- Stranded: Alien Dawn join Paradox Interactive Family - 16 April 2025
Hi everyone, We are happy to announce that we've acquired Stranded: Alien Dawn from Frontier Developments! Developed by our friends at Haemimont Games, this gem embodies many of the qualities that we at Paradox Interactive love about the simulation and management genre. We're delighted to welcome such an outstanding game into our portfolio. We look forward to connecting with you, the community, over the coming weeks and months as the game officially joins the Paradox Interactive family. Thank you for your support and enthusiasm!
- Stranded: Alien Dawn | Update 9 - 3 April 2024
Hello Survivors! A new patch for Stranded: Alien Dawn has just landed, including a few bug fixes and minor improvements. Thank you again for all your feedback and suggestions. Keep on reading for the full changelog: Survivors Fixed a case in which survivors would sometimes become stuck in an infinite loop when attempting to scavenge an object. Fixed a rare case in which survivors could sometimes become stuck in loops between eating and awaiting treatment. Fixes for various cases in which the survivors could become stuck in midair after climbing stairs. Construction Fixed cases where construction direct orders in different working areas could incorrectly state that resources are not available. Introduced optimisations related to placing floors. Camp flags can no longer be placed under ceilings. Fixed several issues to improve placement of objects on ceilings. Robots and Guardians Scenari…
- Live Performance of "Elegy For Our Lost Friends" - 26 January 2024
Listen to the beautiful soundtrack of Stranded: Alien Dawn with this melodious live performance of 'Elegy For Our Lost Friends' by composer George Strezov Buy the soundtrack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395740/Stranded_Alien_Dawn_Official_Soundtrack/
- Survival colony sim Stranded: Alien Dawn has all the personal drama of The Sims, plus robots, mechs, and giant bug invasions - 26 December 2023
You know when you're playing The Sims and you're directing your little person to make improvements to their house or cook a meal or try on some new clothes? Then a neighbor abruptly appears at the front door and suddenly your Sim has a tantrum because they're a little hungry or sleepy? It's cute stuff... Read more.
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - New Patch Now Available - 14 December 2023
Hello Survivors! A new patch for Stranded: Alien Dawn has just landed on Steam. Thank you again for all your feedback and suggestions since launch. Keep on reading for the full changelog: Stranded: Alien Dawn - 1.21.231212 Survivors ● Fixed a rare case when a survivor couldn't dismantle or pick up an item. ● Fixed cases when relaxation routines would not provide survivors with relaxation or happiness buffs. ● Fixed issues preventing survivors from healing animals that were tamed after getting injured or ill. ● Fixed a rare case in which survivors could get stuck outside the map/world. ● Fixed a rare case where a survivor would not board the rescue pod in the Crash Landing scenario. ● Fixed an issue where a crafting station remained reserved for a survivor, but that survivor is no longer present. ● Improvements to the logic for units using surgical automatons. ● Various adjustments to su…
- Nominate us in the 2023 Steam Awards! - 22 November 2023
Hello Survivors, The Steam Autumn sale has begun and the nominations for this year's Steam Awards are now open and we would love it if you would nominate Stranded: Alien Dawn! Stranded: Alien Dawn offers an exciting and innovative survival experience where you build and manage a camp of survivors marooned on an alien world, presented in lush and expansive 3D environments. We believe Stranded: Alien Dawn is a fresh and interesting addition to the genre. As such, we'd love it if you would vote for us in the "Most Innovative" category in this year's Steam Awards. Incidentally, the game is also on sale for 30% off on the Steam Store, so this is an excellent time to pick up a copy for yourself, or maybe gift one to a friend as an early Christmas present: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324130/Stranded_Alien_Dawn/
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Robots and Guardians DLC and Free Update Out Now! - 7 November 2023
Good news, survivors, We are incredibly excited to announce that Robots and Guardians is out now on PC, PlayStation and Xbox for Stranded: Alien Dawn! It is time to join a rebel faction on the run from a manufacturing consortium after their rescue of Hope 9000, the galaxy's first sentient android. Collect resources, build out your base, and take control of automatic defences to protect yourself from robotic enemies as you protect Hope 9000's growing humanity and sentience. Launching alongside Robots and Guardians is a free update with new gameplay features, recipes and items, which will be available for you to use in all of Stranded: Alien Dawn's scenarios. The biggest addition are resource Delivery Drones designed specifically to ferry items around your base, as well as the ability to build multistorey buildings. Check out the the trailer below and then read on, survivors! A new scenar…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn Developer Journal - Worker Robots - 2 November 2023
