11 Bit Studios has shared a new look at The Alters during the Future Games Show Spring Showcase. The team has debuted a new series of behind-the-scenes videos titled Expedition Logs, which will explore various development choices behind the upcoming title. In the first video, they explain why the game goes beyond the usual scope of a survival game.
Not Your Typical Survival Game
The Alters is a sci-fi experience in which the player assumes the role of Jan Dolski. As the lone survivor of an expedition to a hostile planet gone horribly wrong, you need to gather resources and find a way to face all the threats, such as time and resource limits as well as sun radiation and deadly anomalies.
Despite being the only one still alive, Jan will have the chance to recruit a new crew. By using a mysterious substance called Rapidium, he'll have the chance to create alternative versions of himself, the titular Alters, that hail from pivotal moments of past decisions.
As such, you may find a version of him that decided to become a technician, a botanist or a scientist, for instance. Each of them has different traits that will...
