The Alters
The Alters
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13 Jun2025
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survivaladventureand base-building elements. Help Jan Dolskithe sole survivor of an ill-fated space expeditioncreate alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.

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“One of the stand-out survival games of this generation”
9/10 – TheSixthAxis

“11 bit studios has once again found the humanist side in a genre rooted in systems and management”
9/10 – GamesRadar+

“In some waysit puts even the best story-driven RPGs to shame”
10/10 – Game Rant

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About This Game

The Alters is an ambitious sci-fi survival game with a unique twist. You play as Jan Dolskithe lone survivor of a crash-landed expedition on a hostile planet. To surviveyou must form a new crew for your mobile base.

Using a substance called Rapidiumyou create alternative versions of Jan - THE ALTERS - each one shaped by a different crucial decision from the protagonist’s past.

As you navigate through survival and moral dilemmasyou will explore a branching narrative filled with captivating character dynamics and challenging decisions. 


At the same timeyou’re challenged to reflect on one of life’s fundamental questions – do we shape our destiny or does it shape us? This makes your bid for survival a deeply personal experience.

Use the quantum computer onboard your base to simulate alternate outcomes of your past choices and uncover Jan’s different life paths. Each Alter brought to life thanks to the remarkable properties of Rapidium comes with unique skills and emotional depths. These variations offer both opportunities and challenges as you navigate personal struggles and manage the fragile dynamics of your crew. 

To operate the mobile baseyou’ll need to explore the planet’s surface in search of precious resourceslike metals and organics. Yet venturing outside the safe haven comes with the risk of exposing you and your Alters to various deadly anomalies as well as the ever-present radiation of the sun. That’s why you must pay attention to the in-game day and night cycle and plan your daily activities wisely!

Navigate a narrative rich with moral dilemmas and branching paths. Your choices will shape Jan’s relations with his Alters which then will impact their journey and lead you to multiple outcomes and endings.

Gathered resources can be used in different ways – create necessary items or develop your base with additional modules like Research Lab or Social Room. Sometimes you will have to choose between creating items specially for your Alters and ones that could push the mission forwardlike Anomaly Detectors or Radiation Filters. The burden of every decision lies solely on your shoulders as you will never be able to satisfy everyone’s needs.

The planet features unique biomes and secrets waiting to be foundbut deadly anomalies stand in your way. Levitating rocks and eerie distortions of reality attract attention immediatelywhile other singularities remain invisible to the naked eye and require special tools to uncover. In all casesyou must be extra careful - or face the risk of instant deathradiation-induced injuriesand even disintegration of time and space. Alsoyou may want to avoid exploring the planet during hours when intense radioactivity can eat right through your suit. Happy travels!

Jan Dolski is about to face the answers to the essential “what if?” question in the form of alternative versions of himself. This makes the predicament he is in even more daunting as you slowly discover the impact every choice has on Jan’s survival.


The Alters poses you with life’s most nagging questions 

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game may contain content not appropriate for all ages (e.g. realistic violenceblooduse of tobaccoconsumption of alcoholmention of illegal drugscrude language).

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 or later64-bit
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-6700
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570nVidia GeForce GTX 1060Intel Arc A570. 6+ GB video memory
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 50 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD Disk
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10 or later64-bit
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XIntel Core i7-8700K
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTnVidia GeForce RTX 2070Intel Arc A770. 8+ GB video memory
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 50 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD Disk. Graphics (4K): AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTnVidia GeForce RTX 3080. 10+ GB video memory

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