Beyond Contact

Beyond Contact

Steam Deck Playable

Playcorp Studios · Open World Survival Craft · Apr 4, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

71%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The art style, voice acting, and general feel are pretty good, despite being in Early Access as of time of writing.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is fun and the primary loop is entertaining; upgrade progression can feel a little bit stilted based on where you try to go first in your seeded generated map, so equipment and tech tiers can feel like they're overstaying their welcome if you don't try to explore further out and about before picking a starting base.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Also the games graphics are poorly optimized and lacking in alot of settings I had to use a third-party program to limit the framerate to keep my pc from trying to fly away.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I am thoroughly enjoying this game, and the multiplayer has some minor EA jankiness, it is already a lot of fun, working in tandem with a partner.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The art style, voice acting, and general feel are pretty good, despite being in Early Access as of time of writing.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
A good co-op survival game with a strong story hook, held back by grind and awkward combat
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters151 reviews
Gameplay59 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Multiplayer23 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty47 reviews
70%
Controls20 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat92 reviews
67%
Interface56 reviews
46%
Crashes19 reviews
74%
Bugs16 reviews
31%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.