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Alteric

Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time…

13 July 2016

Alteric is an adventure developed by goonswarm, released 13 July 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One.

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What Alteric is

Alteric is an adventure game developed by goonswarm and released in 2016. It was published by Sometimes You. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Alteric launched on 13 July 2016, within three weeks of Inside, Abzu, Overcooked! and Starbound. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inside, Abzu, Overcooked!, Starbound.

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When did Alteric come out?
Alteric was released on 13 July 2016 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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