The Alters Guide

Our The Alters guide will help you survive on a hostile alien planet, understand the alters' management system, and teach you the most important gameplay mechanics. Among the basic things, you will find tips for beginners, as well as information about difficulty levels, best research, endings, base layout, and the most helpful alters. We answer the most frequently asked questions, which include topics such as using the scanner, collecting resources, using fast travel, saving progress, important choices, avoiding anomalies and radiation, or dealing with the time limit. We have also created an interactive map, where you can learn about the most important locations. The guide ends with an appendix, in which there is a trophy guide, system requirements and information about the game's length.

• The Alters: Guide content
• The Alters: Tips and tricks
• The Alters: Interactive map
• The Alters: Basics
• The Alters: FAQ
• The Alters: Game Pass
• The Alters: Language versions
• The Alters: Game's length
• The Alters: System requirements

The Alters: Guide content

The first chapter of the guide focuses on the basics, as well as explaining the most important mechanics and assumptions of the gameplay. We have focused primarily on tips and tricks, thanks to which you will avoid the most common mistakes and learn useful tricks. On separate pages of the chapter, we discussed topics such as the difficulty level, recommended alters to unlock, preparing a daily plan, best research projects, recommended base layout, or all available endings.

Our interactive map, showing areas from all chapters, can help you in discovering the alien planet. There, you will find markers with descriptions and images. They can help you, among other things, in finding landmarks, deposits suitable for extraction or quest items.

A large part of our guide is taken up by the FAQ section with answers to frequently asked questions. On the following pages, we explain, e.g. how to save progress, how to unlock fast travel, how to obtain main resources, how to use the scanner, how to escape from the Sun and how to deal with the time limit, how to expand the storage, how to unlock research, how to destroy rock barricades, how to avoid the effects of radiation, how to destroy anomalies, what are the important choices, how to avoid energy walls, how to expand the base, how to obtain planetary samples, and also whether there is a point of no return.

On the last pages of the guide, you will find an appendix featuring the trophy guide with detailed descriptions of all achievements and their requirements. In addition to this, you will learn, e.g. about the PC system requirements and how long it takes to complete The Alters.

The Alters: Tips and tricks

1. Manage the available time wisely. Focus on key tasks first and don't waste time on less important things. Also, do not ignore the fatigue of the main protagonist - rest in the evening.
2. Be sure that the important resources are extracted on an ongoing basis. Setting up Mining Outposts will make it easier for you to collect them. Materials are primarily needed for expanding the base and crafting various items.
3. Unlock the key alters as soon as possible. Unlocking Jan Scientist is very important - thanks to him, you will be able to conduct research.
4. Use the map of the nearest area. It can help you find undiscovered paths. On the map, you can also see the discovered deposits or erected buildings.
5. Fast travel is free. Its main advantage is that traveling between fast travel points does not cause time to pass. It is worth creating a network of connections and moving around the area more efficiently.

For more detailed starting tips, check out Tips and tricks page.

The Alters: Interactive map

Our interactive map shows the areas from the prologue and the other acts of the campaign.

On the map, you will find markers with descriptions and screenshots. They show, e.g. the main base, deposits of various resources, secrets and collectibles, climbing spots, rock barricades, quest locations, anomalies or areas with high radiation.

The Alters: Basics

1. The Alters: Difficulty levels - on the page you will find information about all difficulty levels and the main differences between them. We also explain whether you can change the difficulty after starting the game.
2. The Alters: Best alters - we have prepared recommendations for the most useful alters, who should join the main character in the base as soon as possible. They can unlock new features or help in actions you do often.
3. The Alters: Daily schedule - this page has a recommended list of tasks to be performed every day. We also show how to assign tasks to other alters.
4. The Alters: Best research projects - we have compiled the most important inventions and upgrades that you should develop after unlocking access to research. They can unlock access to new options or improve the performance of some activities.
5. The Alters: Base layout and best rooms - we have prepared a list of key rooms in the base, along with explanations of how much it costs to build them and what their uses are.
6. The Alters: All endings - we have created a list of all the endings along with information about their consequences and requirements.

