Alien Dawn

Early access since Oct 2021

Built from the ground up for PCVR, this action survival game combines detailed visuals, realistic physics, and a handcrafted, interactive, and destructible open world. Explore, fight, scavenge, and survive solo or in co-op with Flatscreen cross-play and the VR features players expect.

64% positive · 100 reviews

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In early access, content still planned

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Content Planned

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In early access, content still planned

High confidence

Content Planned

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Steam Updated 6 Oct 2026 $11.19 $13.99 −20%

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Evaluation

Alien Dawn is a solo-developer PCVR Early Access game that has been in active development since its October 2021 launch. After a prolonged quiet period through most of 2025, the developer re-emerged in February 2026 with an open playtest for Alpha 2, explaining that the silence was due to intensive work on Unreal Engine skills and a significant rework of the game. Since then, development has accelerated noticeably. On August 2, 2026, the developer posted a direct update explaining that the default Steam branch was being switched from the old 2024 build to the latest playtest version, and explicitly stated that an official Alpha 2.0 release with a full changelog is still being prepared. Just days later, on August 11, 2026, a new feature patch (2.0.231) was published with multiplayer fixes, VR improvements, NPC additions, and map enhancements — indicating the developer is actively working on the game on at least a weekly cadence. The store description confirms that additional missions beyond the current single playtest mission are planned. The developer's most recent communications are clear, recent, and consistent: the game is in active development, a formal Alpha 2.0 release is imminent, and more content is planned beyond that. The previous concern about developer silence has been fully resolved by the sustained activity since February 2026.

Evidence

Feature patch 2.0.231 released with multiplayer fixes, VR improvements, NPC animations and behaviors, and map additions — confirming active weekly development.

news post · Aug 11, 2026 source development ongoing

high

Developer posts that the default branch is being switched to the latest playtest build, and explicitly states a full Alpha 2.0 changelog and official launch are still being prepared.

news post · Aug 2, 2026 source content planned

high

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Details

Developer

VoyagerVR

Publisher

VoyagerVR

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

VR Survival FPS Survival Horror Open World Third-Person Shooter Roguelite Procedural Generation Vehicular Combat PvE Post-apocalyptic Shooter Action Action-Adventure First-Person

About this game

If you buy into the game now, you’ll be playing the latest version of our Playtest Alpha.

What You’re Playing

This is a vertical slice of the game — one complete Escape Mode mission designed to showcase the core gameplay, VR interaction, combat, exploration, and survival systems currently in development.

The mission can be replayed with procedurally placed Points of Interest, giving each run some variation as you explore, fight, scavenge, and survive.

This is an actively developed playtest build. As development continues, the existing mission will be refined and additional missions will be added at a later date.

VR Features

Highly optimized open world delivering PCVR-quality graphics with scalable settings for a wide range of PCVR hardware
Physical, weighty gripping system designed specifically for VR
Interactive open world where most objects can be picked up, climbed on, or destroyed
Manual reloading, armor plate insertion, and revive injectors
Full Body IK with physical hands
Seated and Standing modes with adjustable height offsets
Immersive sound design with hundreds of unique sound effects for physical interactions
Strong haptic feedback for important player interactions
Multiplayer co-op for 4+ players, with cross-play between VR and Flat-screen Desktop players

Join the Playtest

This is an opportunity to play the game while it is still being actively developed and help shape where it goes next.

If you'd like to be involved and provide feedback directly, you're welcome to join the Discord using the link on this page or participate through the Steam forums.