An adventure game about the how our choices affect us

The Alters is an adventure game that explores the differences in personality that a person’s choices can cause. The game follows the story of Jan Dolski, a lone worker on a distant planet who creates alternate versions of himself. Each of these alternates is different, shaped by choices that were made differently in Jan’s past.

The heavy focus on narrative elements combined with quite realistic visuals can be likened to games like Heavy Rain or Detroit: Become Human, where the gameplay is relatively basic, and the focus is on the story.

Explore different personalities

The premise of The Alters is one of exploration of the human personality. Based on the idea that people are the sum of their choices and experiences. The protagonist, Jan, creates alternate versions of himself to help keep himself alive on a remote planet, but each of those alternates represents different decisions he has made in his past.

Focus on narrative

The gameplay aspect of The Alters is somewhat limited, with the overall project being more of an experience than a traditional game. The player can explore the impact of different decisions on Jan’s life, but the game is really just about that exploration, rather than the life-threatening situation that caused Jan to create the alters in the first place.

A visually impressive experience

The Alters makes use of some impressively realistic graphics in both the rendering of the environment and of the various Jan alternates. The sound design also makes the experience more immersive. The Alters won’t offer much of a challenge in terms of gameplay, mechanics, and puzzles to solve but should appeal to gamers who like a detailed story and an immersive experience.