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.
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Most players never reach the end. On a 19.5-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
I played this game a second time before the release of the DLC, and it was as fun the second time as it was the first. I played with a different combination of Alters and chose another upgrade path in the research tree to optimize my resource gathering. The idea for this game is something I haven't seen before. The level design is fun and challenging, and I like that the Alters have interactions with each other too...
I really wanted to like **The Alters**, and after putting just over **29 hours** into it, I gave it every opportunity to win me over. The survival mechanics are engaging, the base management is interesting, and the game does a great job creating a constant sense of urgency. There are real challenges to overcome, and at first that kept me invested. Unfortunately, the game's biggest feature-managing your alternate...
Such an ambitious project, a 3rd person action adventure coupled with a light resource management base builder, wrapped around an intriguing story and world. So many choices and paths accounted for to give you a lot of freedom to choose (and screw up) in so many ways, but not as brutal as Frostpunk. Maybe a little clunky in some parts due to its ambition, but well worth a play.
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Fair · Narrative · 2025
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Fair at $34.99. Buy it if you want it, no rush.
about 19.5h$34.99 (~)
Better value than 95% of Narrative games
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The Alters scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1601570/the-alters<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1601570/the-alters"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1601570" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1601570/the-alters)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 4h ago.
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Low $17.49High $34.99Now $34.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itFairPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
The lowest price on record is $17.49, set in June 2026. It has been discounted 11 times in the 14 months tracked here, typically at 30 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 5 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math: Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ ($5.99, scores 68) and Syberia ($12.99, scores 68) both outscore it.
Steam's global achievement data says about 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 19.5-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.