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People are discussing that The Alters is receiving a sizable terraforming expansion lasting about 20 hours, which ties gameplay progression to the theme of age. The focus is on how the expansion’s strategy mechanics revolve around dealing with aging over time.

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Key Takeaway The Alters is adding a ~20-hour terraforming expansion centered on the problem of age.
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The Alters is adding a ~20-hour terraforming expansion centered on the problem of age.

People are discussing that The Alters is receiving a sizable terraforming expansion lasting about 20 hours, which ties gameplay progression to the theme of age. The focus is on how the expansion’s strategy mechanics revolve around dealing with aging over time.

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  • ● Terraforming expansion — Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age Rock Paper Shotgun

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Rock Paper Shotgun · 12d ago
Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age

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Expansion type Terraforming expansion
Estimated playtime ~20 hours
Core theme Plays with the problem of age

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  • Watch for release-day coverage and impressions of the terraforming expansion’s ~20-hour age-focused campaign. Rock Paper Shotgun

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  • Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age Rock Paper Shotgun
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Self-cloning strategy game The Alters is getting a 20 hour terraforming expansion that plays with the problem of age

The Alters: Last Variable is a 20 hour DLC expansion for 11 bit's scifi strategy game in which Jan Scientist and his clones try to terraform a hostile world.

12d ago News by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell News Editor
eurogamer.net

The Alters: Last Variable DLC pack is out next month, introducing 20 hours of new content, including an "entirely new progression loop"

The Alters: Last Variable is a new DLC coming for 11 Bit Studios' survival game, The Alters, on 13th July.

11d ago News by Vikki Blake Contributor
pushsquare.com

The Alters Gets Over 20 Hours of New Content in Last Variable DLC

Out for PS5 on 13th July

12d ago Push Square

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