Alterborn cover

Alterborn

First release
Date to be confirmed
Publisher
Iron Lung
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Shooter · Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5

In this unique blend of multiple genres such as soulslike, roguelite, looter shooter and more, explore a one of a kind, grim and lawless world corrupted by a mysterious force.

Also known as ALTERBORN

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Storyline
ALTERBORN is set in a grim, lawless world permeated with death and destruction, corrupted by an antediluvian force. You’re an Alterborn, one of the last survivors that eluded demise at a terrible cost. Through the eyes of some, you are no longer human but rather an abomination corrupted by something unknown that is slowly taking over. Constantly tempted by the allure of Phantom power, will you cling to your humanity or delve into the dark nature of your inner self?Read more

ALTERBORN is set in a grim, lawless world permeated with death and destruction, corrupted by an antediluvian force. You’re an Alterborn, one of the last survivors that eluded demise at a terrible cost. Through the eyes of some, you are no longer human but rather an abomination corrupted by something unknown that is slowly taking over. Constantly tempted by the allure of Phantom power, will you cling to your humanity or delve into the dark nature of your inner self?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 2023
PlayStation 5
Date to be confirmed
Age ratings
ESRB RP
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
aliens, post-apocalyptic, monsters, violence, bloody
… All 61, brutal, character customization, drugs, dark, 3d, metroidvania, crafting, death, procedural generation, abandonware, difficult, real-time, supernatural, mature, gore, prehistoric, atmospheric, combat, choice and consequence, procedurally generated, inventory management, violent, choices matter, customization, loot gathering, gun, armor, alliance, profanity, real-time combat, canceled games, development hell, trail of death, corruption, brutality, roguelite, soulslike, bizarre, wasteland, choice matters, life and death, looter, meaningful choices, unforgiving, purgatory, looter shooter, replayability, monster hunter, customize, crazy, weapons, giant, replay value, monster, loot, plague
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  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
  • Deutschinterface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 20 Oct 2026
Also in 9 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 20 Oct 2026