What games are like Beyond Contact?

The best games like Beyond Contact on Steam right now include Dune: Awakening, Subnautica 2, Primal Planet. They share Beyond Contact's genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Co-op) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Beyond Contact, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Beyond Contact (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Beyond Contact? The closest matches on Steam right now are Dune: Awakening, Subnautica 2, Primal Planet — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Co-op) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Beyond Contact

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Beyond Contact
1	Dune: Awakening	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
2	Subnautica 2 ▲	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
3	Primal Planet	Action	Action, Adventure, Indie, co-op
4	Directive 8020	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
5	ARK: Survival Evolved ▲	Action	Sci-fi, Co-op, Crafting, Early Access
6	Valheim	Action	Co-op, Crafting, Early Access, Survival
7	Satisfactory	Adventure	Sci-fi, Co-op, Crafting, Early Access
8	Raft	Adventure	Co-op, Crafting, Early Access, Survival
9	Echoes of Elysium	Action	Action, Adventure, Indie, co-op
10	No Man's Sky	Action	Sci-fi, Space, Crafting, Survival
11	Don't Starve Together ▲	Action	Co-op, Crafting, Survival, Difficult
12	Scrap Mechanic	Action	Co-op, Crafting, Early Access, Survival

Why these are like Beyond Contact

1. Dune: Awakening

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival game with immersive adventure and RPG gameplay.

2. Subnautica 2

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds.

3. Primal Planet

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs!

4. Directive 8020

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time.

5. ARK: Survival Evolved

Both are tagged sci-fi, co-op, crafting; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive.

6. Valheim

Both are tagged co-op, crafting, early access; both offer co-op and multiplayer. A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture.

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