The Alters Is An Ambitious Genre Blending Survival Game

11 Bit Studios's sci-fi survival game leverages a handful of genres to tell a story of an astronaut who crash lands on an unknown planet and must clone himself to survive.
#gaming #thealters #gamespot

[@colt45jb]

Looks like something Kojima would do

[@smokeyfantastico]

He wishes he could make something coherent like this

[@c.benmansour3546]

​@@smokeyfantasticoyou assume this game is coherent:)

[@biorgoanylchem]

@@smokeyfantasticowow it’s not even out yet and you’re already saying it’s coherent, what’re you a marketer for the game?

[@scarvello]

@@smokeyfantasticoyou must be young and can’t understand his themes in his games. Metal gear alone was a masterpiece. No one wants to use their brains anymore when it comes to gaming smh.

[@redshift912]

It’s almost the same plot as the movie “ moon “

[@stevemuzak8526]

Polish developers saving gaming industry. Legendary Polish Power.

[@dud5606]

Yeah it is honestly a bit insane how many good games have come out of Poland recently.

[@ivan5604]

Polish developers also releasing the games in a barely functional state

[@dirtyoldmano]

@@ivan5604 un-polished?

[@mostafaelmasry5252]

I see an MMA fan

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@ivan5604 but they polish them later.

[@Jamesssssssssssssss]

I'm super interested in this game.

[@arjunratnadev]

what if one of the clones decides to end it all? a pessimist?

[@erickjordan4812]

Crazy game, but this is the kind of game that the industry needs in a time that every game has battle pass and the same generic gameplay style. Kudos to the dev team.

[@caprise-music6722]

Yes. Very good point

[@11bitstudios]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Sletchman]

Basically all of their games are like that - This War of Mine is such an amazing counterpoint to all the "war games" we normally get, and Frostpunk is a great twist on the normal City Builder style game. I was already looking forward to Frostpunk 2, and this is going on the list too because I'm super interested to see where it goes (clones with different personalities, memories and histories makes me think they're not actually clones - maybe some kind of quantum or multi-verse thing?). Also it's cool to see a studio that doesn't just make the same game over and over once they get a hit. Like there's Survival as a commonality across their games, but they're pretty different from one another.

[@rae-1561]

Sounds hella unique... I will buy it once it come out

[@chickenfeet8321]

@@GyobuTheDemonOniwa "once it comes out"

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

11 bit Studios has been killing it with these unique looking games

[@thesargs]

A very cool sounding premise. Really sensing the Kojima influence in terms of the look and the 'grounded zaniness'. Excited to play it

[@BmikroB]

The concept is quite intriguing, I hope it would be properly executed on both gameplay & technical level as well. Looking forward to this game release!

[@sketchyshubham]

11bit also made This War of Mine. Favourite of all time

[@thedrumknight]

Regardless of the final outcome it’s nice to see game developers trying something different.

[@kaloifortich4491]

the game director's jacket is 🔥🔥🔥

[@AyBee9725]

So it’s a Strand type game?

[@DovaDude]

No

[@abstraktbrutha2605]

If the gameplay is about connection and there is no fighting or shooting then yes it's a strand game.

[@JustxLiving909]

@@DovaDudeit 100% is are you blind

[@tiagobernardo6807]

Looks absolutely amazing. The art direction is top notch.

[@mccormickja]

The premise for this game is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Unbelievably hyped!

[@blindhamsterman1]

Why can’t he clone the dead crew

Other mind records are deleted on the quantum computer, you can only use your own as a basis. But yeah, I had the same question playing the demo, why only Jan's record is kept there. Maybe later on this gets answered.

[@bigkidBAM]

This really looks like something that blends tried-and-true open world survival crafting aspects with fresh and innovative concepts. I'm a HUGE survival crafting gamer, and I'm trying to finally make my own content. This is definitely something I'm super-hyped to check out! I just hope 11 Bit doesn't release it too early. An unfortunate number of games these days go to early access waaaaay too soon, before they're ready, and it just ruins them. At the very least, the hype dies from an unfinished early release and it never regains steam. Even IF the game eventually becomes something good. There have been several games I've eagerly awaited that have gone that route and I was immensely disappointed in their first impressions. Now I'm gun shy about others on the horizon already talking about early access for the public. I'd rather play a short-ish demo than an unfinished, not ready early release. If this plays as good as it sounds, I'll definitely be spending quite a bit of time on this one!

