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Beyond Contact

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2023

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Quick resume

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?

Global score

71/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Immersive alien world and story
    • Engaging survival and crafting mechanics
    • Cooperative multiplayer with unique characters
    • Vibrant visuals and sound design
    • Active developer support and updates

    Cons

    • Early game resource scarcity can feel tedious
    • Inventory and ui management can be cumbersome
    • Combat is simple and sometimes clunky
    • Some grind and repetition in resource gathering
    • Bugs and technical issues in multiplayer

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to explore, build bases, choose research paths, and manage survival strategies with some personal control over playstyle."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game involves overcoming survival challenges, managing resources, crafting, and combat requiring skill and planning."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is mostly on personal survival and progression; multiplayer is cooperative rather than competitive."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Players report long play sessions, replayability with different characters, and habitual engagement despite grind."

    • Cooperation
      3

      "Supports cooperative multiplayer with complementary character abilities and shared objectives."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Base building and crafting systems allow customization and player creativity in survival strategies."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions emphasize cooperation and survival rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Immersive alien world and survival challenges provide distraction and escape from real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Players explore different biomes, research tech, and try various survival and crafting approaches."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Game encourages discovering new biomes, resources, and secrets in a procedurally generated world."

    • Expression
      2

      "Minor character customization and base building allow some self-expression, though limited."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Set on an alien planet with sci-fi elements and fictional story, providing imaginative experience."

    • Fellowship
      3

      "Community and multiplayer cooperation foster group identity and shared achievements."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players learn survival mechanics, research tech, and develop skills through gameplay progression."

    • Health
      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with some physical strain from stress of resource management; no physical activity."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires constant attention to survival meters and resource gathering; little background play."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "Social interactions are limited to cooperative gameplay with minimal emotional sharing."

    • Leadership
      -2

      "Players mostly collaborate without strong leadership or authority roles."

    • Progression
      4

      "Strong focus on accumulating resources, crafting upgrades, and unlocking research tiers."

    • Relaxation
      -2

      "Survival pressures and resource scarcity create tension, though some find gameplay flow relaxing."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Vibrant visuals, sound design, and alien environments provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment."

    • Status
      -3

      "Limited emphasis on social recognition or leaderboards; focus on individual or cooperative play."

    • Story
      3

      "Narrative and voice acting provide engaging story immersion alongside survival gameplay."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Requires planning resource management, base defense, and combat tactics to survive and progress."

    • Thrill
      3

      "Survival challenges, enemy raids, and environmental hazards create suspense and excitement."

    • Value
      4

      "Players report good value for price with many hours of gameplay and replayability."

    • Violence
      2

      "Combat involves melee fighting and defeating hostile creatures, but not excessive or gratuitous."

    • Survival
      5

      "Core gameplay centers on managing hunger, oxygen, temperature, and defending against threats."

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