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Will with a sword in key art for Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
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Moonlighter 2 Early Access Release Date Revealed for October

Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Digital Sun have announced that Moonlighter 2 will be coming to Early Access before it gets a full release, and the two studios have also revealed the release…

August 19, 2025 | 04:00 EDT

An aerial view of a city in Frostpunk 2
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Frostpunk 2 Modding Contest Could Win You a Serious Cash Prize

11 bit studios has announced a Frostpunk 2 modding competition, and the top prize is a hefty wad of cash, but even if you don't win that, there are other goodies up for grabs. As revealed on the…

July 14, 2025 | 10:54 EDT

Jan sitting against a wall in The Alters
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(Updated) The Alters Players Reckon They've Spotted Some Undisclosed Generative AI Work

Update June 30th 11:43AM: 11 bit studios has issued an official response to the report of generative AI being used for some of its assets. In a post on Bluesky, the studio says the text on the…

June 30, 2025 | 11:46 EDT

A Hover Train on the Top Left, a Soldier Patting Jan on the Back on the Bottom Right, and The Giant Wheel Base from The Alters on the Right
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The Alters Endings Guide

In this guide, we'll tell you what you need to do to get all six of The Alters Endings and how a critical choice in Act 2 determines your future. Be warned — you should expect some spoilers in this…

June 16, 2025 | 07:03 EDT

Jan Getting Ready to Cut Off Jan Miner's Arm with a Cleaver in The Alters
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How to Save Jan Miner in The Alters

In this guide, we'll tell you how to save Jan Miner in The Alters, whether or not to give him drugs to deal with his phantom limb pain, whether or not you should help him cut off his arm, and whether…

June 15, 2025 | 11:13 EDT

Jan Standing Next to the Beacon at the End of The Alters Act 3
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The Alters Act 3 Walkthrough | Escape the Planet

Our The Alters Act 3 Walkthrough will tell you what you need to do to summon the rescue ship and escape the planet with your Alters. The Alters Walkthroughs  <   Act 2 Walkthrough Act 3 …

June 16, 2025 | 07:03 EDT

Jan Standing Before The Alters Act 2 Anomaly with Scanning Lasers in Front
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The Alters Act 2 Walkthrough | Get Past the Anomaly

In The Alters Act 2 Walkthrough, we'll tell you how to get past the Anomaly and whether you should pick Tabula Rasa or the Implants. The Alters Walkthroughs  <   Act 1 Walkthrough Act 2 …

June 15, 2025 | 10:35 EDT

Jan Standing Next to the Lava River in The Alters Act 1
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The Alters Act 1 Walkthrough | Build the Bridge

In The Alters Act 1 Walkthrough, we'll tell you how to find a way out of the lava river and how to deal with the strange phenomena called Anomalies. We'll also tell you how to get your hands on your…

June 14, 2025 | 08:29 EDT

Jan Leaning Against the Wall During The Alters Prologue
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The Alters Prologue Walkthrough | Move the Base

In our The Alters Prologue Walkthrough, we'll give you step-by-step instructions for finding loot in the Prologue and making your escape. The Alters Walkthroughs — Prologue Walkthrough Act 1…

June 14, 2025 | 12:12 EDT

The Alters Act 3 Map at the End of Act 3
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The Alters Act 3 Map and Locations Guide

Our The Alters Act 3 Map and Locations Guide will show you where to place the Beacon, where to find the Rebels, where to find resources, and more! The Alters Act 3 Map The Alters Act 3 map is…

June 16, 2025 | 02:18 EDT

The Alters Act 2 Map at the End of Act 2
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The Alters Act 2 Map and Locations Guide

Our The Alters Act 2 Map and Locations Guide will show you where to find resources, Damaged Chips, collectibles, movies, and more! The Alters Act 2 Map The Alters Act 2 map is a major change from…

June 15, 2025 | 08:18 EDT

The Alters Act 1 Map at the End of Act 1
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The Alters Act 1 Map and Locations Guide

In The Alters Act 1 Map and Locations Guide, we'll show you where to find the collectibles and resources you need to thrive on an alien planet. The Alters Act 1 Map The Alters Act 1 map…

June 14, 2025 | 06:37 EDT

The Alters Prologue Map at the End of the Prologue
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The Alters Prologue Map and Locations Guide