[@caffedinator5584]

Moon: The Game. I hope that that’s placeholder voice acting as it’s not communicating the urgency in the gameplay.

[@cyco7229]

such a good movie

[@redshift912]

It really is

[@msolomonii9825]

Just read a article about this, been looking forward to seeing hearing more. Something different something that maybe makes you think about some deep issues.

[@donnytheflow]

I like the control DNA that's present here. Looks really interesting

[@EternalZero87]

Wow that’s cool. Looking forward to.

[@ownzuall]

Looks so good. Added to my wishlist in steam and followed the game.

[@maodijong3661]

The premise is so original! I just hope the execution is good and the game is released polished.

[@MrSwilson13]

It last an original space game!

[@michaelschneider1365]

we need vin diesel in this game since the sun can burn you badly that’s sort of like riddic and the planet he was on.

[@grahamhill676]

What

[@fish5671]

@@grahamhill676 vin diesel is an alien didn't you know ?

[@ArkaneConstruct]

Demo Gameplay felt a bit clunky, specifically the overworld movement, harvesting, and scanning mechanics. But the concept is awesome, and the bit of relationship management for the Alters seems like an interesting idea.

[@SimpleKowalski]

Another Polish great game . Brawo Polska !

[@AintPopular]

Interesting mechanic

[@Speculaas]

This game needs more hyping up. An actual original space-sim that looks this good shouldn't fly under the radar.

[@hassmann2000]

That looks great

[@nicobenji0248]

Even if the game isn't the best it could be it's still already better and more exciting then half the industry. Personally I like to reward devs that take risks that those who play it safe and just try to cash in with "safe" industry standards. Like microtransactions/live service systems injected into every game.

[@VaibhavGuptaisawesome]

A van Neumann probe. Sound a lot like the book series Bobiverse. Science fiction gem

[@user-wb8hc7vk4q]

11 bit studios has never failed me

[@terriblemaze]

hope this game turns out to be as interesting as the concept is

[@astillia6073]

making an entire compound/village of yourself that are while physically identical are mentally and historically varied could be made really interesting. I mean some of them would be almost opposites of each other to the point of being a different person. IDK just seems sick. talking to "yourself" but they lived a different life.

[@make.one.studio]

Okay I love the original concept of this game! BUT, do you get to romance your clone? 😆

[@jesuseduardoroldan]

Subnautica made with unreal engine: im sold

[@TheGamingVue]

Feels like this was heavily inspired by the movie Moon. Looks awesome.

[@BeardedDelight]

So is it “Yaan” or “Yawn” it’s really bothering me lol

[@Largentina.]

In the game it's spelled "Jan"

[@TheForbiddenOne55]

Lol right. The dude is saying both all throughout this vid and it's kinda annoying 😂

[@11bitstudios]

It is a Polish name "Jan" :)

[@BlackEagle352]

I'll call it Jawn

[@polishdream-odzeradomilionera]

@@BlackEagle352 Yawn sounds almost exactly like it is in Polish.

[@fusbroduh]

Nice to see people are making novel and interesting games.

[@theoakty9242]

This is amazing and a fantastic concept. Finally a game that made me interested.

[@user-bw7ev3bx4l]

Reminds me of The Pale Beyond. Severely underrated indie title

[@JustGrowingUp84]

This is just Multiplicity (1996) with Michael Keaton!

[@silentstreets]

looks good

[@vlastimirvukovic]

That is one way to deal with laziness and don't want to make multiple different NPC.

[@Da4knessFall5]

This is a really cool concept

[@MrQuantumInc]

I would buy it just to send the message that experimental game concepts are worth it.

[@DavesChaoticBrain]

Feels like this video came out of nowhere. Feels like a review, but doesn't review. What prompted it? Is the game being released soon? I haven't heard anything about it since it was announced...

[@11bitstudios]

We've invited some media and creators to Warsaw to get their hands on an early build, to check out the game and make previews. The game comes out later this year for PC and consoles.

[@DavesChaoticBrain]

@@11bitstudios Awesome to hear! I've been looking forward to this one ever since it got announced!

[@Del-Canada]

Was nice to see Dolly the sheep. lol

[@alexanderbuchler4048]

I hope this game has a lot of polish at release

[@jasonck9635]

I can’t wait for this game ! I was excited as soon as I first seen the trailer !

[@Cookieman245]

Imagine if this is what the idea looks like than imagine how the final game will look like

[@bopo900]

remember how the idea of no man sky was at the start?

