All Crafting Recipes in The Alters

The world of The Alters is huge and full of dangers. Jan Dolski is all alone on this strange planet, and surviving will not be easy. But luckily, there are plenty of useful materials out there. Like in most survival games, you can collect materials and craft many different items to help you stay safe — and hopefully escape before the sun comes up.

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Crafting plays a big role in The Alters. From Climbing Hooks to Radiation Filters, players will be making a lot of items on their journey. But it’s not as simple as just finding materials and turning them into gear. Crafting takes a bit of setup first. Below, this guide will walk you through how to unlock crafting — as well as share all the recipes you can use in the game.

How to Craft in The Alters

Players can only craft items in the Workshop module. Once you unlock it and add it to your base, you’ll be able to start crafting. Unlocking it works like any other module. Players will need to head to the Command Center and add it to the base from there.

At the Command Center, fans will have to use the left terminal to open the base building menu. From there, you can add the Workshop by spending 40 Metals. If you don’t have enough Metals, exit the base using the Airlock. Explore the area, find metal deposits, and interact with them to collect Metals.

One thing to remember here is that crafting takes time. Simple items like a Radiation Filter take around 2 hours, while complex things like an Automatic Outpost can take up to 20 in-game hours. But if you unlock the Worker Alter, he will speed things up by 50%. So, if you plan on crafting a lot, he’s definitely worth getting.

All Crafting Recipes in The Alters

Here’s a full list of all the materials players can craft in The Alters:

The Alters Items	Recipes	Crafting Time
Suit Battery	20 x Organics	1 Hour
Drill Cartridge	20 x Metals	1 Hour
Repair Kit	10 x Metals	1 Hour
Mining Outpost	30 x Metals	2 Hours
Automatic Outpost	40 x Metals 50 x Minerals	20 Hours
Advanced Outpost	50 x Metals 30 x Minerals	2 Hours
Shield Recharge	20 x Minerals	30 Minutes
Radiation Filter	10 x Metals 20 x Organics	2 Hours
Qubit Chip	20 x Metals 20 x Minerals 1 x Damaged Chip	1 Hour
Pylon	30 x Metals	1 Hour and 18 Minutes
Beacon	50 x Metals 50 x Minerals	4 Hours
Chisel	5 x Metals	6 Hours
Climbing Hook	60 x Metals 120 x Organics	1 Hour
Gravity Sensor	50 x Metals 20 x Minerals	2 Hours
Scanner	20 x Metals	1 Hour
Supply Package	120 x Metals 60 Minerals 50 x Metals	2 Hours
Suit Battery	20 x Organics	1 Hour
Vertara Drill	50 x Metals 20 x Organics	1 Hour
Luminator	20 x Metals 20 x Rapidium	2 Hours
Drill Cartridge	20 x Metals	1 Hour
Bridge Anchor	20 x Metals 20 x Polymers	3 Hours
Sleeping Gas	10 x Minerals 120 x Organics	1 Hour
Polymers Package x 10	20 x Minerals 20 x Organics	2 Hours
Mush	5 x Organics	30 Minutes
Cooked Meal	1 x Raw Food	20 Minutes
Raw Food	10 x Organics	1 Hour

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Released: June 13, 2025
ESRB: Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Violence
Developer(s): 11 Bit Studios
Publisher(s): 11 Bit Studios