Under A New Sun (2023)

Developer: New Horizon Games
Genres: Adventure, Early Access, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 3.8 of 5, 393 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 38 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You piece together your survival on a strange, already-living planet while uncovering the mystery of your crashed ship.

atmosphericexplorationsurvivalcraftinglonelymysteriousopen worldfirst-person

What players say

Players enjoy the early access title but find resource gathering, especially iron, tedious because nodes do not respawn. The game is split between those who see it as a promising survival game and those who dismiss it as a generic copy. Longtime hopefuls note updates are slowly improving it through 2026.

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