The Alters: Last Variable

Overview

The Alters: Last Variable is a Steam DLC connected to The Alters. It was prepared by 11 bit studios, published by 11 bit studios, and released on Jul 13, 2026. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

The Alters: Last Variable is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to The Alters.

Language and system requirements

The Alters: Last Variable is available in 12 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Recommendations and store value

The Alters: Last Variable has 567 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

The Alters: Last Variable overview details

The Alters: Last Variable is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

This DLC follows the ending where Jan Scientist stays on the planet. Average playtime is estimated at 20 hours. 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 . The Oasis , a lush paradise that shouldn't exist, becomes the mystery you will obsessively try to solve. Terraforming the nine arenas unlocks it, forcing the landscape to yield answers. But with each seemingly right step on a research path, the planet responds with implacable earthquakes and radiation, hinting at secrets best left undiscovered. Your biggest hurdle? Years-long planetary cycles of scorching sunrises that force you underground. Setting a functional underground base requires building in varied soils, constructing new components, and researching modules like the Cryosleep Chamber , which buys time to witness your scientific actions' long-term effects. Still, even in cryo-slumber, increasingly vicious cycles wear down your crew’s readiness to work. Each planetary cooldown offers a brief window to freely explore a dramatically changed surface. Terraformed landscape opens new building possibilities, spawns bonus-providing pickables, and lets you evolve your resear…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Alters: Last Variable is listed as a DLC with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls, and is associated with Adventure. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Content descriptors

This game may contain content not appropriate for all ages (e.g. realistic violence, blood, use of tobacco, consumption of alcohol, mention of illegal drugs, crude language).

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.