The Alters is the next game from Polish development studio 11 Bit Studios, the team behind tense, bleak survival series like This War of Mine and Frostpunk. It’s shaping up to be its most ambitious yet, and in a new trailer, we see how far the team has come, building upon what has come before to create something entirely unique.
The Alters sees one amnesian astronaut Jan stranded on a forbidding planet, with no choice but to clone himself to create a workforce capable of surviving its harsh surface. Immediately, the honeycomb-style building structure is reminiscent of This War of Mine’s blasted out shelters; that Jan’s research base is highly mobile and attached to a giant wheel is something entirely new, however.
Similarly, Jan will need to venture outside the safety of his mobile home. Like the unnamed civil war that raged in the background of This War of Mine, players must avoid danger to secure the essential resources and materials needed to survive.
What do you think of The Alters, is it on your radar? Are you a fan of 11 Bit Studio’s signature, bleak style of storytelling, and the impossible decisions that the developers delight in forcing upon players? We’re still traumatised by what we needed to do to see This War of Mine: The Little Ones through to the end. Do what you must in the comments section below.
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