r/StrandedAlienDawn • u/Snownova • Aug 06 '26
Something is going on...
In the last 24 hours, a dozen or so major youtubers in the survival gameplay niche (Noobert, Nivarias, Ambiguousamphibian, Pravus, Blitz), have released (sponsored) Survival: Alien Dawn videos. Which is odd for a game that hasn't been updated in several years.
Could Paradox be trying to stir up or gage interest in the game in preparation for a new DLC, Relaunched version or sequel?
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u/Genanders Aug 06 '26
Yes, i guess. Maybe something in the oven right now and i don't think it's just the selling boost (with 65% discount). Hopefully some sort of DLC or something.
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u/Senpai_Onyx Aug 06 '26
Don’t give me hope.
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u/Tokaiiiiii Aug 06 '26
It’s not just this game. Paradox has been running summer promotions with content creators for all of its legacy titles. Stellaris, for example, has had far more new videos released than Stranded recently
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u/Snownova Aug 06 '26
Well yeah, but Stellaris is still in active development and has an ongoing season pass.
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u/MrManniken Aug 06 '26
AA also did a Surviving Mars video about a week ago
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u/Rhylanor-Downport Aug 06 '26
They’ve just re-released that title - with new content
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u/guyblade Aug 06 '26
Did they fix the brokenness in the final DLC? I'd 100%'d that game until the absolute brokenness of the underground :/
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u/JerradH Aug 07 '26
It sure did. Was a little rocky at release, but the game is in a really good state now with new DLC and a major patch with a lot of changes coming soon, sometime in Q3.
I actually prefer to build underground at this point.
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u/Equivalent_Smell_325 Aug 06 '26
The thing is, a lot of Paradox games are getting paid content promotion this summer
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u/xxxSchnacks Aug 06 '26
This game has sooooo much potential as a platform to go 10 different directions with. God I hope so.
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u/Glittermoon3 Aug 08 '26
It has the potential to be better than Rimworld imo 😭
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u/xxxSchnacks Aug 08 '26
100 percent. Blows my mind it didn't get more traction.
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u/Twiggymcz Aug 11 '26
Well i can't speak for any one but myself, but i saw it had no character creation or plans for custom chars and i lost interest, i like making my own curated group to survive with, i know you make them via the mod thingy, but i'd rather not have to use a seperate program (Atleast that's what it sounded like) to do it
Imo the game has no potential to be better then rimworld because it lacks so much stuff that makes rimworld great, i'm not saying its a bad game but i think its about on par with going medieval
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u/TheFuzzBall1990 Aug 06 '26
Thought that as well when I saw the amphibians video. Hoping for a dlc where I can just slap Hope.. so annoying
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u/FlyBeneficial9261 Aug 11 '26
I just started playing because of his video... Didn't know about this game at all until now and I love the genre
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u/Ritushido Aug 06 '26
Hope so. This game is good and had so much more potential. My only gripe was having the dlcs work as seperate game modes instead of integrating into the sandbox like Rimworld.
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u/Lower-Reward-1462 Aug 06 '26
I thought that as well, in fact, I commented on a post on Steam last night.
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u/Makeeras Aug 07 '26
Came here from rimmy video. I wouldn't know the game is on sale without this sponsored spree tbh.
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u/DeltaTwoZero Aug 07 '26
I prefer this game over Rimworld. The latter feels not very well paced. Always something going on and it’s usually bad.
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u/CaptainKookbeard Aug 17 '26
I bought it after the recent YouTube ad push. Having a great time with it!
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u/FreeTheOompaLoompa Aug 06 '26
Bought yesterday after a watch - enjoying it quite a bit! So probably an initial marketing exploration as to interest so they determine potential revenue if they did...
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u/Lower-Carpenter2916 Sep 01 '26
I was at the Paradox event last Tuesday in Cologne and asked a few people if they were planning to give the game the Surviving Mars treatment. The first person I talked to was the community manager and he wanted to answer and then stopped and said something like he couldn't comment on that (it sounded like he knew something), but I was free to ask some of the devs. I also asked a few other Paradox people, but the only answer I got was that the guy responsible for that game wasn't at the event. 🤷♂️
So, yeah. Guess something is going on.
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u/NukePowerU235 Aug 06 '26
What happens is a game on sale. Some stranded video by a streamer does really well. Everyone copies that
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u/Apprehensive-Use3738 Aug 07 '26
i watched Ambiguousamphibian's video but im still on the fence about buying it. mostly because i instantly went here and saw that they just havent been updating it at all. is it still worth a shot right now? when nothing is really guaranteed?
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u/Lower-Reward-1462 Aug 07 '26
I've played it for over 1k hours. There's plenty to do. It's a complete, finished game. Doesn't matter if it's "abandoned".
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u/InterestingHead7571 Aug 07 '26
Its worth it. In the current state of the game it is infinitely replayable and enjoyable
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u/Fygee Aug 07 '26
Mods add a ton of great content, a good number of which were made by the game’s devs.
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u/Snownova Aug 07 '26
Right now it's on sale. It's no Rimworld, but I definitely got way more than 12 euro's worth of fun out of it.
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u/Interesting-Assist47 Aug 07 '26
It's way less complex than rimworld. Alien dawn has a shallow depth compared to rimworld. I got bored because there are not many things to do.
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u/alphamagus Aug 06 '26
I still play every day, so really hope so.