The MOST Crazy Idea So Far... or the Least? - The Alters: Last Variable [DLC]

Jan S Dolski gets talked into generating a new type of AI... an ex girlfriend. FULL PLAYLIST LINK 👉    • The Alters: Last Variable   _____________________________________________________________________ The Alters is a 2025 survival game developed and published by 11 Bit Studios. In the game, the player assumes control of Jan Dolski, a space miner who must create alternative versions of himself in order to survive on an inhospitable planet. It was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 13 June 2025, to generally positive reviews from critics. The game won Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. In The Alters, the player assumes control of Jan Dolski, a builder working on the Project Dolly space expedition. Jan needs to pilot a massive, wheel-shaped base along the planet surface to stay out of the range of the sun, which can kill him due to lethal radiation. It is a survival game in which players need to explore the planet and mine for resources and materials, which is essential for maintaining and expanding the base. Infrastructure, such as electricity pylons, must be built to provide power for mining equipment. Base expansion is similar to games such as Fallout Shelter and XCOM, with players being tasked to attach new rooms and modules to the base, advancing its capabilities and keeping its crew content. Each segment of the game is timed, as the sun will rise and obliterate the player's entire crew. One second of real-world time is equivalent to one in-game minute. To survive and escape before sunrise, he must create "Alters" using a material known as Rapidium. Alters are alternate versions of himself who made different life choices, and therefore, have their own distinct skill sets, lifestyles and personalities. Using a system named the "Tree of Life", the original Jan can look at his own life path and choose which Alter to bring into life. Alters can offer solutions to the problems the player is currently facing. For instance, a scientist Jan may be able to help players to research new ways to navigate through the game's hostile environments. Each Alter has their own emotions, needs and fears, and players need to regularly check on their status. If left unattended, they may act rashly, resulting in unforeseen consequences. There is a maximum number of Alters a player can create in one playthrough. Jan Dolski (Alex Jordan) is an unremarkable builder aboard an Ally Corp mining ship en route to a hostile, rare, triple-star world in search of the rare, newly-discovered element Rapidium, which has time-accelerating properties. Dolski accepted the mission to escape Earth, haunted by his mother's death, an abusive father, and a failed marriage to his ex-wife Lena, ruined by his insecurities and obsession with his regrets. The ship crashlands on the planet for unknown reasons, leaving Jan the sole survivor on the distant, isolated and desolate planet, riddled with dangerous gravitational anomalies, environmental hazards, and an encroaching, scorching sun, with the wheel-shaped base serving as his only sanctuary. The ship's quantum computer contains a detailed memory scan of the crew, including Jan, and can calculate points in history where Jan may have made different choices and become an alternate version of himself. Using the newly-found Rapidium and the quantum computer, Jan is able to generate rapidly grown clones, known as Alters, that represent versions of himself that made different choices at pivotal moments, such as Jan Technician, who stood up to his father when the original Jan ran away, creating a more gruff, assertive, and technically-abled Alter. Throughout the game, Jan is able to make several other Alters, including the career-driven Jan Scientist, Jan Miner, Jan Doctor, and Jan Botanist (all voiced by Alex Jordan), who have their own memories and distinctly different lives dictated by the alternate choice they made to the original Jan. Jan Scientist can finally pursue his true calling. While other Jans left, he stayed to lead a team of new specialists - assembled by and from himself. Only a scientific crew of perfectly aligned altered Jan Scientists can offer the expertise needed to unravel the Oasis phenomenon. Studying nature's survival here in space is a life-defining opportunity. However, this goal-oriented plan of the Jan Scientists might not be so apparent to Jan Geologist, Biologist, Chemist, or Physicist. _____________________________________________________________________ GET YOURSELF SOMETHIN' NICE ⤵️ Get 10% off (most) products at Gorilla Mind! 👉 gorillamind.com/twan _____________________________________________________________________ LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS 🧑‍💼💼 For business inquiries, please go to    / @thetwan   _____________________________________________________________________ SOCIALS 😏🥱🤳 not quite yet lol