Beyond Contact
Top-down sci-fi survival crafting with research and base defense
Playcorp Studios · Published by Deep Silver · Released Apr 4, 2023
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 1,145
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 41% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Sep 5, 2023
What is Beyond Contact?
A top-down, open-world survival crafting game set on Ketern, an alien planet breaking apart. You explore, gather resources, research and craft equipment, build a base, and fight enemies while working to save the planet's civilization. Story Mode follows objectives, while Conquest Mode is free-form; you can play alone or cooperatively.
For you if...
- +you like survival crafting with research-driven progression
- +you enjoy building bases with a friend
- +you prefer survival games with story objectives
Not for you if...
- −you want survival without managing food and oxygen
- −you want crafting to take a back seat to combat
What players say
71% of 1,145 reviews are positive · 41% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the progression through research, crafting, and base building, as well as cooperative play. Common complaints include tedious resource gathering and survival upkeep, awkward combat and camera controls, and occasional bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Beyond Contact system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows (7SP1/8/8.1/10)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 (Sandy/Ivy Bridge) or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows (10)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 (Sandy/Ivy Bridge) or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce 1060 or AMD equivalent
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Open World Survival Craft
- Adventure
- Survival
- Co-op
- Indie
- Base Building
- Crafting
- Multiplayer
- Combat
- Action
- Female Protagonist
- Co-op Campaign
- Sci-fi
- Roguelike
- Early Access
- 3D
Recent updates
- Sep 5, 2023 · 🚀 Update Version 1.2.0 🚀
- Jul 4, 2023 · 🚀 Update Version 1.1.0 🚀
- Jun 19, 2023 · 🚀 VERSION 1.0.3 AVAILABLE NOW! 🚀
- May 2, 2023 · UPDATE VERSION 1.0.2 IS AVAILABLE NOW
- Apr 12, 2023 · UPDATE VERSION 1.0.1 IS AVAILABLE NOW
Games like Beyond Contact
