Rank 01Why this
Shares resource scarcity with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- $34.99 (Price checked Nov 13)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Games like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
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Also Base-Building and RTS, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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- Deck Playable
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Shares base building with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2023
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Astrometica
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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Sapiens
Why this: Also Base-Building and Life Sim, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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Kenshi
Why this: Also Base-Building and Crafting, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
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- 1Stranded: Alien Dawn
Shares resource scarcity with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 83% of 5,404 reviews
- 2Surviving the Abyss
Also Base-Building and RTS, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 64% of 832 reviews
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- 5Astrometica
Shares base building and procedural generation with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 83% of 1,492 reviews
- 6Sapiens
Also Base-Building and Life Sim, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 82% of 1,336 reviews
- 7Kenshi
Also Base-Building and Crafting, like The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 95% of 46,830 reviews
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- 17Heat Death: Survival Train
Shares resource scarcity and base building with The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation.
- 80% of 420 reviews
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Supercube
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 12
- 56% of 154 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Disasters feel unpredictable and punishing
- Escape narrative gives purpose to survival
- Procedural maps ensure replayability
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Stressful
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About The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
The closest matches to The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation: Stranded: Alien Dawn, Surviving the Abyss, The Last Haven, IXION, and Astrometica. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stranded: Alien Dawn, Surviving the Abyss and The Last Haven — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and stressful, and single out its base building and disaster system. 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 The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation: Deep and innovative space survival simulation experience. Build your station, manage your crew and explore the harsh environment of Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter. Are you brave enough to survive?
Is The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 56% of 154 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 5).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 10 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Disasters feel unpredictable and punishing
- Escape narrative gives purpose to survival
- Procedural maps ensure replayability
- Sanity management forces tough prioritization
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“For now no replayability, all content you will see in half hour . And no new content from EA start. For now not recomendet. Abandonware be careful!”
“The game was entertaining for awhile, but it appears the devs have stopped updating. Nothing since a little patch in May 2024.”
People who play it also play: Stranded: Alien Dawn, Surviving the Abyss, The Last Haven
Frequently asked about The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation
Can I run it?
Does The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation work on Steam Deck?
The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation cost?
The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation are Stranded: Alien Dawn, Surviving the Abyss, The Last Haven.
Who developed The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation?
The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation was developed by Supercube.