This guide will show you The Alters Prologue map, including points of interest, movies, collectibles, and mining veins for resources. The Alters Prologue Map The Alters Prologue map is fairly…

June 13, 2025 | 09:55 EDT

The Alters Lessons Interface with Images of Some of The Alters in The Background
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The Alters Lessons Guide

Our The Alters Lessons Guide will tell you what Lessons are, how to unlock them through your Alters, and why it's important to get them. Lessons can even be used on the Alters who gave them to you.…

June 14, 2025 | 09:25 EDT

Jan Trapped Inside of a Prison Anomaly in The Alters
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The Alters Anomaly Guide | How to Kill Anomalies

This guide will tell you how every The Alters Anomaly can hurt you and how you can permanently destroy them using your tools. Each new Act brings new Anomalies which can be a hazard to you — or a…

June 13, 2025 | 07:42 EDT

The Alters Watching a Chris & Jack Movie with Three Collectible Cards Folded Out on the Left Side of the Image in The Alters v2
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The Alters Collectibles and Movies Guide

In The Alters Collectibles and Movies Guide, we'll tell you how Collectibles and Movies can help your Alters and which Collectibles your Alters like best. Giving the correct Collectible to an Alter…

June 14, 2025 | 09:01 EDT

Jan Scientist Leaning Against the Kitchen Module Wall and Looking to a Memory of Himself Doing Research to the Left in The Alters
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The Alters Research Guide | Unlock New Tech

In our The Alters Research Guide, we'll tell you how research works, how to unlock more research, and how to upgrade your Base's Qubit Level. You can't research anything in The Alters without…

June 13, 2025 | 07:42 EDT

Jan Standing on a Cliff While Looking at the Base Building Interface on the Left Side in The Alters
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The Alters Base Building Guide

Our The Alters Base Building Guide tells you how to build new Modules in your Base, how to unlock new Modules, how to expand the size of your Base, and how to increase your storage capacity. The…

June 13, 2025 | 07:42 EDT

Jan and Jan Technician Working in the Base Machinery Module in The Alters
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The Alters Crafting and Unlocks Guide

Our The Alters Crafting Guide tells you how crafting works and how to unlock new crafting recipes for the Workshop, Refinery, and more. The Crafting Interface shows you all of your available crafting…

June 13, 2025 | 07:42 EDT

Jan and His Alters Playing Music in the Kitchen in The Alters
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How to Get More Alters in The Alters

In this guide, we'll tell you how to get more Alters in The Alters, how Alters work, and which special abilities each Alter can bring to the table. It takes 8 hours for an Alter to grow in The Womb (…

June 14, 2025 | 04:08 EDT

Jan Standing on a Cliff Looking at the Base for the First Time with The Alters Logo on the Left
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The Alters Guide | Beginner Tips and Tricks

Our The Alters Guide will teach you the basics of the game, explain the HUD, and give you some tips on how to survive the planet! The Alters HUD Explanation The Alters HUD has slight differences…

June 13, 2025 | 07:42 EDT

Jan Dolski sitting on the floor of the Womb with The Alters logo on top
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The Alters Review - Narrative Driven Survival

The Alters is a story driven, survival game where the main character, Jan Dolski, is stranded on an unhospitable planet alone during Project Dolly. Looking for a way to survive, he ends up using the…

June 12, 2025 | 08:00 EDT

A tower belching out smoke in a concept art image for Frostpunk: 1886
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11 bit studios Announces Frostpunk Remake Frostpunk: 1886 for 2027

Developer and publisher 11 bit studios has announced Frostpunk: 1886, a remake of the original Frostpunk in Unreal Engine 5 (and, despite what the title suggests, nothing to do with The Order: 1886…

April 24, 2025 | 08:30 EDT

Artwork of explorers trudging through the snow in 11 bit studios' Frostpunk, which is getting a new game in its series in 2027
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New Frostpunk Game In the Works for 2027, 11 bit Confirms

Frostpunk developer 11 bit studios has announced that a new game in the series is on the way, although you're going to have to wait a fair while for it, unfortunately. The new Frostpunk game was…

April 16, 2025 | 09:46 EDT

Zirian from Duskfade looking wonderously - perhaps at the Triple I Initiative that he was revealed at
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5 Triple I Announcements You Need To Know About

