Buy it if you like
- Story: 188 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 20k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
188 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Alters is a good game, which features challenging base and worker management gameplay, and an interesting science fiction story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you like builder games, exploring, managing communities, plus a really good storyline on top of it, you will love this one.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Exploration is interesting due to awesome visuals, but after some time it becomes a bit tedious
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I found the normal difficulty setting fairly appropriate for me, though it was probably a little too easy since I didn't have to make any tough resource-based decisions.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects, especially ambient and mechanical ones, are also well-crafted and add to the immersion.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s really good, and although I only completed the games once, it's clear that the branching story, multiple choices, character roster etc. make the game very replayable.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story188 reviews
Gameplay156 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Characters19 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Bugs54% still recommend
Crashes58% still recommend
Performance71% still recommend
Interface54% still recommend
Optimization88% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Adjustable Text Size
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$34.18$49.48−31%
The lowest we've tracked is $17.49.
9 points recordedtoday · $34.18
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