Games like Stranded 2
If Stranded 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tachyon Dreams Anthology, Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure and Crossword City Chronicles — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Stranded 2: Following a not highly unexpected crash landing (which seems to happen to you a lot), you find yourself stranded on a hostile alien world full of humour, mystery and quite a bit of walking - Your task is clear, find a way off of this planet and get home. - Should be simple!
Players who liked Stranded 2 also play
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Tachyon Dreams Anthology
WHY THIS
Top pick for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Crossword City Chronicles
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Stranded 2.
Play as a 1950s reporter investigating crimes by using your word building skills to interview, interrogate, convince, deceive & debate your way to a solution! Draw letters tiles onto a rack, then place them on the board to make a word that connects with those already placed to advance the plot.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Dyping Escape
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.
Not For Broadcast
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Stranded 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stranded 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Stranded 2.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Stranded 2.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Stranded 2.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Stranded 2.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stranded 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Stranded 2.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stranded 2.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stranded 2.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Stranded 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stranded 2.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from JimJams Games
Other recommendable Steam games by JimJams Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fungoids - Steam version
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2. Shares Indie and Casual with Stranded 2.
Fungoids is a classic styled, retro themed plant bomber, inspired by the games of the 1980's. Play in 2 modes, Classic, for the original experience, or Alpha for extended game play.
Solar Wind
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2. Shares Indie with Stranded 2.
Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.
Firebird - Steam version
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2. Shares Indie with Stranded 2.
Love retro shooters? Firebird is a blend of some of our teams favourite games from the space invasion genre. Battle aliens, giant space birds, tractor beams, air burst weapons, robot terrorists and massive motherships in a fight for domination.
Solstice
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
Solstice is a turn-based, menu driven war-game, set in a large, open fantasy world, inspired by the retro classics of the past.
The Eye of Borrack
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded 2.
The Eye of Borrack will take you back to yesteryear, with our take on the classic text adventure. You'll put the world of action games to one side, as you delve deeply into a rich, funny, imagination led text adventure.
Zannon
WHY THIS
Another title from JimJams Games, the studio behind Stranded 2.
Zannon is our take on the classic shooters of the late 1980's and early 1990's. Blast your way through 10 challanging levels, collect awesome power-ups, battle numereous different enemies, base and gun platforms. - Love retro and you'll love Zannon.
Frequently asked about Stranded 2
- How much does Stranded 2 cost?
- Stranded 2 is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Stranded 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stranded 2 are Tachyon Dreams Anthology, Ozapell Mystery Text Adventure, Crossword City Chronicles.
- Who developed Stranded 2?
- Stranded 2 was developed by JimJams Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Stranded 2.
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