[STEAM] Frostpunk 2 Dev Delays Its Next Game, The Alters, to Early 2025

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developer 11 bit studios has announced a delay to its next game,

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from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025.

In a statement sent to Polish finance publication

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, 11 bit studios president Przemysław Marszał said the delay was necessary to improve the quality of the game.

"The production schedule for The Alters was very tight,” Marszał said. “There was uncertainty as to whether the developers would have enough time to complete all the work in the quality we all expect. After so many years of production, the risk that the game will have any shortcomings is unnecessary for us.”

The Alters is a survival video game set for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S, with a day-one launch on

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’s Game Pass subscription service. You play Jan, a space miner who must create alternate versions of himself in order to survive on an inhospitable planet.

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Inspired by the critically acclaimed title This War of Mine, The Alters thrusts players into a heart-pounding battle for survival that Jan can't conquer alone. After ****** landing on a desolate planet with a scorching star, Jan must avoid the murderous conditions by taking refuge in a cutting-edge mobile base. The only issue? It’s meant to be operated by a skilled team and he’s just Jan. Thankfully, fate takes a turn with the discovery of Rapidium, a mysterious substance exclusive to this perilous world. Interacting with the Quantum Computer on board the mobile base allows Jan to manipulate pivotal decisions from his past—creating alternate versions of himself known as Alters—that have the potential to change everything. The announcement of the delay comes hot on the heels of 11 bit studios’ release of city-building survival sequel Frostpunk 2,

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