Stranded: Alien Dawn has taken an exciting step with his latest DLC, “Robots and Guardians”, It offers players new gaming experiences.

DLC plot presents Hope, the first sentient android, and features a scenario where players must protect her from a ruthless manufacturing consortium. The addition of a human enemy adds complexity to the story and provides a narrative drive that keeps players involved in the development of the plot. We won’t be fighting only bugs anymore.

Special Scenario: Saving Hope

If we want to play by Hope’s rules, we will choose the scenario in which we also have an emergency landing due to a consortium attack. Along with the crew of the ship is Hope, which at the moment can only maintain and investigate, as time goes on, we will be able to unlocking abilities, According to our selection, while you have unlocked skills, there will be tasks in the queue that you will not be able to do.

They also appear new technologies based on solid defensive weapons to protect Hope. Of course, you’ll have to add them to the research queue and decide what’s more important to have, resources or defense, all while sudden bot attacks appear from time to time. If we play the “save Hope” scenario the moment Hope dies, it’s game over. The danger is not only from robot attacks, which we are warned about from time to time. Also, sometimes a ship can attack her without notifying us beforehand to protect her, in which case Hope will be out of order if none of the other survivors have the knowledge and resources to heal her, she will disconnect and it will be game over.

When we land, we’ll bring some special batteries to the ship so Hope can eat when she needs it. Even if he isn’t sleeping, he has to stop to recharge. To create these batteries, we will need to explore this technology while it can be powered by the silicon we harvest.

Except hope we will have Henry Cardwell as the new survivor. His melee experience offers a different approach to base defense, giving players additional tactical options.

Free base game update

The DLC is accompanied by a generous free update for all players. The addition of delivery drones, multi-story construction tools, and other improvements enrich the overall gameplay experience regardless of whether players choose to purchase DLC.

In terms of research, in the more advanced stages we can also create service robots to carry out daily tasks in the base, adding a strategic element to the game. Automating activities such as harvesting, cooking, and gathering resources not only provides efficiency, but also frees up time to improve base defenses, which is crucial for long-term survival. Of course, it will be difficult to get to this point from the beginning if we decide to play with sudden attacks of bugs.

Conclusions

The new scenario provided by the “Robots and Guardians” DLC brings new challenges if you’ve already played the game but are still hooked. I also really liked the free expansion they provided, even if you don’t have the DLC, the delivery drones or service bots speed up a lot of tasks and allow you to unlock new game scenarios that can do more than just trying to survive. Even so, these investigations aren’t easy to unlock if we’re playing with random bug attacks that arrive from time to time and can drain our resources and even survivors. Of course, you can disable it at any time and simply enjoy building your settlement with all the luxury of comfort, although it won’t be easy, you’ll still have to face cold winters, storms or toxic ash.

The DLC is available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One for a price €12.99.