Alter World

Wait68%

Mixed · 598 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Giorgi Abelashvili · Indie · May 29, 2015

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Alter World?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 598 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 185 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise14% are divided43% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 185 sampled reviews raised it
The central mechanic—switching between alternate versions of the same world—defines both the game’s identity and its appeal, demanding that players think in two planes of existence at once.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 185 sampled reviews raised it
Every environment is rendered in a painterly art style that gives the impression of moving through a living canvas.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 185 sampled reviews raised it
Combined with a minimalistic sound design that relies on ambient tones and eerie melodies, the presentation succeeds in creating a sense of melancholy and introspection.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay36 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
60% still recommend
Difficulty
69% still recommend
Controls
58% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99