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2023PC · PS · Xbox

24 games that share what Stranded: Alien Dawn does well: survival, strategy and sci-fi. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Surviving Mars

    2018PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    78%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.89was $29.99−67%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • The Alters

    2025PC · PS · Xbox

    Resource management, space

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~30h
    IGDB

    $13.99was $34.99−60%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.47/hr

    In Game Pass

  • Planetbase

    2015PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Mercury Fallen

    2023PC

    Colony sim, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.73was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • The Wandering Village

    2025PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Oxygen Not Included

    2019PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~58h
    IGDB

    $7.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Timberborn

    2026PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~31h
    IGDB

    $24.49was $34.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.79/hr

  • RimWorld

    2018PC

    Colony sim, base building

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $27.99was $34.99−20%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Plan B: Terraform

    2025PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99was $15.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Jurassic World Evolution 2

    2021PC · PS · Xbox

    Resource management, base building

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~69h
    IGDB

    $15.44was $59.99−74%

    Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.22/hr

    In PS Plus

  • Multiplayer

    Factorio

    2020PC · Switch

    Resource management, base building

    Critics
    90
    Metacritic
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~72h
    IGDB

    $35

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.49/hr

  • Space Haven

    2026PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~25h
    IGDB

    $9.99was $24.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.40/hr

  • Ixion

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    68
    IGDB
    Players
    77%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $10.49was $34.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Deadcraft

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Cooking, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    68%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.49was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

    In PS Plus

  • Zombie Cure Lab

    2025PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    65%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.49was $24.99−66%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Microtopia

    2025PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Aven Colony

    2017PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    65
    Metacritic
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $2.99was $29.99−90%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Ratopia

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~6h
    IGDB

    $16.50was $22−25%

    Best PC price · Steam · $2.75/hr

  • Farthest Frontier

    2025PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $17.49was $34.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand

    2025PC

    Resource management, base building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $13.99was $27.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Eden Crafters

    2026PC

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • They Are Billions

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    77
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~93h
    IGDB

    $29.99

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.32/hr

    In EA Play

  • Multiplayer

    Necesse

    2025PC

    Base building, crafting

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.74was $14.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Frostpunk 2

    2024PC · PS · Xbox

    Colony sim, resource management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $18.45was $44.99−59%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.88/hr