Time Loader

To start with the biggest positive, the graphics and environments in the game are very well designed with a great art style. The music was also charming and perfectly fit the vibe. Unfortunately, there are a lot of cons with this one. In no particular order: - Despite having a short run time (under 5 hours for 100% completion), the game still somehow managed to overstay its welcome due to lack of depth with the puzzles and gameplay mechanics. - The difficulty level for most of the game was very low, which made a lot of it feel tedious rather than fun. - The story was a bit nonsensical (which is fine imo), but also very repetitive using the same plot device to extend the game's runtime multiple times over the game's short runtime which contributes a lot to the feeling that the game drags on and on. - There are multiple endings, but the way to get each of the endings is very confusing so experiencing everything is unnecessarily difficult even with the chapter select option which unlocks after beating the game once. Overall there are much better puzzle platformers out there, both with more interesting mechanics and more engaging story. Time Loader just does not offer much besides th…

⭐️⭐️ (2/5) I honestly cannot recommend Time Loader. I genuinely don’t understand how this game has 83% positive reviews. The story is probably my biggest issue. It feels boring, has very little depth, and most of it is incredibly predictable. The three different endings and the secret ending don’t really add enough depth to make up for that. I never felt particularly invested in what was happening. The gameplay is a bit more mixed. Some of the levels are actually quite cleverly designed, while others feel generic or a little clunky. The biggest problem for me is the movement and the overall mechanics. Everything feels incredibly stiff, and moving around and exploring the world is just not very enjoyable. You constantly get stuck on things or can't get through areas even though it feels like you obviously should be able to. It gets frustrating after a while. Another thing that really started annoying me was the voice acting, especially the robot. The combination of mediocre voice acting and an annoying robot voice filter gets extremely tiring after a while. At the time of writing this, the game is €1 on sale, and at that price I'd actually say it's not bad for what you're getti…

The game looked pretty "generic" or repetitive maybe? But then i played it and it's actually pretty fun. Navigating the houses is really fun as each one has some different obstacles or "puzzles" to deal with. Some people seem to mention "frustrating puzzles", but there are none, every sollution is within the reach of the problem. The story also gets very dark, which i didn't really expect, i thought it was going to be a bit more PG-13... not scary or gore, but just dark, which kinda goes against the aesthetic of the game, so that was pretty cool. Negative reviews mostly focus on "weak story", however, the game is about a robot, the "story" therefore is nothing more than a plot device. This isn't a novel, it's a game, and it's a cheap and well put-together one at that. For this price, just get it... it's unique in a lot of ways, and it's not too long either to the point it starts working against you. The dev made a real gem imho.

At first, it seems like a decent platformer with simple, straightforward puzzles—even if you sometimes have to dance around an object just to pick it up. But very soon, you realize that half the game consists of backtracking. You constantly have to retrace the paths you just traveled, sometimes multiple times. Then, towards the end, you gain the ability to grapple onto various surfaces. While using a mouse displays a line to help you aim and see the grapple's trajectory, that line is missing when using a gamepad. Consequently, trying to get through this section becomes a nightmare. And the icing on the cake. If you want to see every ending and unlock the achievement, you have to play through the game three times, starting almost from the very beginning each time.

This game starts off charming, easy, and cozy, but quickly turns into a frustrating and overly complex nightmare. ​Many puzzles are so obscure that it’s almost impossible to figure them out without looking up online guides—the game badly lacks clear objective tracking and roadmaps to explain what to do and why. ​By Act 3, the controls become utterly catastrophic. It requires octopus-like reflexes to press multiple buttons simultaneously just to jump and latch onto objects. Even when you execute the controls correctly, the game’s clunky physics force you to retry simple moves over and over again. The strict, linear mechanics feel suffocating instead of offering smooth movement. ​To make matters worse, the Secret Ending is so hidden that most players won't even know it exists, leaving the sad ending as the seemingly only outcome. Even after unlocking the secret path, it remains vague and fails to show what actually happens to Adam. ​Overall: Great initial concept, but ruined by terrible controls, confusing level design, and a frustrating narrative execution.

cute cozy little puzzle game with a cute story