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The Alters

The Alters

Experience an award-winning, story-driven sci-fi survival game. Help Jan Dolski, the survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoil with his unconventional crew.

Released Jun 13, 2025 Developer 11 bit studios Platforms Windows SurvivalBase BuildingManagementSci-fiExploration
View on Steam ↗ $34.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

90.3%positive19,865 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Game was good but this is like a death stranding level story, its a LOT of story, its MOSTLY story, the gameplay is essentially there to guide you through the story and allow you to make choices. Great game!”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“The Alters is incredible. It manages to combine base management, construction, resource gathering and survival mechanics with one of the most interesting science fiction stories I’ve played in a long time. The biggest strength is how unpredictable the story is. You genuinely…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The Alters is one of those games that pushes you hard the whole way through, just like the modern XCOM games on harder difficulties. What with the base building and research mechanics being so similar I think that shows that this team's talent was finely-honed throughout their…”

— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

11,227all-time peak
0 5k 10k 2026 5.2k avg · Jun 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

63achievements
17.9%median completion
1.1%rarest: A Quantum Singularity
96.1% of players 86.7% of players 83.0% of players 82.4% of players 81.8% of players 63.9% of players 62.7% of players 62.7% of players 62.7% of players 57.1% of players 56.5% of players 55.0% of players 53.3% of players 42.1% of players 41.8% of players 33.8% of players 33.4% of players 33.0% of players 30.2% of players 29.7% of players 27.2% of players 27.0% of players 26.9% of players 24.2% of players 23.4% of players 20.4% of players 19.9% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 17.9% of players 16.5% of players 15.7% of players 13.8% of players 11.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 96.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.1%The survivor — Reach the base
86.7%Dig Deeper — Set up the first outpost
83.0%Two of us — Create the first Alter
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%A Quantum Singularity — Earn all trophies in the Alters
1.4%Jan Complete — Learn all the lessons from your Alters
2.3%New perspective — Get an alternative tattoo with Naranath Bhranthan

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$34.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$34.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US34.99 USD
EU34.99 EUR
UK29.50 GBP
Australia50.95 AUD
Canada44.99 CAD
Japan3,960 JPY
Brazil101.99 BRL
China109.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$40

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 25, 2026
Vote for The Alters: Last Variable at the Golden Joystick Awards!

Hello Jans! We’re incredibly excited to share that The Alters: Last Variable has been nominated for Best Game Expansion at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 ! 🎉 It means a lot to see that Last Variable

Sep 10, 2026
Hotfix 2.2.1

Hello Jans, We are introducing small hotfix with sunrise, which you have reported recently in your feedback: Fixed the issue where sunrise wouldn't cause a proper game over, leading to other issues. N

Aug 18, 2026
Patch 2.2.0

Hello Jans, We are coming back to you with another regular update, which should cover rest of the issues you have reported so far after the DLC release. Thank you for your ongoing feedback! Patch Note

Jul 30, 2026
Patch 2.1.0

Hello Jans, We're back with our first regular update since the DLC launched. This patch addresses most of the issues you've reported so far. We're also aware of a few additional issues that our team i

Jul 23, 2026
Hotfix - 2.0.2

Hello Jans, As we promised here goes second part of our last week's hotfix packed with performance improvements Patch notes: Implemented multiple performance improvements across the game related to ou

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsSurvival · Base Building · Management · Sci-fi · Exploration · Strategy · Action-Adventure · Resource Management · Singleplayer · Crafting · Adventure · Space (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements63
Official sitehttps://altersthegame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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