Rank 01Games like Stranded: Alien Dawn
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- Updated Oct 4, 2026
Players who liked Stranded: Alien Dawn also play
The closest matches to Stranded: Alien Dawn: RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, and Dawn of Man. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Dawn of Man
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Destruction, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Haemimont Games
- Price: $34.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 83% of 5,404 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Metacritic 81
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Mod community fills content gaps
- Slow crafting creates meaningful stakes
- Small mistakes have dire consequences
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Stranded: Alien Dawn
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Banished
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Tropico 6
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Satisfactory
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Stationeers
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stranded: Alien Dawn at current Steam store prices.
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Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
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Dead in Antares
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
RimWorld
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like Stranded: Alien Dawn.
More from Haemimont Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Haemimont Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Jagged Alliance 3
Why this: Same immersive mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Tropico 5
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Victor Vran ARPG
Why this: Same challenging mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Surviving Mars: Relaunched
Why this: Shares resource scarcity with Stranded: Alien Dawn.
Omerta - City of Gangsters
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Stranded: Alien Dawn.
About Stranded: Alien Dawn
The closest matches to Stranded: Alien Dawn: RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, Surviving Mars, Endzone - A World Apart, and Dawn of Man. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Stranded: Alien Dawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included and Surviving Mars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its colony happiness and mod support. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Stranded: Alien Dawn is a strategy and simulation game released in 2023 by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive, available for $17.49. Players manage a small group of marooned survivors on an alien planet, balancing colony-happiness, resource-scarcity, and team-selection against scenario-progression demands. The game features priority-management systems and mod-support, with verticality simplifying defense construction. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, challenging, contemplative, and immersive, with reviewers highlighting that slow-crafting creates meaningful stakes and that small mistakes have dire consequences, while team composition dictates survival success. The game is verified on Steam Deck and holds an 83% positive rating from 5,404 Steam reviews.
About 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.
Is Stranded: Alien Dawn worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 83% of 5,404 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 82% positive across 50 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $34.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 105 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 30 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Mod community fills content gaps
- Slow crafting creates meaningful stakes
- Small mistakes have dire consequences
- Team composition dictates survival
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“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 year. I hate when…”
“While i liked this game, i cant in good faith recommend it knowing what will happen now Paradox own it.”
People who play it also play: RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, Surviving Mars
Frequently asked about Stranded: Alien Dawn
Can I run it?
Is Stranded: Alien Dawn verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Stranded: Alien Dawn is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Stranded: Alien Dawn cost?
Stranded: Alien Dawn is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Stranded: Alien Dawn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stranded: Alien Dawn are RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, Surviving Mars.
Who developed Stranded: Alien Dawn?
Stranded: Alien Dawn was developed by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive.