Introduction

The Alters is a thought-provoking, ambitious sci-fi survival game – developed and published by 11 bit studios. Coming June 13th 2025, and never before, this experience combines survival aspects with moral decision making, psyche and narratively driven gameplay.

Game Overview

You are Jan Dolski, the only survivor of a crash on a hostile planet. Alone and resolute, Jan unearths a rare mineral—Rapidium—that enables him to build a series of alternate versions of himself—an #alter—who are each formed by a single, life-altering decision. These other selves prove both his savior and his biggest obstacle.

Features & Gameplay

The Alters System: Jan has five alter egos and five egos, each with unique personalities, which he can try out in battle to build cool combos and gather material to upgrade himself.
Narrative Emnity: Play through an epic story that branches in new directions at key points with moral choices and philosophical themes.

Quantum Decision-Making: Navigate in space and time between the world of the living and the world of the dead! Use the onboard quantum computer to make decisions by considering 4 accessible dimensions!
Mobile Base Management: Construct, upgrade, and maintain your own Mobile Command with facilities including a Research Lab, Social Room and Infirmary.
Exploration Guide: Leave the safety of your City and go out into the world to collect resources and discover new technologies and designs.

Time is of the Essence: Manage your well-being as you sojourn through the harsh planet in the face of the planet’s day/night cycle and violent weather Tailored for You: Personalize which members of your crew join you on your adventure.

Graphics & Sound Details

The game offers a next-level, atypical, dying world exploration experience for 1 to 2 players, and is sure to challenge you with the game’s unique and unforgiving reality. An Original Setting Inspired by the Real World The game is set on a dark, intense planet, littered with monolithic structures and technological wonders. Living beings are scarce, other than those forced to live inside the damned cities. When the time came to get the mission into the deadly zone, you find yourself cornered, with a land of opportunities in front of you, and a long road to the end. Rich and Varied Environments Morgin is a harsh land, and not everyone you meet will be interested in aiding you. In his sandbox bus stop worlds, the planets of the game will allow for the real world feel that every player will want to cherish and keeps them always coming back. A Big Permanent Benchmark the spares and the Vira of the world will fight against the darkness, every sunrise will bring a new adventure, and when your morale is up, you will feel the beautiful drama around, with a totally immersive sci-fi world. System Requirements: Supported Platforms: PlayStation 4 PlayStation account required for game activation and installation Combined with a haunting sound design, players will be immersed in Jan’s troubled world of isolation, discovery, and introspection.

Information on Developer & Publisher

• Developer: 11 bit studios
• Publisher: 11 bit studios
  • Details on Release & Availability
• The Alters will release on June 13, 2025, for PC via Steam.

System Requirements

• Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer (64 bit)
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i7-6700
  • RAM: 16 GB
• Graphics: Radeon RX 570 / GeForce GTX 1060 / Intel Arc A570 (6GB+ VRAM)
  • Storage: 50 GB SSD
• Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 or later (64 bit)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-8700K
  • RAM: 16 GB
• Graphics: Radeon RX 6600 XT / GeForce RTX 2070 / Intel Arc A770 (8GB VRAM or more)
  • Storage: 50 GB SSD

Pros & Cons

• Pros:
• The Alters (A new and emontionally complex element of gameplay)
  • A branching narrative Combined with story-based mechanics.
• Gorgeous sci-fi settings and soundscapes
  • Base building and survival packed around philosophical kind of story telling
• Cons:
  • None of users so far (as of Early June 2025)
• Not all players will enjoy the heavy focus on plot

My Personal Suggestion

If you like games that challenge not only your reflexes but everything from your beliefs to your emotions, The Alters is a must-play. It provides a new perspective on the survival genre, by using philosophical story and challenging gameplay. Perfect for fans of narrative-driven sci-fi like SOMA or This War of Mine.

FAQs

Q1: When will The Alters be out?
June 13, 2025.

Q2: What is the gameplay idea behind The Alters?
Generating and sustaining parallel existences of the hero s lives as determined by past decisions.

Q3: How many users are there in the Alters?
No, it’s not a single-player story-driven survival game.

Q4: What are some of these challenges?
Survival, ethics and resource management in apocalyptic America.

Q5: Can it be played by all ages persons?
No, it features mature themes such as realistic violence, blood, drugs, alcohol, and coarse language.

Conclusion

The Alters is one of the most philosophicist and tactical survivals. A combination of resource management, storytelling and psychological tension unlike anything else out there. Get ready for tear-inducing, breathtaking drama when it arrives in June 2025.