job, again for 3 hours, but about an hour out of the base his relaxation time pops and he walks back because he wants to play an instrument. Finished with his musical number, he spends three hours walking to the scavenging job and does that for about an hour before he needs to go back for sleep. As he arrives 3 hours late to his sleeping schedule, he will spend the next day taking naps on most of his working windows and not getting anything done. The thing I have not tried yet, is if Stranded has the same issue other similar game have had, where if you play the game at the slowest speed you get more done than on the maximum speed. The solution for this is simple, the game needs to simulate about a day ahead, and rearrange jobs, while taking priorities into account but ignoring them where necessary. As there is no point why one of the characters should walk 2 hours towards a job, if there is only an hour left before they need to sleep. They should instead find something else to do nearer to home, or go to sleep early so they can wake up early and do the thing that needs doing.Show moreShow less
10 hours at review610 people found this helpful
Written during Early Access
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