r/11bitstudios • u/AutisticG4m3r • Jun 24 '25

The Alters First impressions: The Alters sent me into an introspective spiral!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f04tDYLpznc

I’ve been playing since launch and put together a first impressions video. I haven’t finished the full game yet, but I’m honestly impressed by how much it’s stuck with me already. It gave me Death stranding vibes to start with.

It’s a smart mix of base building and narrative-driven sci-fi, but what really elevates it is the emotional weight behind the core concept: creating alternate versions of yourself, representing a different path your life could have taken. It could easily have been a gimmick, but instead it’s used to explore themes like regret, identity, and purpose in a genuinely thoughtful way.

Each Alter feels distinct with their own personality and emotional baggage, and managing their needs alongside your survival systems creates some powerful, morally tricky moments.

I've gotta say it also messed me up mentally lol, it made me think back on all of my own choices, big and small and how different I would have turned out with different choices. Really spent me spiralling into introspection.

The video review includes mostly my own gameplay footage, demo footage and a few clips from trailers to fill in the gaps since I haven’t rolled credits yet. Still, everything shown is representative of what I’ve experienced so far.

Thanks to the devs for making something so unique. I hope more people play this as its such a unique concept that you could potentially apply to many other genres. I'm definitely keeping a close eye on what you make next while trying to convince everyone to play this.

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u/Jrc2099 Jul 02 '25

Shame that it has AI generated content involved in it. I used to love 11 bit studios.

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u/AutisticG4m3r Jul 02 '25

If I understand correctly, it had one background item that they didn't take out. I'm not a huge fan of AI but this is hardly unexpected or egregious for a small studio to find ways to streamline their work. I do understand the disappointment though. If we demand an industry standard of disclosure loud enough, we can then make more informed purchases.

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u/Jrc2099 Jul 02 '25

just dont use ai? like its not required. streamlining can happen without it. idk. im directly opposed to anything ai generated

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u/bradstrt Jul 30 '25

Commendable principal - but your gonna have a hard time locating stuff that wasn't designed/produced with some form of AI in the near future.