Entwined Time
Patashu · 2024 · Sokoban, Casual, Time Manipulation, Puzzle, Time Travel
PC
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →
Screenshots
About Entwined Time
✦ AI summary
Guide two robots with independent timelines through hundreds of puzzle rooms aboard a fractured space station, recording and rewinding each bot's actions separately to solve increasingly complex challenges. Master exotic time-manipulation mechanics across 12+ chapters, with a built-in replay system, insight mode for stuck players, and community-created puzzles to keep the mind-bending challenges endless.
A two time manipulation puzzle game. Two robots, Heavy and Light, have their own timelines that can independently record and rewind actions. Solve hundreds of puzzles across 12+ chapters, learning increasingly time-bending mechanics in the process.
Background
Heavy and Light are maintenance robots working onboard the Chrono Station, a fantastical installation in low orbit that takes time from places where it's not needed and transfers it to where it is.Tragically, the station has suffered from chronic understaffing - so when one day the Chrono Helix catastrophically fails, they're the only robots available to deal with the crisis. Flung to the edge of the Chrono Station, they find that the Chrono Station has been blown into hundreds of puzzles, containing increasingly exotic matter the closer you get to the Reactor Lab - and that their timelines have been isolated from one another. They can now move and rewind independently, and learning every consequence and nuance of this will be necessary to make it back in time and fix things before they get worse.Features
- A turn based, tile based thinky puzzle game. No dexterity elements or hidden information - Build a mental model of how the game works to succeed.
- Hundreds of puzzles across 12+ chapters, each one introducing new elements, from being able to break and come back to life to exotic matter that alters the very concept of rewinding itself.
- Copy, paste and scrub through replays, so you'll never go 'wait, I forgot how I did that' again.
- Gain Insight mode. Stuck? Check out a puzzle that's an easier or remixed version - you still have to solve it yourself, and you might gain the necessary insight in the process.
- Advanced and post-game puzzles, for those ready to master space-time itself.
- A level editor and Community Puzzles tab. Hundreds of custom puzzles made by fans, and if you come up with something I haven't seen before, it can be included in the game!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
"Entwined Time" is a somewhat complex premise for a game. You solve puzzles across multiple chapters, learning increasingly complex time-bending mechanics. Sounds rich and deep, but the way this is presented as a simple 2D/minimalist/pixelcrap game deterred most gamers. What do you do in the game? The time mechanic is simpler than it sounds, your moves are listed for each of the robots you control and the game is just about rewinding/winding forward until you get the movement sequences right. It's actually quite boring after the first couple of levels. The graphics aren't great, simple pixely looking minimalist/bare bones/minimum effort stuff. That's understandably a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarily visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. This is "free" enough, at least you won't be expected to spend any more money after you download this, but just because something is free doesn't mean it's good. I mean.. the developer couldn't even afford to …1 found this helpful
Very difficult but in a fun way I like the concept but it definitely takes a while to get used to. Can't say that I've played puzzle games where the first few levels is already pretty challenging
Great game!!! It can be hard at times, but I've had a lot of fun interacting with the community and messing around in the level editor. If you are seeing this review you should go play it right now it's litterally free (I'm still amazed that it's not sold for money).
doesn't get much better than this, a masterclass in puzzle design
Interesting puzzle game with a clever temporal mechanic that's unique among puzzle games I've played. The hint system is really helpful for making progress without giving up and looking at the solutions but I appreciate that that's also an option. I've cleared chapter 0 and a couple of the EX puzzles so far (which don't have hints, only solutions) and I'm really enjoying it, and I'll definitely be coming back to this when I have more caffeine. Other notes that may be of interest: - minimalist art style -- which helps not get in the way of the puzzles and also means a potato can run this game - jazzy chiptunes which I enjoy but you can always turn them off if you don't like chiptunes (or if you're just going crazy from having been stuck on a level a while) full disclosure: I know the dev from elsewhere, but I don't think that was a factor in this review.
Great puzzles and free
Community reviews
—
0 reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.
