Alien Dawn

Open-world survival shooter with co-op across VR and desktop

VoyagerVR · Released Oct 23, 2021 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 92
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 25, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 1080ti; 8 GB RAM · 16 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Alien Dawn?

You explore, scavenge, and fight through an escape mission in this first- and third-person survival shooter. The current Early Access alpha contains one mission, with procedurally placed points of interest changing between runs. Most objects can be picked up, climbed on, or destroyed, and VR actions include manual reloading and inserting armor plates.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult survival runs and repeated escape attempts

Not for you if...

−you want a finished game with many different missions

What players say

63% of 92 reviews are positive

Players praise survival runs with friends and the VR experience. Older reviews criticize awkward VR controls and report bugs and trouble joining multiplayer games.

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Alien Dawn system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1080ti, 8 GB RAM, 16 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: i7-7700k
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1080ti
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: The above specifications are for the VR version. The desktop version is less demanding and is designed to run well on a wide range of DirectX 12-compatible hardware, including older CPUs and GPUs.

Does Alien Dawn have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Alien Dawn run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 11
Steam features: Family Sharing, VR
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Alien Dawn use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam