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Ambitious space survival game from Frostpunk developer suffers yet another delay

The Alters, an ambitious space survival game from Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios, has had its release window moved further into 2025.

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There’s a lot of curiosity around The Alters, the upcoming space survival project from 11 Bit Studios. It marks a departure from the cold, gritty fare the developer is known for in Frostpunk and This War of Mine, and it puts a novel spin on some survival tropes. Alas, we’ve to wait a little longer to see the whole thing, as the game’s been subjected to another delay further in 2025.

There’s a lot of familiar ground in The Alters if you know your survival games. You have crafting, resource management, and base-building as fundamental mechanics. Where the space game stands apart is in the premise: you’re Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of a crash on an alien planet, and you must clone yourself to rebuild and maintain your ship.

 

[xrnzaaas]

11 Bit Studios had a series of flops as a publisher. The Invicible had a weak start and slowly sold more copies, Indika stayed very indie, Thaumaturge went completely under the radar and even Frostpunk 2 wasn't such a big success as they probably hoped (partially because of controversial gameplay changes). My guess is they're trying to make some bigger improvements and also prepare for a better marketing campaign.

 

[Schmendrick]

bummer, that game looks really interesting.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

FGS Live From GDC unveiled a gameplay deep dive for The Alters, an emotive and though provoking sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. You play as Jan Dolski — the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, who creates alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with his unconventional crew of clones. The Alters is coming to PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S in 2025.

 

[touchfuzzy]

This looks really cool and unique