11 bit studios revealed today that the sci-fi survival sim has been delayed from its 2024 release window to Q1 2025. According to the team, The Alters needs the extra time to optimize and ensure every aspect of the player’s journey as as seamless as possible.
I played through the demo of The Alters in the previous Steam Next Fest and while I enjoy pretty much everything 11 bit creates, The Alters felt special. In fact, it was my favorite demo of the fest and put The Alters up there with my most highly anticipated releases of the year.
You take on the role of Jan Dolski, a space miner who crash lands on a harsh distant planet that is so close to its sun that sunrise on this planet means lethal doses of radiation. But Jan finds a strange resource on the planet called Rapidium that allows him to create alternate versions of himself called Alters.
Each version of Jan appears to have lived its own life a different way; one Jan may be a scientist, while another is a doctor. Using these many Jans, the player must create outposts across the planet to gather resources and continue to survive and tech up. But each Jan also has its own emotions and needs. The result makes The Alters part base builder and part The Sims-like management of your Alters. Like 11 bit studios’ other series Frostpunk, The Alters is pretty narrative-driven as you progress.
I’m all for a brief delay to get a title some extra love as it enters its final stretch, and I’ll for sure be picking up The Alters. But I hope others are willing to give it a shot in what is turning out to be a pretty jam-packed Q1 2025 with some big releases like Civilization 7, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Monster Hunter Wilds, and more.
The Alters is now set to release in Q1 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
Published: Oct 2, 2024 12:23 pm