Notrium

it's actually as good as your nostalgia is, yet somehow has the absolute worst trailer of all time

I'm not recommending this. It's an ambitious project, and I don't mind neither the nostalgia or lo-fi vibe here, but there's not enough to actually make this game bearable, not to mention playable. The graphics, sounds and music are, obviously, crap-tier, but that's not the issue here. The terrible UI design, run-of-the-mill story, uninspired worldbuilding effort and retarded craft system are. Inventory management is a chore, combat is laughable, turrets are useless, AI and enemies are retarded, there're basically three enemies with only minor variations, so IMVHO the game basically fails on all possible fronts utterly. I'll probably complete the cheevos just to see how bad it will get, but after just 5 hours it feels like a job, not a game, to me. Don't believe the recommendations. Realize that all those "the game I used to play as a kid" reviews are from nostalgiacs, not actual gamers. The game should be ranked based on today's standards, not those from two decades ago. Starcraft or DN3D are still great games. This one aged really badly.

best game ever

Here goes my childhood

A classic little top down action survival game. the renders might be older then steam but the every thing works and the art fits the game

I bought this because it brings back all the childhood memories from 2005 and the excitement of a sci-fi fantasy of being stranded in an alien planet, perhaps one of the earliest in games

Edit: The resolution fix is in the base game now. Played this game long before it got on Steam. It's a REALLY good survival experience. Each of the races you can play has their own story and they feel like a slightly different game. Try surviving a couple of times with each. When you find your favorite, play a while. Find one of the several game endings, start over with another race and work towards a different goal. For the price, it gives a lot to explore and many hours of fun. Also... I recommend not looking for any sort of guidelines online until you find at least one ending (except dying).

Gem from the past. Spent many hours on freeware version long before it was available Steam. Werivar mod or Werivar expansion mod (which added more content and larger world) are highly recommended, although for the first playthrough for e.g. human (and yes, you will most likely want to at least try other races - alien and psionic are played very differently from each other) you may want to stay with vanilla.

Classic

A great game that almost no one knows about. Notrium is a sci-fi top-down survival and crafting game. It can be difficult at times and takes some gettting used to, but it delivers with some excellent crafting mechanics and a decent story. You can also play thorugh it as an android or Alien, both are more difficult but also more rewarding. I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a good survival game.