Time Bandit

Time Bandit

MicroDeal Ltd. · May 16, 2023 · Retro, Top-Down Shooter, PvP, PvE, Time Travel

Buy Time Bandit from Steam at $4.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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Time Bandit price by region

Time Bandit costs £4.29 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €4.99 in Europe (EUR), $4.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$6.49 in Canada, NZ$7.39 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$16.99 in Brazil and zł22.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Time Bandit offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £4.29 £4.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €4.99 €4.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Canada CA$6.49 CA$6.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.39 NZ$7.39 — 1
Australia A$7.50 A$7.50 — 1
Brazil R$16.99 R$16.99 — 1
Poland zł22.99 zł22.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Time Bandit

Originally released in the early 1980s for 8-bit home computers, then later ported to 16-bit machines, this unique top-down shooter with text adventure elements saw players take on the role of a time traveller seeking wealth and adventure across a number of different eras of time. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version.

This is the version of the game originally published for the Commodore Amiga in 1988.

Gameplay


Travel through Timegates to one of a number of different lands, each with their own unique enemies, hazards, and game mechanics. Defend yourself with missiles, and collect treasure. Some areas contain text-adventure style riddles to answer.

Play with 1 or 2 players. Players can choose to work together, or against each other!

This enhanced version introduces a number of modern features to this retro classic, including:
  • Saving/loading the game at any point
  • Support for most modern game controllers
  • Full control remapping
  • Image scaling and smoothing options

Time Bandit — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jan 12, 2026
I have to agree with the other reviewers here. This emulation is clearly broken as the play speed is too fast to reasonably play and the game crashes when it gets to its high score screen and finds there is no virtual disk to save to. The emulator settings cannot be modified to correct any of this due to the way the project was built with the Steam wrapper. So you're stuck with an unusable product.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 15, 2025
You need to get used to the dynamics of movement and the key to the passage has been found. People are not used to difficulties, although for games of the 80s difficulties are synonymous, here we can say about arcade games. There is no hardcore here. This is a beautifully drawn, diverse world for its time, which is simply interesting to explore and go through. "Pixel Games UK", this is not your first game that remains in my library. But here I will sincerely thank you for these masterpieces. Thanks! My golden 80s, you won't be better for me! ❤️‍🔥
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Apr 17, 2025
- Can't exit high score table - Game runs too fast compared to original - Devs. aren't fixing even these most trivial bugs Avoid like the plague.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended May 11, 2024
What a sad port. I was so glad to see it on Steam, then my heart sank when I saw how terrible of a port it was. The game runs too fast and crashes after every game. No reaction from the publisher who seems happy to sell a broken 1985 port. Wish Steam quality control took this out of the store or forced the company to make it work.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 28, 2024
Game is way too fast for the original release. barebones cashgrab, and it crashes at the high score screen. Do better. Just emulate it instead.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 5, 2026
Great trip down memory lane for 5 bucks. But very hard to play with a keyboard vs a joystick. The enemies move a bit too fast for beginner levels. Really needs an invincible cheat. Nuts how fast pasted this game was for 1985. Also can't get back to menu when you die, have to quit and restart which only takes a few seconds but annoying none the less.
1 found this helpful

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