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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The game is a lot of fun, but then Paradox bought it and did absolutely nothing with it. The only way I'd change my review is if they purchased it to make a number 2 from scratch. Nothing has been announced. It's been a…”
“really interesting concept but it seemingly was abandoned so it's left in what feels like an unfinished state to me. Now that they are owned by paradox, expect that if the game ever comes back, they'll add 20 dlcs that…”
“While i liked this game, i cant in good faith recommend it knowing what will happen now Paradox own it.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I've owned this for some time, and I returned to it today for another playthrough. It deserves a review, its a fantastic way to spend some time. From the moment you crash land and begin your journey all the way through…”
“One of the few games I’ve beaten more than once. I even got 100% of the Steam achievements. Love this RimWorld-style 3D game—super polished. Definitely trying mods next.”
“Love it. This game just make me come back for more.”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's just a diet coke 3D RimWorld. Even base game RimWorld with no mods or DLCs does everything this game does and more. While it's pretty and has Z-Level/verticality support, it does nothing better than other games in…”
“I didn’t realize until after I played it, but this is basically a RimWorld copy with better graphics and 3D. Is it better? No. Is it worth my time… eh? It’s fun the first time I play it and mess around, but it’s crazy…”
“One of the few games I’ve beaten more than once. I even got 100% of the Steam achievements. Love this RimWorld-style 3D game—super polished. Definitely trying mods next.”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Amazing game! Would love if devs would release more for it, but there is a great mod community taking up the slack.”
“Fun colony management game. Great mod support.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
24 of the 104 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“They copy pasted the Rimworld formula - and somehow managed to make the game simply dull. I have 11h played - and in those 11h - nothing interesting happened. Not a single thing. You're just sort of waiting for stuff to…”
“It's just a diet coke 3D RimWorld. Even base game RimWorld with no mods or DLCs does everything this game does and more. While it's pretty and has Z-Level/verticality support, it does nothing better than other games in…”
“Never have a yelled at stupid npcs so much as this game.. "Starved to death" because .. WHEN THEY WENT TO FOOD.. they were rescued. ... Well the game IS addictive. I'll give it that. However..... I've had 29 crashes in…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is a lot of fun, but then Paradox bought it and did absolutely nothing with it. The only way I'd change my review is if they purchased it to make a number 2 from scratch. Nothing has been announced. It's been a…”
“The game is a lot of fun, but then Paradox bought it and did absolutely nothing with it. The only way I'd change my review is if they purchased it to make a number 2 from scratch. Nothing has been announced. It's been a…”
“really interesting concept but it seemingly was abandoned so it's left in what feels like an unfinished state to me. Now that they are owned by paradox, expect that if the game ever comes back, they'll add 20 dlcs that…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Poor game balance. You can build a house faster then crafting the food you need to survive. I did not make it to the late game before I uninstalled. Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld are better games in this genre. DF has a…”
“Quite enjoyed it as it is.. a colony sim with a few people to control (I say control, but didn't really work out that well for me) .. All 3 scenarios felt.. like sandbox survival then a Campaign, would have enjoyed it…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Poor game balance. You can build a house faster then crafting the food you need to survive. I did not make it to the late game before I uninstalled. Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld are better games in this genre. DF has a…”
“I didn’t realize until after I played it, but this is basically a RimWorld copy with better graphics and 3D. Is it better? No. Is it worth my time… eh? It’s fun the first time I play it and mess around, but it’s crazy…”
“fun if you can manage a lot of problems at once”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I've owned this for some time, and I returned to it today for another playthrough. It deserves a review, its a fantastic way to spend some time. From the moment you crash land and begin your journey all the way through…”
“Pretty solid game but wait for a sale because its not worth the asking price. $15 bucks I would feel alot better recommending it. This game is basically a small colony builder. you will be sending out parties to…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“The game is finished and completely playable, with released and reliable bug fixing/feature tweaking mods available at the workshop. My experience has been a smooth one and enjoyed all maps and scenarios available on my game version. Mid to late game you can see how the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played“I keep coming back to Stranded: Alien Dawn the same way I used to with Banished. There is something about games with a simple core structure that let you explore different scenarios in your own way. I have played through each scenario to completion and still want more, which…”
— a player, Steam review · 178 hrs played“I'm pretty split on this. It's neat, KIND OF like Rimworld with Zlevels which allows you to take advantage of verticality which makes defense a bit easier to conceive. Unlike Rimworld you don't need killboxes to survive. There is a lot of inspiration from Rimworld here,…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Survival · Base-Building · Simulation · Strategy · Crafting · 3D · Colony Sim · Combat · Management · Destruction · Hunting · Cooking (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 58 |
| Official site | https://www.strandedaliendawn.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel i7-6700 or AMD FX 8370 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1050 Ti DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 15 GB available space