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2022PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable71 % positive19.99 €

You are stranded on the procedurally generated alien planet Ketern, surviving through exploration, research, crafting and base building. A pulp sci-fi comic look gives the hostile world its own flavor.

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The closest matches for Beyond Contact are Subnautica, No Man's Sky and Dig or Die. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Beyond Contact special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Subnautica

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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive29.99 €

Stranded on an ocean planet, you dive ever deeper into a gorgeous yet terrifying alien sea. You build bases and submarines while piecing together the planet's mystery, and the dark depths themselves become the real source of dread.

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No Man's Sky

Lots to discover

A near-infinite procedurally generated universe where you hop freely between vivid alien planets, gather resources, build bases and upgrade your ships. Years of free updates have turned it into a relaxed sci-fi sandbox with optional co-op.

Dig or Die

Building and crafting

You are stranded on a hostile alien world after your ship crashes and must turn local resources and your own fabrication tools into a working base. It blends survival, automation and exploration into a sandbox where you build your own way off the planet.

Planet Crafter

Building and crafting

You terraform a hostile planet by gathering resources, building bases and machines, and watching a barren wasteland slowly gain atmosphere, water and life. The blend of calm survival and visible, large-scale progress is what makes it special.

Starbound

Lots to discover

A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.

Vangers

Lots to discover

Vangers is a bizarre racing adventure set in a strange, mutated world where you play a courier hauling goods, trading and fighting. Its enigmatic atmosphere, great freedom and cryptic storyline make it a unique cult classic.

Reassembly

Building and crafting

You design modular spaceships from geometric parts, gather resources and fight real-time battles across a procedural galaxy. Creative ship building in a sandbox setting is the heart of the experience.

CryoFall

Building and crafting

A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.

Dune: Awakening

Building and crafting

A survival MMO on Arrakis where you battle thirst, sandstorms and sandworms, build bases and fight rival guilds over precious spice. Its draw is a faithful, atmospheric take on the Dune universe, including the lore's Mentat and Bene Gesserit skill paths.

Astroneer

Lots to discover

As an astronaut you explore colorful planets, reshape terrain like clay with your terrain tool, and build bases with automated production chains. A relaxed mix of discovery, gathering and tinkering, solo or in co-op.