Underplayed Gems

Aliya: Timelink (2024)

Aliya: Timelink cover
Developer
TDGame Studio
Publisher
Anotherindie
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG
Rating
4.9 of 5, 9,325 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A minimalist text-driven space RPG where every choice matters and one wrong move can end the story permanently.

text-basedstory richemotionalminimalisttensemultiple endingsperma deathspace

What players say

Players call the first playthrough deeply emotional, especially the discovery of the truth, but say later replays lose that magic and the story feels rushed toward other endings. The chat-based connection with Aliya across a thousand-year gap hits hard for some, while others find the text too forced and the protagonist's choices irrelevant.

Screenshots

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