Stranded: Alien Dawn
Alien-world colony simulation with survival, base building, and defense
Haemimont Games · Published by Paradox Interactive · Released Apr 25, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 84 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 475
- peak 24h 492
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Apr 3, 2024
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Stranded: Alien Dawn?
A single-player colony survival simulation set on an alien planet. You direct a small group of crash survivors, gathering and growing food, crafting, researching technology, managing their needs, and building defenses against hostile wildlife, severe weather, illness, and scarce resources.
For you if...
- +you enjoy balancing food, health, morale, and scarce labor
- +you like designing multilevel bases and defensive layouts
- +you prefer colony management with defined scenario goals
Not for you if...
- −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
- −you prefer freeform sandbox play without defined objectives
- −you dislike recurring creature attacks and defensive combat
What players say
84% of 11,400 reviews are positive · 71% of 84 in the last 30 days
Players praise the alien landscapes and wildlife, scenario structure, and accessible colony management. Common complaints include limited depth, excessive survivor micromanagement, and a late game that increasingly resembles tower defense. Many players also criticize the lack of continued updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Stranded: Alien Dawn system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64bit
- Processor
- Intel i7-6700 or AMD FX 8370
- Graphics
- Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10, 11 64bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-10600K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 15 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 58
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Base Building
- Survival
- Simulation
- Strategy
- Crafting
- Colony Sim
- 3D
- Combat
- Management
- Hunting
- Destruction
- Cooking
- Resource Management
- Inventory Management
- Choices Matter
- Sci-fi
Recent updates
- Apr 3, 2024 · Stranded: Alien Dawn | Update 9
- Dec 14, 2023 · Stranded: Alien Dawn - New Patch Now Available
- Nov 7, 2023 · Stranded: Alien Dawn - Robots and Guardians DLC and Free Update Out Now!
- Oct 30, 2023 · Stranded: Alien Dawn - Free Update Deep Dive
- Oct 26, 2023 · Stranded: Alien Dawn - Robots and Guardians Update Coming 7 November 2023
2 DLC available.
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