Child of the Sun and Retreat to the Stars both take place in the solar system, but apparently in an alternative reality where an all-powerful interplanetary government is hounding the last few rebels to the brink of extinction.

Shadow Hearts takes place in an alternate reality of the real world in the year 1913.

The game takes place in an alternate reality of Los Angeles in the 1950's where humans live side by side with robots and monsters who are struggling to attain equal rights with humans.

If this is, in fact, the proper time frame, then the story must be viewed as taking place in an alternate reality.

Gear Krieg takes place in an alternate reality World War II firmly set in the pulp genre.

The 2009 Star Trek film takes place in an altered reality created when the Romulan character Nero traveled through time via a black hole.

The Squared Circle takes place in an alternate reality called The Wrestleverse where wrestling is a very real combat sport.

Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality.

Some consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while others think of them as taking place in an alternate reality.

The webcomic takes place in an alternate reality where the allies of World War II lost the war.