THE ALTERS (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X) - Emotional Sci-Fi Survival Adventure Game With Base-Building Elements

Video Game Description: Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.

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Genre: Survival, Based Building, Adventure, Action

Publisher: 11 bit studios

Developer: 11 bit studios

Rating: M for Mature (Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Violence)

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GAME FEATURES

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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.
As you navigate through survival and moral dilemmas, you will explore a branching narrative filled with captivating character dynamics and challenging decisions.
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.
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 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!
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 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.
The planet features unique biomes and secrets waiting to be found, but deadly anomalies stand in your way. Levitating rocks and eerie distortions of reality attract attention immediately, while other singularities remain invisible to the naked eye and require special tools to uncover. In all cases, you must be extra careful - or face the risk of instant death, radiation-induced injuries, and even disintegration of time and space. Also, you may want to avoid exploring the planet during hours when intense radioactivity can eat right through your suit. Happy travels!

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PC)

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Minimum:

OS: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600, Intel Core i7-6700
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570, nVidia GeForce GTX 1060, Intel Arc A570. 6+ GB video memory
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Disk

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, Intel Core i7-8700K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, nVidia GeForce RTX 2070, Intel Arc A770. 8+ GB video memory
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 50 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Disk. Graphics (4K): AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, nVidia GeForce RTX 3080. 10+ GB video memory