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06.03.2024 - 18:33 / ign.com
Microsoft has announced The Alters is coming to Xbox Game Pass day-one with a new trailer.
The Alters is an upcoming survival video game developed and published by 11 Bit Studios, the maker of This War of Mine and Frostpunk.
“me, myself, myself, me, myself, and I and….” – Jan, probably
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You play Jan, a space miner who must create alternate versions of himself in order to survive on an inhospitable planet. The Alters is due out on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X and S at some point in 2024.
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