While events like Nintendo Directs, PlayStation States of Play, and Xbox Showcases get all the headlines and coverage, often many of the best games are hiding just out of sight as indie games. These…

April 10, 2025 | 10:05 EDT

A city covered in snow and belching out smoke in Frostpunk 2
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Frostpunk 2 Console Versions Coming in Summer, Updated Roadmap Reveals

11 bit studios has announced that the Frostpunk 2 console ports will be arriving in summer, and that you can look forward to a major free update for the game in just a couple of months. Back in…

February 27, 2025 | 11:13 EST

A close-up of Jan in The Alters
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11 bit studios' The Alters Delayed Again to Sometime Later This Year

Frostpunk 2 and This War of Mine developer 11 bit studios has announced that its upcoming sci-fi survival adventure The Alters has been delayed once again. The game, which was originally set to…

February 12, 2025 | 10:12 EST

Key art for Soulslike deckbuilder Death Howl, which depicts its main character cradling the spirit of a deer
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11 bit Announces "Soulslike Deckbuilder" Death Howl, Demo Coming Monday

Frostpunk 2 publisher 11 bit studios has announced Death Howl, a "Soulslike deckbuilder" which marries a gloomy atmosphere with run-based gameplay and card crafting. Per a press release, Death Howl …

January 17, 2025 | 11:16 EST

Key art for the 11 bit studios game Frostpunk 2, depicting a man wearing orange-tinted goggles
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11 bit studios CEO Teases Two New Projects, Explains Project 8 Shutdown

11 bit studios CEO Przemysław Marszał has provided some more context regarding the studio's recent cancellation of its story-based, console-focused game Project 8, and he's also teased two new…

December 26, 2024 | 09:26 EST

A mysterious building flanked by red flags in 11 bit studios' game Project 8, which has been canceled
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11 bit studios Lays Off Staff and Cancels Console-Focused Project 8

Frostpunk 2 developer and publisher 11 bit studios has laid off an unknown number of staff and canceled an upcoming project previously codenamed Project 8. In a message to investors, the studio…

December 19, 2024 | 08:07 EST

Will running across a bridge in artwork for Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
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Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault Comes to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S Next Year

Publisher 11 bit studios and developer Digital Sun have announced Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, a sequel to the 2018 action roguelite-slash-shop management sim Moonlighter. Due to hit PC and…

December 5, 2024 | 05:00 EST

An aerial view of a complex-looking city in Frostpunk 2
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Frostpunk 2 Roadmap Looks Ahead to DLCs, Console Launch, and More

11 bit studios has revealed the first Frostpunk 2 roadmap, detailing what's coming to the post-apocalyptic city-builder in the near future, and there's plenty on the way to keep you occupied.…

November 26, 2024 | 11:27 EST

The logo for the new This War of Mine Forget Celebrations DLC, which is raising money for charity
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11 bit Studios Announces This War of Mine Forget Celebrations DLC for Charity

11 bit studios has announced a brand new This War of Mine DLC pack to celebrate the game's tenth anniversary, and all proceeds from the sale of said DLC will go to charity. The aptly-named Forget…

November 14, 2024 | 11:51 EST

A scientist saying "Prioritize resources. Do not waste time on idle conversations with the crew. Hide the booze. Don't be cheap on coffee. That slow enough for you?" in The Alters
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Frostpunk 2 Developer's The Alters Delayed to 2025

11 bit studios' upcoming "emotional sci-fi" game The Alters has officially been delayed to next year, with the studio citing a need to "optimize all mission-critical systems and ensure that every…

October 2, 2024 | 10:48 EDT

A person wearing goggles in key art for Frostpunk 2
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Frostpunk 2 Is Already Profitable as Sales Top 350k

Frostpunk 2 developer and publisher 11 bit studios has announced that the game has recouped its development and marketing costs, which means that after just a few days on sale, it's already…

September 23, 2024 | 09:15 EDT

A dinosaur threatening a city in a scenario presumably made by the Frostpunk 2 modding tool
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Frostpunk 2 Modding Tool Will Be Available at Release, 11 bit Announces

11 bit studios has revealed that a Frostpunk 2 modding tool will be available in its beta stage at the game's launch, allowing you to make custom maps, models, scenarios, and more if you wish. In an…