The Alters: FAQ

Campaign

1. The Alters: How to save the game? - the page contains information on when the game saves your progress. You will also learn how to protect saves from being deleted.
2. The Alters: Can you stop time from passing? - we explain whether the passage of time can be stopped and under what circumstances. You will also find out when time can flow faster.
3. The Alters: How to escape the Sun in the prologue? - we focused on describing the first few days in the game and preparing the base for travel before the destructive Sun appears.
4. The Alters: Can you fail a task? - find out if there is a risk of failing a mission and what the consequences might be.
5. The Alters: How many acts are there? - this page describes the campaign's structure, and informs about the number of chapters to complete.
6. The Alters: How to use a scanner? - we described in detail the first time you use this gadget to find Organics Deposit Areas in the prologue.
7. The Alters: How to use the Gravity Sensor? - we explain the construction and use of one of the unique devices from act 2.
8. The Alters: Tabula Rasa or implants? - this is one of the most important choices in the game and we inform about the available options and their consequences.
9. The Alters: Is there a point of no return? - on the page, we described two points of no return, and we also warn about the game blocking some gameplay mechanics.
10. The Alters: Is there NG+? - this page addresses the availability of New Game Plus mode so you can replay the entire campaign.
11. The Alters: How to climb the Interal Tree? - we described one of the more difficult tasks in act 3, which requires, e.g. avoiding anomalies and setting up a Fragmenting Device.

Exploration

1. The Alters: How to unlock fast travel? - learn how to gain access to fast travel and where you can move with it.
2. The Alters: How to restore Jan's suit energy? - we described how to replenish used energy and whether it can regenerate automatically.
3. The Alters: How to use a drill? - we described a gadget necessary for destroying rock barricades. You will learn how to craft a drill and how to restore it.
4. The Alters: How to extract rapidium? - we describe the extraction and use of shallow deposits of this rare and very valuable resource.
5. The Alters: How to avoid radiation? - here we described how the radiation barrier of the base works and you will also learn how to deal with radiation on the surface of the planet.
6. The Alters: How to avoid anomalies? - learn what threat anomalies pose, how the luminator works, and how to destroy anomalies.
7. The Alters: Where are the minerals in act 1? - our guide shows the location of deep mineral deposits to be found in the first chapter.
8. The Alters: What is the multitool for? - this short page explains the use of the collectible found during exploration.
9. The Alters: How to obtain planetary samples? - we described the entire process of obtaining this unique resource necessary for some research.
10. The Alters: How to avoid energy walls? - we advise on how to deal with gates that drain batteries, and also explain how to change their operation.
11. The Alters: What to do with the Holo Chip? - we explain where to find the chip in act 2, as well as how to use it to build a new room in the mobile base..
12. The Alters: How does a lava lamp work? - we show where to find this secret item, and also who should get it.

Alters and base

1. The Alters: How to unlock research? - learn how to gain access to the research laboratory and how to build it in the base.
2. The Alters: How to increase qubit level? - this is an important mechanic associated with the base, thanks to which you can unlock new research and alters.
3. The Alters: How to watch movies? - on this page we describe how to unlock the movie room and how to get new movies.
4. The Alters: How to expand the base? - we show how to expand the base and get space to build new rooms.
5. The Alters: How to treat injuries? - this page warns when an injury may occur and what are the risks associated with it, as well as how to treat Jan and his alters.
6. The Alters: How to increase the Alters limit? - you will find out how to unlock the option to create additional alters, as well as whether there is a maximum limit of Jan's copies in the base.
7. The Alters: How to increase the storage? - here you will find advice on how to store more supplies and how to free up space in the base.
8. The Alters: What does the no organics space message mean? - we explain when such a message may appear and how to expand the tank in the base.
9. The Alters: How to build a rapidium ark? - we suggest how much the ark costs and how to place it in the base, as well as whether it is worth building another 4 rapidium arks.
10. The Alters: How do dialogue choices work? - learn about conducting conversations, as well as marking previously used dialogue options.
11. The Alters: How to remove base modules? - we show how to get rid of unwanted base rooms and whether this is available for all modules.
12. The Alters: How to solve the Miner's arm issue? - we described the crisis situation related to Jan Miner, as well as possible solutions to the problem.
13. The Alters: How to save Ben? - this page describes the storyline of Jan Refiner and the necessary steps to save his ex-boyfriend Ben from death.

The Alters: Game Pass

On this guide page, you will find out whether The Alters will appear in Game Pass or other popular subscriptions.

The Alters: Language versions

The Alters is available in a few languages. You can read more about the supported languages on the Language versions page.

The Alters: Game's length

A single playthrough of The Alters can take you from 25 to 30 hours, but there are extra factors that can affect this result. More information can be found on the Game length page.

The Alters: System requirements

1. Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit/Windows 11 64-bit
2. Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i7-6700
3. RAM: 16GB
4. Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 570 / GeForce GTX 1060 / Intel Arc A570 (6 GB VRAM)
5. DirectX: Version 12
6. Disk space: 50 GB SSD

You can read more about the requirements on the System requirements page.

The Alters

June 13, 2025

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