Underplayed Gems

Project Temporality (2014)

Project Temporality cover
Developer
Defrost Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 107 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

You manipulate time like a video recorder, solving puzzles by cooperating with past versions of yourself in a seamless, methodical sci-fi environment.

puzzletime manipulationsingleplayer cooperationthird personatmosphericmind-bendingexperimentalmethodical

What players say

Players describe a puzzle game about rewinding time and using clones, comparing it to Portal and Braid. The controls and jumping physics are frequently called frustrating, and the game is reportedly unplayable on Windows 11. Reviews also note collision bugs and a weak story, though the puzzle design itself gets praise.

Screenshots

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