August 28, 2024 | 11:29 EDT

A planetary traversal vehicle adorned with stickers in The Invincible
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11 bit Studios' The Invincible Marks a Strange but Impressive Sales Milestone

Publisher 11 bit Studios and developer Starward Industries have announced that The Invincible sales have crossed a major (but rather odd) milestone. Per a new post on the game's Steam page, The…

July 12, 2024 | 11:36 EDT

Indika wearing her habit in the 11 bit Studios game of the same name
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11 bit Studios to Donate $50k to Ukrainian Children's Hospital After Attack

11 bit Studios has announced it will donate $50,000 of its revenue from oddball adventure game Indika in order to support a Ukrainian children's hospital that was targeted by a Russian missile attack…

July 12, 2024 | 07:55 EDT

Key art for Frostpunk 2, depicting a person in goggles and cold weather clothing
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Frostpunk 2 Delayed to September Following Beta Feedback

11 bit studios has announced a Frostpunk 2 delay, with the chilly city-builder now set to arrive in September to give the devs time to respond to user feedback collected during the recent beta period…

June 27, 2024 | 08:38 EDT

The player character hugging an animal in Creatures of Ava
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Creatures of Ava Wants You to Save Its Many Adorable Animals in August

11 bit studios and developer Inverge have announced the Creatures of Ava release date, and the adorable-looking creature-saving action-adventure game (that's a lot of hyphens) is launching very soon…

June 19, 2024 | 11:59 EDT

A header image showing off a Frostpunk 2 city next to Łukasz Juszczyk
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Frostpunk 2 Director Łukasz Juszczyk Discusses Game Balance, Politics, and Beta Feedback

After previously having tried out the Closed Beta of Frostpunk 2 and having a chance to experience the Tutorial and Chapter 1 at the 11Bit Hands-On event in Poland, I also had a chance to sit down…

May 27, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

A city in Frostpunk 2 densly packed with smoke and snow
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Frostpunk 2 Story Preview - I'm Bad At This, The City Will Definitely Fall

I'm someone who enjoys getting to relax in video games. Sure some tense moments to heighten the story or when facing a tough obstacle are welcome but for the most part. Frostpunk 2, however, is not…

May 27, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

Jan looking at a Sheep in The Alters with Rafał Włosek's headshot from 11Bit studios
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Rafał Włosek Discusses The Alters, Strategy On A Smaller Scale, And His Favorite Alter

While in Poland last week playing upcoming 11Bit games The Alters and Frostpunk 2, I had the opportunity to chat in depth with Rafał Włosek, Lead Designer behind The Alters, about what led Jan Dolski…

May 24, 2024 | 09:30 EDT

An image of The Alters where an alternate Jan is being created
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The Alters

The Alters is a Survival title from 11 Bit Studios, creators of games such as Frostpunk and This War of Mine. In The Alters the players assume the role of Jan Dolski, an astronaut sent on a mission…

May 22, 2024 | 06:33 EDT

Jan greeting another Alter in The Alters from 11Bit Studios
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The Alters Preview - Resource Management On A Smaller Scale

Last week I had a chance to fly out to Poland to get hands-on time with 11Bit Studios' upcoming title, The Alters. The Alters is a resource management game where players take on the role of Jan…

May 24, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

A man frozen in the snow on his knees, hunched forward, with the word "liar" painted on his chest.
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Frostpunk 2

The anticipated sequel to the city builder like no other, Frostpunk 2 is set 30 years after the first game. While the cold and scarcity of resources in this frozen wasteland are surely grave threats…

May 20, 2024 | 06:24 EDT

Key art for the Indika review, which shows Indika looking uncertain amid a crowd of laughing nuns
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Indika Review - Nun More Strange

There's a moment fairly early on in narrative adventure Indika in which our titular heroine, a nun, is tasked with filling a barrel with water. To do so, she must painstakingly fill a bucket five…

May 1, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

Artwork for Frostpunk 2 showing a face wearing a mask alongside the game's logo
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Frostpunk 2 System Requirements for Beta Could Indicate Final PC Specs

11 bit studios has announced the PC requirements you're going to need if you want to take part in the Frostpunk 2 beta next month, and they could give us a glimpse into the final PC specs for the…

March 21, 2024 | 09:19 EDT