Alternate Timelines

All Scenarios

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

What If Deindustrialization Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Western economies maintained their manufacturing dominance, preventing the massive industrial decline that reshaped cities and societies across North America and Europe.

What If Delhi Addressed Air Pollution Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where India's capital implemented comprehensive anti-pollution measures in the 1990s, potentially altering the health outcomes, economic development, and environmental policies of one of the world's most polluted megacities.

What If Democracy Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where democratic governance never emerged as a dominant political system, leaving humanity under various forms of autocratic rule.

What If Denver's Light Rail System Was Built Decades Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Denver implemented a comprehensive light rail network in the 1970s instead of the 2000s, potentially transforming the city's development, transportation patterns, and environmental impact.

What If Detroit Never Experienced Auto Industry Decline?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Detroit maintained its automotive manufacturing dominance, avoiding the decades of economic hardship, population loss, and urban decay that reshaped the Motor City.

What If Detroit's Big Three Automakers Embraced Electric Vehicles Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler committed to electric vehicle development in the 1990s, potentially transforming American manufacturing, environmental policy, and global automotive leadership.