Don't get lost

First-person colony sim where settlements face increasingly difficult attacks

Michael Hutcheon · Published by miicck · Released Feb 1, 2023

Adventure Casual Indie Simulation Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 515
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Jan 16, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Don't get lost?

A first-person colony sim set in a procedurally generated open world. You gather resources, construct settlements, assign townsfolk jobs, and manage their food and happiness. Research new technologies, explore different biomes, and defend your towns with guards and catapults.

For you if...

+you want to build cooperatively or compete with friends
+you enjoy planning supply networks between separate settlements

Not for you if...

−you prefer building systems that use a fixed grid

What players say

78% of 515 reviews are positive

Players praise the combination of hands-on resource gathering and colony automation. Complaints concern awkward interfaces and crafting and building controls, with recent criticism also targeting the tools for setting colonists' paths.

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Don't get lost system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
Graphics: Dedicated video card (DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 and Shader Model 5.0).
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Don't get lost have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Don't get lost run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Don't get lost 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