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Beyond Contact

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

Should you play it?

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?

What works

  • 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

Things to keep in mind

  • 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

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Risk of Rain (2013)

  • Moros Protocol

  • Voidigo

  • FortressCraft Evolved!

  • Neon Chrome

  • Din's Curse

More intimate

Games that feels like Beyond Contact but with more focus on close relationships

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Sketchy's Contract

  • Subterror

  • Murky Divers

  • Enemy On Board

  • Bravery and Greed

Less social

Games that feels like Beyond Contact but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Turbo Kid

  • Sodaman

  • Voidwrought

  • Devil Slayer - Raksasi

  • Night Swarm

  • Guidus Zero

More relaxing

Games that feels like Beyond Contact but with a more relaxing feel

  • Kingdom of Night

  • 9th Dawn III

  • DYSPLACED

  • Forge Quest

  • Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

  • Party Hard 2

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Beyond Contact. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Beyond Contact. These titles are not in What to play next.

Beyond Contact: 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.

Last update: 21/08/2026