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In "The Long Journey Home," your crew faces the perils of deep space as you try to return to Earth after being flung through an alien teleportation gate. Every decision matters in this challenging space survival simulation, where roguelike exploration, strategic resource management, and diplomacy with alien races combine. With multiple endings, permadeath, and a procedurally generated galaxy, each playthrough offers a unique and exhilarating journey home.

In "Lilith Odyssey," embark on a journey across an open-world galaxy as you search for a mysterious land to call home after the Great Nacho Wars. With your alien family, face challenges, manage resources, and battle hostile creatures while navigating the cosmos. Experience realistic flight controls and detailed galactic distances in this immersive space adventure.

SYMMETRY is a single-player Science Fiction Simulation game with good graphics and a good story. Players manage crash survivors in a harsh, mysterious environment on an abandoned planet, with the goal of repairing their spaceship and escaping. Survivors' life functions and skills must be maintained in extreme conditions, while facing supernatural activities, creating a challenging and suspenseful experience.

"Osiris: New Dawn" is a sci-fi survival game where players explore and colonize alien planets. Gather resources, build bases, and advanced technology to survive against the harsh environment and alien creatures. Fight solo or with friends in online multiplayer mode to expand your territory and uncover the mysteries of the galaxy.

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Explore, build, craft and survive on a mysterious forest island. - Explore the open world - Collect resources for crafting & construction - Find food and water while you build a shelter - Hunt for food or just for fun - Plan & construct shelters, campfires, defences, traps and more - Craft weapons, tools or materials for construction - Escape the island or stay and make a …

"Beyond the Chiron Gate" is a text-based space exploration roguelike set in the 23rd century. After discovering an ancient alien artifact on asteroid Chiron, players must explore the galaxy, encounter exotic life forms, and manage a crew to uncover the mysteries of the Gatebuilders. The game features dangerous planets and the gradual upgrading of the spaceship through new technologies. The ultimate goal: gather data to reach the home system of the mysterious Gatebuilders.

In Phoning Home, players control ION, a crashed exploration unit on an alien planet, tasked with finding a way to contact their home planet for rescue while navigating the planet's dangers and forming a bond with a stranded service unit named ANI. Together, they embark on a challenging journey of survival and exploration in this third-person open world adventure game.

Notrium is a survival game set on an alien planet where players must scavenge for food, supplies, and equipment to survive harsh environments and dangerous alien creatures. With four playable characters, each with unique abilities, players can choose their strategy to explore, fight, or sneak past enemies, working towards one of six possible endings. Originating in 2003, Notrium inspired a wave of indie survival games and mods, becoming a classic in the genre.

Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.