The Alters

4.8
Explore an emotional sci-fi game that features a unique blend of adventure, survival, and base-building elements. Play as Jan Dolski, a simple worker who creates alternative versions of himself in a desperate attempt to escape from a planet where even sun rays can prove deadly.

SURVIVAL HAS NEVER BEEN SO PERSONAL

The Alters is an ambitious sci-fi survival game with a unique twist. You play as Jan Dolski, the lone survivor of a crash-landed expedition on a hostile planet. To survive, you must form a new crew for your mobile base. Using a substance called Rapidium, you create alternative versions of Jan—THE ALTERS—each one shaped by a different crucial decision from the protagonist’s past.

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

Features:

•Craft items and build your base.
•Gather resources to escape the deadly sun.
•Survive on a hostile planet.
•Create Alters and manage their needs.

At the same time, you’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.

Create Your Alters

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

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Survival Mechanics

To operate the mobile base, you’ll need to explore the planet’s surface in search of precious resources, like 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!

Branching Storylines

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.

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Expand your base

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 forward, like 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.

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The emotional sci-fi story

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.

Available Achievements

The survivor
10 XP
Her last wish
10 XP
Hidden truth
10 XP
Keeping him safe
10 XP
Remaking Himself
10 XP
The Alters Editions(2)

The Alters

The Alters: Original Soundtrack

-10%
$34.99*
$31.49

The Alters

The Alters: Original Soundtrack

-10%
$49.47*
$44.52

The Alters DLC & Add-Ons

Epic Player Ratings

Captured from players in the Epic Games ecosystem.

4.8

The Alters Ratings & Reviews

PC Gamer

by Kerry Brunskill

90 / 100

Wildly unpredictable but always enjoyable, The Alters is a masterclass in high-tension gaming.

GamesRadar+

by Rachel Watts

The moral implications of cloning yourself aren't lost in all the resource and base management systems.

IGN

by Dan Stapleton

8 / 10

The Alters is a highly atmospheric sci-fi character study mixed with simple but effective resource and base management that cleverly builds existential and interpersonal pressure throughout its story.

Reviews provided by OpenCritic

The Alters System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

OS version

Windows 10 or later, 64-bit

OS version

Windows 10 or later, 64-bit

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Intel Core i7-6700

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, Intel Core i7-8700K

Memory

16 GB

Memory

16 GB

GPU

AMD Radeon RX 570, nVidia GeForce GTX 1060, Intel Arc A570. 6+ GB video memory

GPU

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, nVidia GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Arc A770. 8+ GB video memory

DirectX

DirectX 12

DirectX

DirectX 12

Storage

50GB (SSD Disk)

Storage

50GB (SSD Disk)

Additional Notes

Graphics (4k): AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, nVidia GeForce RTX 3080

Login Accounts Required

Epic ID

Languages Supported

  • Audio: English

  • Text: English, Polish, Korean, German, French, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Spanish (Spain), Russian, Turkish, Portuguese (Brazil)

11 BIT STUDIOS®, THE ALTERS® are registered trademarks of 11 BIT STUDIOS S.A. © 11 BIT STUDIOS S.A. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

* The lowest price offered on The Epic Games Store in the last 30 days before discount