TimeShift™ (2009)

Developer: Saber Interactive
Publisher: Activision
Genres: Action
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 1,424 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A frantic first-person shooter where you manipulate time to outmaneuver enemies in a grim science-fiction world.

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What players say

Players praise the time control mechanics as creative and fun, but the Steam port is broken for many, requiring manual patches to even launch. The campaign is short, the last boss is widely criticized, and opinions split on whether the time gimmick sustains the whole experience.

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