"Yo this isn't Mass Effect, my guy, put the flirt gun down": Devs behind sci-fi survival game The Alters shoot down thirsty fans' requests to romance their clones

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Can't we all just love ourselves?

A close up in The Alters
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Try not to get any creative ideas about all the clones in The Alters, 11 bit studios' sci-fi survival game about escaping a hostile planet with help from alternate versions of yourself: it's never going to be sexy, devs say.

After Windows Central editor Jez Corden boldly inquired as to "why can't I romance my Alters to de-stress?" on Twitter, 11 bit studios made it clear on The Alters' official account, saying "Yo this ain't [Mass Effect], my guy, put the flirt gun down."

Nearly 20 years before The Alters, Mass Effect provided a similarly emotionally hefty, sci-fi experience – though it sometimes included subtle sex scenes considered controversial at the time.

Ashley Bardhan
Ashley Bardhan
Senior Writer

Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rolling Stone, Vulture, IGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.

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