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The Alters is a survival game that feels like a quintessentially punishing 11 Bit Studios game in many ways, but with the added confusing layer of offering an experimental design approach. Players ...

How do you upgrade your base in The Alters? Once you start building in your base, adding rooms required to progress the mission or just to appease your alters, you quickly run out of room, especially ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. With This War of Mine and Frostpunk, developer 11 Bit Studios has garnered a reputation for making games that force you to make challenging decisions.

Thanks to strong survival fundamentals, satisfying progression, and a clever, nuanced story, The Alters is arguably 11 Bit Studios' best game to date. At the very least, it's the studio's most ...