Release Date: June 13, 2025
A sci-fi strategy-adventure game created by the Polish 11 bit studios. The Alters stars Jan Dolski, a simple manual worker, who must create alternate versions of himself to survive on a hostile, alien planet.
The Alters is a cross between a strategy and adventure game. It was developed by the Polish 11 bit studios, known for the bestselling This War of Mine.
The Alters is set in a sci-fi universe. The main character of the game is Jan Dolski - a simple worker and the solve survivor of a spaceship crash on an alien planet. The globe is not hospitable and full of radiation, which will soon turn lethal due to its orbital and rotational movement.
Jan needs help to survive, therefore, he makes use of the local resource known as Rapidium to create alternate versions of himself - the titular alters. This grants him additional manpower, but forces him to care for the alters as well, all of whom have unique backstories, personalities and abilities.
Our actions and choices will determine the fate of Dolski and his alternate selves.
The Alters consists of two gameplay layers. The first is managing our mobile base, seen from the side, like in This War of Mine or Fallout Shelter. There, Jan must fulfill his duties, being assisted by his clones. The titular alters can be created in the Womb, a powerful, organic sphere. Creating alternate selves of Jan, we make decisions affecting their pasts (up to the crash landing), personalities, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. To succeed, we must create alters that can meet our current needs or fill in gaps in our personnel.
Jan must also maintain positive relations with the alters who can interact with themselves as well, often arguing. The base must also be expanded by adding more modules - kitchens, bedrooms, labs and other useful rooms. We need resources to do so - this is where the second gameplay layer comes into play.
The Alters allows us to explore the surface of the alien planet. From the third-person perspective, the player traverses atmospheric areas and gathers valuable resources. Access to some places is limited due to high radiation, so if we want to replenish supplies, we must often work hard and face unexpected challenges.
The Alters makes great use of the Unreal Engine 5. The character models, animations and area designs, especially the base interior, are all very appealing.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: 11 bit studios
Publisher: 11 bit studios
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The Alters review: Every Jan has his story
The Alters delivers a gripping, existential survival experience that explores identity, regret, and self-acceptance in a way few games attempt. It's a little longer than it needs to be, but its story, systems, and emotional weight make it hard to forget.
Last update: October 15, 2025
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June 2, 2025
June is dominated by ports for Switch 2, but there will also be room for other games. Among the new ones are: The Alters, Dune: Awakening, and Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.
11 bit studios has shared the release date of the expansion pack for The Alters. Furthermore, the studio spoke about Frostpunk: 1886.
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Christian Pieniazek
November 21, 2025
Following a few screenshots that stirred up a debate about The Alters' undisclosed use of generative AI this weekend, the studio has finally issued a statement.
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Matt Buckley
June 30, 2025
This week, games such as The Alters, Dune: Awakening, Stellar Blade, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, MindsEye, and the remaster of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be released on Steam.
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Adrian Werner
June 9, 2025
The Alters from 11 bit studios is another of their projects that puts a new spin on things. Although Frostpunk 2 didn't buy me the way the first installment did, The Alters is much closer to This War of Mine, and that's already good news.
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Mike Manka
May 22, 2025
11 bit studios revealed its new strategy. The company intends to bet on single-player titles.
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Adrian Werner
April 25, 2025
11 bit studios at The Triple-i Initiative show announced when exactly The Alters, a space survival game, will be released. We also learned its PC system requirements.
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Michal Harat
April 11, 2025
Yesterday's Future Games Show was exceptionally fruitful. We have collected for you in one place all the most important materials from the event.
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Adrian Werner
March 22, 2025
I had the pleasure of visiting Warsaw at the invitation of 11 bit studios and playing The Alters. Although I didn't expect it, after having some fun I conclude: this may be the most important game in this studio's portfolio in 2024.
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Matthias Pawlikowski
May 29, 2024
11 bit studios has released online the first gameplay trailer for The Alters. Thanks to it we can see how the gameplay in this title, shrouded in a veil of mystery, will more or less look like.
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Kamil Kleszyk
October 4, 2023
11 bit studios is expanding its partnership with Microsoft. Some of the Polish company's upcoming games are to be available in Game Pass from launch.
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June 29, 2023
Top downloads for The Alters Video Game:
trainer The Alters - Trainer v1.0 Plus 24 - June 19, 2025
trainer The Alters - Trainer v.1.0 Plus 24 - July 1, 2025
mod The Alters - All-ters (use all 10 Alters) v.1.2.1 - December 3, 2025
mod The Alters - Ultimate Engine Tweaks (Anti-Stutters - More Performance - Lower Latency - Better Clarity - Lossless) v.5.2 - December 2, 2025
mod The Alters - Better Storage v.1.3 - June 28, 2025
mod The Alters - Longer Days 3x v.1.1 - July 1, 2025
mod The Alters - Instant Research v.1.1 - June 29, 2025
mod The Alters - Better Mining v.1.0 - June 28, 2025
System Requirements for The Alters Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-6700 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / 8 GB Radeon RX 570, 50 GB SSD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 2070 / Radeon RX 6600 XT, 50 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Ultra System Requirements:
(4K) Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 10 GB GeForce RTX 3080 / 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT, 50 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for The Alters Video Game.
The Alters review: Every Jan has his story
The Alters delivers a gripping, existential survival experience that explores identity, regret, and self-acceptance in a way few games attempt. It's a little longer than it needs to be, but its story, systems, and emotional weight make it hard to forget.
Game is Recomended by 96% of Critics. There are 104 Critic Reviews.
IGN: 8 / 10 by Dan Stapleton
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.
PlayStation Universe: 9 / 10 by Timothy Nunes
The Alters is a unique narrative experience all its own, asking you to survive by manipulating your own history to create clones and escape from a fiery fate. As far as the genre goes, The Alters makes for a very accessible survival experience. With that said, hardcore fans of the genre may see gameplay in The Alters as far too simplistic. The other potential issue is that the Sun's looming danger isn't quite as looming as it initially feels, with most of the game progressing naturally without much actual danger. Either way, the combination of strong narrative and accessible gameplay makes this the perfect game for anyone who even remotely interested in trying survival-builder games. The Alters is a definite recommend title, even at its $40 launch price.
Shacknews: 9 / 10 by Aidan O'Brien
It can be very difficult to take these games that are focused on complex system management and add a nice layer of humanity to it all, offering a reason beyond simple efficiencies and problem-solving for people to engage, but 11 Bit Studios does it well and has once again succeeded with The Alters.
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