Beyond Contact
A fiercely formidable sci-fi survival game, set on a hostile alien world that wants you dead! Alone, or with a crew, do you have what it takes to survive?
Beyond Contact is a open world survival craft, adventure and survival game
developed by Playcorp Studios
and published by Deep Silver.
Released on April 04th 2023 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 962 reviews of which 696 were positive and 266 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Beyond Contact into these genres:
Media & Screenshots
Get an in-depth look at Beyond Contact through various videos and screenshots.
Requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows (7SP1/8/8.1/10)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 (Sandy/Ivy Bridge) or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard Sound
Reviews
Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.
Edit/Update: I rushed to finish the game because I was just done with the building mechanics. It's still fun and I do recommend it with 1 last tip before signing off: build small until you find a good open space to set down your permanent base. Original post: I've been playing for a few hours and I like this game. Scavenging for resources, refining them into useful equipment and items, base building, and there are NPCs to interact with. It's got the features that make survival games fun for me. And the sci-fi theme is cool. My biggest complaints are that 1) Deconstructing parts of your base is tedious. As far as I know, you can only demolish parts 1 by 1 or deconstruct an entire section/group. This means everything in the area? gets demolished. If I wanted to deconstruct only a series of walls, I haven't figured out how to do that. 2) You CANNOT edit controller bindings and using steam input creates double presses. 3) You can't just move furniture. You have to destroy it and put it in your inventory then place it somewhere else. Doing this with storage boxes tosses out the contents on the floor.
Read more
Saw this game on sale when I was looking for something new to play, bought it on a whim, and I'm glad I did. Beyond Contact is a slightly different take on the survival-sandbox genre. Kinda reminds me of Don't Starve (except I hated Don't Starve :P ), with the more action-oriented gameplay and three-quarters view that's different from the more typical first-person games I've been playing lately. Like most survival games, the beginning is very grindy - you have to grind for food, and materials, and research points while running from one air pocket to another to keep your oxygen meter up. Then you hit a couple of inflection points in the research tree which makes things a bit easier: the rebreather to reduce oxygen consumption, the net and stove so you can eat the little green critters that are everywhere, and the heated helmet so you can don't have to carry a torch at night. The middle part of the game is also very grindy - now you're building up your base and need tons more materials and research points to expand and defend against the occasional enemy raid. I know some people have said that the raids seem constant, but I never had a problem with it; the attacks came maybe once an hour or so. This is where you're also getting more into the plot and exploring more of the map. You also finally get the mini-turrets (if you're playing the default character) which greatly helps with combat. The endgame is still grindy. You finally start to take the fight to the Corrupted so you need to research and build different armor suits to survive fights in the different biomes, stronger weapons to fight with, improved base defenses to repel the raids, and the final structures to wipe them out for good. This is where the raids start to become more frequent after you've built a few outposts across the map, but some planning beforehand, strong defenses, and understanding the AI make it really a non-issue (the Corruption must eat away any tactical sense, because they follow the exact same attack pattern every time, making them easy to manipulate into a killzone). I see some people say they finished the game in 15-20 hours. Maybe that's why some of the reviews are bad - I can see how rushing through the game might make it more difficult. I took roughly twice that time and rarely felt any pressure or difficulty, although I will say I was way overprepared at the end. And I easily accumulated enough credits to unlock all the other characters without any special effort. Summary: There are some things about the game that could certainly be better, and it is very grindy, but overall I felt the annoyances were small enough to be tolerable, and the mix of story, action, and presentation made it ultimately enjoyable if a little slow to get started.
Read more
I highly recommend the game. The story is decent, nothing to write home about, but for me that's not the point of the game. Good progression, amazing setting and details, the available playable characters (4 at the moment) are quite different and allow for different playstyles. Played it both solo and 2-man co-op and it was fun either way. I saw in other comments that the game is grindy -- I don't quite agree. Once I discovered what data mining does... Just build it and try it out. "I can't believe I made such a nice base!"
