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Stranded: Alien Dawn
By Haemimont Games, released 1 Jan 2023
- Microsoft Windows
- Xbox Series X and Series S
What it is
Stranded: Alien Dawn is a survival strategy game from Haemimont Games about a small group marooned on an alien planet. You guide the survivors as they face hunger, illness, severe weather and hostile creatures, making decisions about their needs, health and happiness. Build a camp into a defended base, grow and hunt for food, gather resources and salvage materials from fallen space debris. Research technologies to broaden what the group can do, and provide heat, light and relaxation devices to help keep survivors prepared. The world includes varied flora and fauna, while weather and environmental events can change conditions. The game’s challenge comes from limited resources and recurring threats, so the base and its defences need to develop as the group encounters new dangers. It is a single-player game with Steam Workshop, achievements, Steam Cloud and full controller support. It is listed for Windows and Xbox Series X|S; Steam lists Windows, with a release date of April 25, 2023.
What players like, and what they don't
- Manage survivors’ needs, health and happiness.
- Build and improve a base with defences.
- Grow, hunt, gather and salvage resources.
- Research technologies to expand capabilities.
- Steam Workshop and full controller support are listed.
- The listed Steam mode is single-player.
- The world features illness and hostile alien creatures.
Who it suits
It suits players who enjoy managing a vulnerable group, building a base and balancing food, health and morale against changing threats. Its single-player strategy format also fits players who want to research, gather and defend rather than focus on multiplayer.
Stranded: Alien Dawn combines survivor management with base construction and defense on a dangerous planet. Its appeal rests on planning around limited supplies and environmental and creature threats.