Hello again survivors, We are incredibly excited about the upcoming Robots and Guardians DLC, as well as the new free update! As you know, the free update adds an exciting new feature to the game: automated resource delivery. The new DLC will offer up new servant robots, to help your survivors carry out mundane day-to-day tasks. Today we're bringing you a new developer journal featuring our friends from Haemimont Games to talk about these new additions. Let's dive right in: Hello! We are absolutely thrilled to have you here with us. Could you please introduce yourself to everyone reading? Kalina Kirilova and Bisser Dyankov, producers for Stranded: Alien Dawn Exciting times for Stranded: Alien Dawn with a new DLC and a free update coming out. What's the general vibe over at Haemimont right now? This year has been amazing! Besides coming out of Early Access and into full release for Stran…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Free Update Deep Dive - 30 October 2023
Hey survivors! A brand-new free update is coming to Stranded: Alien Dawn on 7 November! The game is growing even larger with new mechanics, features, bug fixes, and quality of life additions to expand how you approach and solve the game's various challenges. Alongside the free update we're also launching the Robots and Guardians DLC, which will add a new scenario, new characters, and exciting new additions. In this overview we wanted to give you a rundown of what you can expect from the free update. These additions will be useable across all of Stranded: Alien Dawn's scenarios and maps. Read on, survivors: Delivery Drone Are your survivors harvesting and creating resources faster than they can carry them? Why not let automation take care of it for them while letting the survivors focus on other matters! The new Delivery Drones, which is available across all scenarios, will allow your su…
- My favorite survival game of 2023 just cooked up a new way to destroy me: with an army of killer robots - 27 October 2023
This year colony survival sim Stranded: Alien Dawn left early access, but that doesn't mean it's done. Not content to wipe out your colony of hard-working survivors with giant alien bugs, debilitating injuries and illnesses, and deadly weather events, developer Haemimont Games is throwing something new at you next month: killer robots... Read more.
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Robots and Guardians Scenario Deep Dive - 27 October 2023
Hey survivors! The Robots and Guardians DLC is coming to Stranded: Alien Dawn on 7 November, and we can't wait for you all to play it. This DLC adds a brand-new scenario to the game, plus new items, robotic defences, new recipes, and two new characters: the android Hope 9000, the heart and soul of the new scenario, and new survivor Henry Caldwell. In this deep dive we'll be taking a closer look at what you can expect from the new Guardians scenario. Let's get started: Guardians Scenario In the new Guardians scenario you'll be managing a group of 3 rebels who have recently liberated Hope 9000, the galaxy's first sentient android. Now on the run from the manufacturing consortium that created Hope 9000, the rebels have are forced to take refuge on an uncharted planet to regroup and must now find a way to safeguard the essence of humanity that exists within her. The rebels have to battle th…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Robots and Guardians Update Coming 7 November 2023 - 26 October 2023
Hello survivors! We are incredibly excited to announce the Robots and Guardians DLC, coming 7 November to Stranded: Alien Dawn! The game is expanding even further with this exciting DLC, as well as a free update, and we can't wait for you to experience this latest addition to the game. Robots and Guardians will add a brand-new scenario, new and unique robots and drones, and more challenges for your survivors to overcome. Alongside the DLC we're also rolling out a free update that will add new furniture, new weapons, and an automated process for collecting and transporting resources. These new additions will create an even greater experience, adding more ways for you to play the game and approach different situations. Robots and Guardians will cost £9.99/$12.99/€12.99. We can't wait for you to dig into everything the DLC and free update has to offer! New Guardians Scenario Your skills wi…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn is now Steam Deck Verified! - 23 October 2023
Hello Survivors, Now you can take your survivors on the go with you! We are so excited to announce that Stranded: Alien Dawn is now a Steam Deck Verified game! That means the game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display. We hope you enjoy Stranded: Alien Dawn on Steam Deck!
