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Stranded: Alien Dawn

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.

Released Apr 25, 2023 Developer Haemimont Games Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows SurvivalBase-BuildingSimulationStrategyCrafting
View on Steam ↗ $34.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.9%positive10,014 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 39 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

640playing at last check
65524-hour peak
8,778all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2023 2024 2025 2026 3.4k avg · May 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

58achievements
17.9%median completion
1.4%rarest: Iron survivor
78.2% of players 76.9% of players 74.9% of players 67.3% of players 66.7% of players 61.8% of players 60.8% of players 58.3% of players 57.5% of players 56.4% of players 55.2% of players 52.8% of players 45.0% of players 44.7% of players 43.4% of players 39.5% of players 37.9% of players 34.7% of players 34.5% of players 33.6% of players 32.1% of players 27.9% of players 27.4% of players 22.1% of players 21.8% of players 20.8% of players 20.6% of players 18.6% of players 18.6% of players 17.9% of players 15.3% of players 15.0% of players 14.8% of players 12.5% of players 12.0% of players 11.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 5.9% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 78.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.2%Better than nothing — Construct a shelter
76.9%On the origin of species — Observe an animal or plant
74.9%Eureka! — Research a technology
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Iron survivor — Finish a scenario on Insane difficulty and Chaos moon (no game rules)
1.6%True Solo — Start a scenario with 1 person and win without accepting others
1.7%Teaching peace — Have Hope max out her Intellect skill while remaining incapable of Combat

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$34.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$34.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US34.99 USD
EU34.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia50.95 AUD
Canada44.99 CAD
Japan3,900 JPY
Brazil132.99 BRL
China132.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$19 Japan Brazil Canada US Australia EU UK≈$40

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 16, 2025
Stranded: Alien Dawn join Paradox Interactive Family

Hi everyone, We are happy to announce that we've acquired Stranded: Alien Dawn from Frontier Developments! Developed by our friends at Haemimont Games, this gem embodies many of the qualities that we

Apr 03, 2024
Stranded: Alien Dawn | Update 9

Hello Survivors! A new patch for Stranded: Alien Dawn has just landed, including a few bug fixes and minor improvements. Thank you again for all your feedback and suggestions. Keep on reading for the

Jan 26, 2024
Live Performance of "Elegy For Our Lost Friends"

Listen to the beautiful soundtrack of Stranded: Alien Dawn with this melodious live performance of 'Elegy For Our Lost Friends' by composer George Strezov Buy the soundtrack: https://store.steampowere

Dec 14, 2023
Stranded: Alien Dawn - New Patch Now Available

Hello Survivors! A new patch for Stranded: Alien Dawn has just landed on Steam. Thank you again for all your feedback and suggestions since launch. Keep on reading for the full changelog: Stranded: Al

Nov 22, 2023
Nominate us in the 2023 Steam Awards!

Hello Survivors, The Steam Autumn sale has begun and the nominations for this year's Steam Awards are now open and we would love it if you would nominate Stranded: Alien Dawn! Stranded: Alien Dawn off

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSurvival · Base-Building · Simulation · Strategy · Crafting · 3D · Colony Sim · Combat · Management · Destruction · Hunting · Cooking (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements58
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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