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Shares base building with Starsand.
- $7.49 (Price checked Nov 1)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
Games like Starsand
- 20 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Starsand also play
The closest matches to Starsand: Subnautica, Breathedge, StarRupture, Satisfactory, and Stranded: Alien Dawn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Starsand.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource transport and base building with Starsand.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 1)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Why this: Also Base-Building and Inventory Management, like Starsand.
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The Forest
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Starsand.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Starsand
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Tunnel Vision Studio
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 67% of 409 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Alien threats require tactical solutions
- Ancient ruins and oases reward exploration
- Desert heat and dehydration make survival urgent
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Mysterious
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Starsand at current Steam store prices.
Don't Starve
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Starsand.
The Infected
Why this: Shares base building with Starsand.
Green Hell
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Starsand.
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like Starsand.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Subnautica
Why this: Shares base building with Starsand.
Satisfactory
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Starsand.
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Why this: Also Base-Building and Inventory Management, like Starsand.
About Starsand
The closest matches to Starsand: Subnautica, Breathedge, StarRupture, Satisfactory, and Stranded: Alien Dawn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Starsand is your kind of game, the closest matches are Subnautica, Breathedge and StarRupture — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and mysterious, and single out its alien threat management and base building. 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.
About Starsand: Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.
Is Starsand worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 409 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 38 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 12 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Alien threats require tactical solutions
- Ancient ruins and oases reward exploration
- Desert heat and dehydration make survival urgent
- No compass forces you to learn landmarks
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's not fully baked. I've had issues with parts of the world not loading. There's no autosave, and apparently not every time you actually save does it ACTUALLY save. I just experienced this losing 3-4 hours of gameplay. Very limited in…”
“This is probably a decent game. But frankly the BS inventory system is so annoying, I'll never know. I got the "Complete the Tutorial" and "1 day and 1 night" achievements, and that's about as far as I will ever get. If you find the…”
People who play it also play: Subnautica, Breathedge, StarRupture
Frequently asked about Starsand
Can I run it?
Is Starsand verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Starsand 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 Starsand cost?
Starsand is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Starsand?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starsand are Subnautica, Breathedge, StarRupture.
Who developed Starsand?
Starsand was developed by Tunnel Vision Studio and published by Toplitz Productions.