Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.

What If The Personal Computer Was Never Invented?

Exploring the alternate timeline where personal computers never emerged in the 1970s and 80s, radically altering the development of modern technology, economy, and society.

What If The PhD Degree Was Never Created?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Doctor of Philosophy degree never emerged as the pinnacle of academic achievement, radically transforming higher education, scientific progress, and knowledge specialization.

What If The Philippines Were Never Recaptured?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the Allied forces failed to recapture the Philippines from Japanese occupation during World War II, permanently altering the geopolitical landscape of the Pacific.

What If The Phoney War Led to Peace?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the period of limited military operations between September 1939 and May 1940 resulted in a negotiated peace rather than escalating into the global catastrophe of World War II.

What If The PlayStation Portable Failed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Sony's ambitious entry into handheld gaming flopped, potentially reshaping the portable gaming market and altering Sony's future hardware strategy.

What If The Polio Vaccine Was Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the polio vaccine was never discovered, leaving humanity vulnerable to one of history's most feared diseases and dramatically altering global public health.