The timeline switching is so cool and adds to the countdown pressure!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #306 | 4.300 | 4.300 |
| Enjoyment | #367 | 4.050 | 4.050 |
| Audio | #453 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Artwork | #2347 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Narrative | #2727 | 2.850 | 2.850 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
In a mysterious castle, an hourglass counts down the seconds to your death. To survive, you must switch between two doomed timelines to reach the exit. Hurry!
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Alackaday Productions
Comments
The restarting animation is great. The player just crumples to a heap on the ground. I really like the switching of music when you switch timelines, and the movement was very smooth!
Actually very unique idea for a puzzle game, would love to see something like that as a fully fleshed out game with more levels and puzzle elements. Good job!
Awesome job - after playing so many jam puzzle games that felt a little awkwardly balanced, this was really refreshingly well balanced!
Fantastic game! Such a creative interpretation of the theme and its really fun to play too, not the mention the great artwork and different soundtracks for each timeline! This is the definition of a good puzzle platformer, and it introduces the mechanics in great ways as well as good level design. And I love the time pressure as well from the ticking countdowns for each timer, requiring you to execute your solutions fast and don't mess it up mechanically either. S-tier jam game
The separate countdowns is a fun twist on a swapping gimmick. Also, the adaptive soundtrack is really nice. The controls are a little finnicky though.
The idea of managing an hourglass and controlling the timeline creates such a unique gameplay experience. It’s truly impressive how you managed to create something so innovative in such a limited amount of time.
P.S. Wall jump is truly the hardest part for me. By the way, I really enjoyed this game as well. Keep up the amazing work!
Really fun concept, well executed! I love the atmosphere and how different the timelines feel. The controls felt kindof stiff to me, and the platforming is pretty unvorgiving. Then again, I'm not much of a platformer player, so maybe that's a me-problem. Anyway, I would have loved to explore more of the puzzles, but couldn't get past the wall jump room.
Fun stuff! It feels familiar enough to mechanics I've seen in a few other games, but a solid execution and fantastic vibe. Nice use of music and ambiance to make it clear what time you're in. Getting sticky on the walls is probably the hardest part for me, but I'm also not usually a puzzle platformer person.
Really nice puzzle game! The timeline switching is a creative mechanic. Just a quick heads-up on a small exploit I found: if you spam 'x' (the time switch), the timers actually stop running. Overall, a really solid entry, great job!
A great concept and some really fun levels! I made it to level 11. I especially love the switching between two version of the music with each timeline. The controls could definitely use some fine tuning, especially the wall jump. Overall fit the theme really well and a fun entry!
It was a long time since a played a game with time switching. It reminded me a lot of that game where you were a blue guys and it was incredibly hard hahah. Great game dude!
Very creative concept with great audio and visuals! Love the time switching mechanic and it has a lot of depth and had me stumped in some levels hehe! Amazing work!!





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