Read more
Beyond Contact is a decent game. Form, functionality, controls, base building and combat are easy enough, with each character having their own strengths and weaknesses. The base building aspects can become a bit tedious and the craftable weapons are a bit lackluster in comparison to what can be looted or purchased (with shop upgrades), which leaves a bit of a sour taste. Mining and digging equipment degrades a bit fast, but is cheap to create. Weapons have an okay life to them before breaking and armor seems to last quite a while if you can avoid getting hit. Quinn has some fairly unique bonuses and access to mini turrets, though they don't have much of an impact at all on combat as they deplete ammo or get destroyed too easily and aren't really worth the time and materials to create, and they take up very needed inventory slots. Deployment of traps and miniturrets is a bit clunky, but works. Professor Zane is excellent at base building and is likely more useful in multiplayer than single player, as he seems rather disadvantaged in combat, but excels in gathering and building. Kangah is likely the best combat character, but seems to get much larger spawns of enemy corrupted than all the other playable characters (have spent nearly 200 hours playing different characters and noticed this to be rather consistent). Leaving Kangah in a position of having to constantly farm or defend and not really being able to do much else. Great for free play, not really story mode. Blott could have been so much better. Weak in combat and only real bonus is her plant abilities, harvests and organic data collection. That's pretty much it. With the lack of flora you can interact with, her abilities really have very little impact in many of the biomes, leaving her in a position of needing many aids for combat, such as grenades or traps, or using a void axe and hoping for the best outcome. Likely much better in multiplayer where she can be supportive rather than combative. Not recommended for solo play. Overall: I do recommend playing. I've found many hours of entertainment in this game and will continue to explore different characters and their abilities. A few small tweaks could make this game pretty awesome. Edit to add: Some form of credit shop really should be available. Once character unlocks have been completed, there's really nothing but cosmetics to focus on. Increase in character level, special weapon unlocks, crafting plans, unique bonuses, etc., something really should be available in the credit shop. Even bonus skill points would be great on a game-by-game basis or permanent for a higher amount of credits. Ranged weapons need to be a thing. There is no craftable ranged weapon, which leaves players in a melee only situation unless they want to spend a rather high amount of Schell to purchase a void rifle (which degrades extremely fast and isn't really worth purchasing) - the only ranged weapon in the game - or hope for one to be dropped. Unique bonuses like giving better durability to weapons and tools would be extremely handy if purchasable in the credit shop. Something for the devs to consider (not that they're reading my review, but worth a shot).
Read more
This game is such a gem. I love that I stumbled upon it by accident. What I love about the game: - Great story and quests - Crafting that makes sense (both the schematics and the materials themselves) - Plenty of different biomes, each posing a unique challenge - Cool void weapons - An excellent implementation of teleportation (fast travel) There are many more reasons to love the game, the voice acting, the characters, etc. Long story short, if you like survival games, especially Don't Starve, you'll love this too.
Read more
Similar games
View all
ARK: Survival Evolved
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Subsistence
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
Voidtrain
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Raft
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Rem Survival
Tackle starvation, dehydration, thermal conditions, radiation poisoning, and toxic gas inhalation while trying to keep your sanity intact. Shack up, cook some chicken, and make friends or enemies as you discover, explore, learn, build, and develop your skills needed for a true survival experience.
Junk Jack
Make the world truly yours in Junk Jack, a relaxing sandbox experience focused on building and improving your home. Discover new planets, tame and breed creatures, cook foods, collect animal companions, farm exotic plants, collect fish, grow flowers, play with your friends!
Dig or Die
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Satisfactory
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Space Engineers
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.
Breathedge
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Force of Nature
Force of Nature is a Sandbox game that combines Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Management genres
Data sources
The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.
Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.
Last Updates
| Steam data | 17 November 2024 16:15 |
|---|---|
| SteamSpy data | 20 January 2025 13:23 |
| Steam price | 22 January 2025 20:20 |
| Steam reviews | 21 January 2025 14:00 |
Online players
5
Developer
Playcorp Studios
Publisher
Deep Silver
Release
04 Apr 2023
Platforms
By clicking on any of the links on this page and making a purchase,
you may help us earn a commission that supports the maintenance of our services.