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The Alters

Sci-fi survival management with a crew of alternate selves

11 bit studios · Released Jun 13, 2025

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 16K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 224 in 30 days
Players
144
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 10, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 570
16 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Alters?

A single-player survival adventure about escaping a radiation-soaked planet with alternate versions of yourself. You gather resources, research technology, manufacture supplies, and expand a mobile base to stay ahead of a deadly sunrise. Your alternate selves provide different skills, but you must also manage their needs and resolve conflicts.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy balancing resource management with competing crew needs

Not for you if...

  • −you want an endless sandbox focused mainly on building

What players say

89% of 15,908 reviews are positive · 85% of 224 in the last 30 days

Players praise the science-fiction story, character writing, and exploration of identity and life choices. Individual complaints mention lengthy dialogue, time pressure, and tedious resource gathering.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Alters system requirements

Minimum: RX 570, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

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

Does The Alters have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Alters run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
63
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian.

Does The Alters use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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