[@ThePrecipice66]

Hmm, colour me intrigued. Definitely some Kojima in this. Also some of Arkane's Deathloop. I'm there for it.

[@sui16chillax75]

something which stands out finally

[@contractualnews9488]

somethign cool finally

[@salmondabarn]

Strand inspired game...dope.

[@TheCrooksandCastle]

technician Yan is going to be the "bad" guy

[@MarsWrestlingKingdom]

Innovations 💡 💡 💡

[@jc4446]

Alters stranding …

[@chefbenji1880]

Is this the same studio that did moonlighters?

[@bencappelletti]

Hyped ❤

[@Valaskjold]

surprise surprise, Proto-guy is obviously a clone himself

[@AlejandroMirabalArt]

Moon inspired. That’s awesome

[@someonesomeone8583]

No way this can top starfield got material.

[@shaqtaku]

is there a release date?

[@Ananth...]

crazy game , developer cooking something big . 🔥

[@Starfield-Guy]

Incredible looking game, I’m so getting this

[@starrims]

wow seems interesting.

[@forrestc.8282]

Ill go ahead and call it rn the jan you play is, is going to have been a clone the whole time, created and sent to this planet to do all this.

[@todaywaspretty6309]

So the premise of moon?

[@wowomg1980]

I imagine you might get confused who is the real you as you switch from clone to clone

[@diondavis6547]

WOW!!

[@JohnSmith-ef2rn]

Wait, I’m confused - how does the cloning facility create “different” people? Does it simulate a different life and provide all the information for the new clone? If that’s the case, then the cloning computers would have all the necessary information and could merely just “make” a new clone with the same memories and personality as the original, just embedded with new technical / scientific skills. Is the cloning machine is pulling a different “mind” from multiple universes? If that’s the case, then that would be very unusual, and you’d wonder why they’d bother making a cloning machine that could do that.

[@bopo900]

sort of cloning/time machine. the machine clones versions of jan that did or didnt do stuff in the past that OG jan did. a version of jan that didnt dropout schoolm or a version of jan that didnt break up with his love interest. or that is atleast how an older video showed it. so just as you said, it simulate a different version of jan that specialized in something else. sorry for my bad explaining.

[@dud5606]

You are kind of cloning a version of Jan from a different reality not the on youre controling, with all his separate memories and experiences.

[@glenn3646]

looks cool and interesting

[@DonJuanDM]

It's a bit like the movie, The Moon.

[@Vman_95]

We need 2 Jan Micheal Vincent in Quadrant E

[@dozer11]

Game sounds interesting so far. But the word is “versus” not “verse”, meaning against. “Verse” is a part of a song.

[@dmoneyswagg64]

Thank you for insight. We’d be lost without a genius like you. You know people make mistakes in speeches right?

[@ThugNerd]

A verse is just a group of successive sentences with a common pattern - not all songs have words.

[@jacobdekk]

Keep it up and I'm gonna have to fight you... You VERSE me.

[@MegaPrams]

Need this on gamepass

[@bigboss7099]

What's the bet in the end he is a clone himself

[@joelom]

clone stranding

[@sifter14]

The second strand type game

[@jaefrmbk2k]

i hope my clones turn on me eventually 😤

[@sariosario6631]

New IP always welcome....

[@Pl4sm0]

im sold

[@TheRealTanSeeker]

Moon. Great movie.

[@adamh2957]

Something new!

[@nikdudnik]

Kojima approves.

[@ODEENStealthSurvivalGaming]

Release date?

[@Thierrystheories]

V cool

[@raziel62]

Gary ?

[@kubus_puchatek]

6:42 P I E R O G I

[@captainRogue41]

Looks awesome 🤩 day one on xbox game pass 🏆

[@CoyotebullPup]

It’s the first Jan type game

[@JustxLiving909]

Strand*

[@polatucos15]

wait...so why he doesnt clone the crew that died..ups plothole

[@alexanderupb4546]

i think because you can't clone a deceased people because the DNA died or something like that..i am an engineer so idk to much about biology

[@monsterboomer8051]

I would clone Jan Michael Vincent

[@maximelemay8444]

Another great game coming to Gamepass

[@blainethemono6780]

Are there romance options in this game?

[@wissameid8091]

Yen or Yan? don't know just say both

[@difficultylevel8154]

Rimmerworld

[@Mister_chief77]

Better not be a walking simulator

[@dnzrdm]

What’s going on with the pronunciation of the name?

[@joyg95]

A game that isn't a live service and doesn't have a battle pass in 2024? Is this legal?