- What's Next for Stranded: Alien Dawn? - 20 September 2023
Hey Survivors, We can hardly believe it's already been two months since the Jungle Update! Time sure does fly. It's been so great to see everyone thoroughly enjoying the latest addition to Stranded: Alien Dawn, and we've been having a lot of fun keeping up with your discussions on the Steam forums, the Discord, and social media. Your feedback and suggestions helped us out a lot with the latest patch as well. It was thanks to you we were able to identify and solve critical bugs and issues after the Jungle Update. As you can probably tell from the title, it's time to look ahead at what's to come for Stranded: Alien Dawn. Not only are we planning another free update, we're also working on the game's first paid DLC! We are super excited to be adding even more content to the game and making it even bigger than it is now! Both will release at the same time in Q4 of this year. While we're not…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Patch v1.10.230712 Out Now - 25 July 2023
Hello Survivors! A new patch for Stranded: Alien Dawn has just landed on Steam. Thank you again for all your feedback and suggestions since launch. Keep on reading for the full changelog: Stability and Performance Adjusted memory management/allocation to prevent crashes, especially when saving/loading and autosaving gamesFixed a graphics issue that sometimes occurred during the opening landing sequence, after starting a new gameFixed rare freeze issue during which the sun disappearsOptimised framerate stability, especially for SaltuSurvivors Survivors can now climb carbon towersSurvivors with activities set at priority level 1 or 2 are no longer prevented from relaxing, eating or sleeping during times when their schedule is also set to "Anything"The EM umbrella now activates even if equipped by a survivor after the rain has startedSurvivors now take the temperature outside into consider…
- Simfest 2023 has begun and Stranded: Alien Dawn is 20% off! - 21 July 2023
Greetings survivors! We are incredibly excited to announce that Stranded: Alien Dawn is part of this year's Simfest, which is now underway. From today to 24 July, 18:00 BST, you can pick up Stranded: Alien Dawn at a 20% discount (maybe for a friend looking to experience a new planet survival game), in addition to plenty of other amazing simulation titles. Check out the event right here on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/simfest
- New Tracks Have Been Added to the Soundtrack - 13 July 2023
Hello Survivors, The Stranded: Alien Dawn soundtrack on Steam just got an update! If you've been enjoying the bluegrass-inspired vibes of the game's music, there's even more of it available for you to listen to. We've recently updated the soundtrack on Steam with 16 additional tracks. Think of it like a Disc 2 to the original release's Disc 1. If you've already purchased the soundtrack, the new tracks should be automatically downloaded for you via Steam. If you pick up the soundtrack after this, you'll get all the additional tracks at no extra cost. The soundtrack is also on sale now for 20% off the full price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2395740/Stranded_Alien_Dawn_Official_Soundtrack/
- Stranded: Alien Dawn goes to a tropical hell in new update - 1 July 2023
lien planet colony survival sim Stranded: Alien Dawn has dropped a new update with a new region of the planet to survive: Saltu, a hot, wet tropical region that will provide entirely new challenges to even seasoned survivalists... Read more.
- Stranded: Alien Dawn - Jungle Update Out Now! - 29 June 2023
Hello again Survivors! We are incredibly excited to let you know that the free Jungle Update is out for Stranded: Alien Dawn! Break out the mosquito net, pack your sunscreen and watch out for Swarm Fever, because the tropical Saltu region is now available. This new environment is teeming with unique wildlife, flora, and challenges for both you and your survivors. There are also new gameplay features coming in this update, as well as several quality of life changes and bug fixes. Saltu's distinctive weather and climate requires a different strategic approach to ensure the group's survival, so remember to keep a close eye on your resources and plan accordingly! New hazards like diseases and Xenoflora Blight will test your capabilities to their limit, while the heat and humidity will have an adverse effect on the shelf life of your food and crafting ingredients. The new region's divided in…
- Stranded: Alien Dawn Developer Journal – Work Areas - 28 June 2023
Hello Survivors! The new free Jungle Update is just around the corner! We're here with a new developer journal, featuring our friends over at Haemimont Games, to talk about the new survivor tools and how your survivors use them. Let's dive right in: Hello! We are absolutely thrilled to have you here with us. Could you please introduce yourself to everyone reading? Greetings, fellow survivors! I'm Ivan Grozev, the lead game designer of Stranded: Alien Dawn. Area Flags and Work Areas are a brand-new addition to Stranded: Alien Dawn - could you briefly talk about what they are and how they work? Certainly! Work Areas are designated zones where survivors live and work. When a survivor is assigned to an area, they will focus solely on tasks and resource gathering within that specific zone. The creation of Work Areas is facilitated by placing Area flags, which become accessible after research…
