Time Warpers
- January 16, 2020
- Proton Studio Inc
- 50h median play time
Get on SteamTime Warpers is a first-person puzzle-adventure game where you manipulate time to solve challenges and uncover secrets. As an apprentice stranded in a time-loop, you'll need to outsmart puzzles and enemies across different timelines to escape. Featuring physics-based puzzles, varied environments, and time-travel mechanics, Time Warpers offers a unique and engaging experience.
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Reviews
- Unique blend of FPS and idle gameplay, providing both active and passive play styles.
- Engaging community and regular updates from developers, enhancing the overall experience.
- Visually appealing graphics and satisfying weapon customization options.
- Game can feel repetitive and lacks depth in later stages, leading to a grind.
- Performance issues, including high CPU usage and occasional crashes.
- The price point may be considered high for the amount of content currently available.
- gameplay114 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this title is a blend of incremental clicker mechanics and first-person shooter elements, offering a unique experience that can be both engaging and repetitive over time. Players appreciate the depth of the perk and weapon systems, as well as the satisfying movement mechanics like bunny hopping, but many feel that the game lacks sufficient content and variety to maintain long-term interest. While it starts strong, the gameplay loop can become monotonous, leading to mixed feelings about its overall value, especially at full price.
“It's a very good evolution of time clickers, as the first person shooter mechanic is absolutely awesome.”
“With huge amounts of content, very fun gameplay, appeal to both idle and active players, some innovations, and a responsive dev team, Time Warpers is an easy recommendation for everyone who loves loot shooters, clickers, ARPGs, and games that simply make you feel good.”
“The gameplay is fluid when playing actively, and, to be honest, I get far too much enjoyment out of bunnyhopping around.”
“The first 10% of the game was really fun actually, but it seems like that wears off relatively quickly once you get a feel for the gameplay loop.”
“I bought every upgrade at least once and I was waiting for something major to change the gameplay... something that would never come.”
“I had gotten this game thinking it would be fun and worth the $19.99, but the tutorial is set up to take longer than the 2-hour limit on the refund requirement. After the tutorial, you basically don't need to touch the game because of the hover bike; the game gets boring and literally is not worth the $19.99.”
- graphics44 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are a mixed bag, with some players appreciating the beautiful, voxel art style reminiscent of Minecraft, while others find it underwhelming and simplistic. Many reviews highlight the appealing visuals and solid performance, but there are criticisms regarding the overall aesthetic and the lack of graphical settings customization. Overall, while the graphics may not be groundbreaking, they are generally considered enjoyable and fitting for the game's style.
“The graphics are absolutely beautiful, reminding me of back when I used to constantly leave time clickers running on my phone... (yeah, I've been a fan of idles for a long, long time)”
“Despite being 'minecrafty', the aesthetic of the game is complex and rather pleasing to look at.”
“Only at level 30 so far but the movement, the visuals, and the weapons are all fantastic and fun to play with.”
“It's not exactly the best looking game; at first glance, it's just like 'this is just an FPS Minecraft,' which is a fair assessment. I personally like the graphics, but not many others would, so that's why it's a con.”
“I wish developers would stop bunching up graphical effects under one setting.”
“Cons: 2 crashes to desktops, repetitive gameplay that is to be expected of a clicker, art style is iffy...”
- grinding32 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 88 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized for becoming tedious and repetitive after the initial levels, with players reporting that it can take hundreds to thousands of hours to achieve final goals. While some enjoy the farming and resource collection mechanics, many feel that the lack of new content and the overwhelming grind detracts from the overall experience, making it feel more like a chore than a rewarding challenge. Players recommend it primarily for those who enjoy extensive grinding and achievement hunting.
“Currently I have the game running in the background with 1250 hours of playtime, grinding to get the final achievement, which is still around 100 hours away.”
“Around 70 hours in of maximizing my run and going for speed runs to get the most 'resource collection', it just got too grindy and there was nothing new being implemented like before, so it lost its flow and became a grind for that one thing over and over again.”
“Time Warper was fun for the first 1-2 hours, but after that point it got tedious for me, as many of the progression systems feel like work and the progression through stages doesn't really feel rewarding.”
- story32 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 81 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The game's storyline has been significantly reduced, leading some players to feel it detracts from the overall experience, although they still recommend it for its gameplay. Many users note that the narrative is minimal, primarily serving as a backdrop to the action, with a basic sci-fi theme introduced at the start. Overall, the lack of depth in the story is not a major concern for players who prioritize gameplay over narrative.
“Edit: The game had the whole storyline removed; as such, the game isn't as great as it was, but I still recommend it because of the great gameplay.”
“They shouldn't have removed it; it would have been a viral story on the internet.”
“I would like to see better optimization, more upgrades and options to play with, and some more missions/goals for the mid-game.”
“The game got the whole storyline removed; as such, the game isn't as great as it was, but I still recommend it because of the great gameplay.”
“There is not a lot of story; I just jump around and kill stuff. In this type of game, I don't care for story.”
“The game starts you off with a little bit of backstory and has a pretty basic sci-fi FPS feel when you start.”
- music16 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the beautiful soundtrack and its complement to the visuals, others find it lackluster or not to their taste, suggesting that it can become grating over time. A few users recommend simply turning off the in-game music in favor of their own. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a positive aspect, but not universally acclaimed.
“Beautiful visuals and a great soundtrack.”
“Plus good graphics, sound, and music.”
“The music is good, the art style (HDR/bokeh/voxel) is awesome and reminds me a bit of Trove, and there's enough level design variety to keep things interesting.”
“Music is okay, but definitely starts to grate.”
“- lackluster audio and music”
“Ehhhh... the music is not my type, but that really is no problem, just disable it and turn on your own music.”
- optimization12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is generally criticized, with users noting significant CPU and GPU usage, particularly when running in the background, leading to performance issues like temporary freezes. While there are options to adjust performance based on focus and helpful debug overlays, many players still desire better overall optimization and additional gameplay features. Despite these concerns, some users appreciate the game's pixel art and find its performance acceptable when managed properly.
“Being a rather computationally demanding game, options exist to change the performance overhead for the game if it detects that you are not focused on it, and it has comprehensive 'debug' performance overlays to help you figure out what kind of impact the game is having.”
“Awesome pixel-look, really well done, performance is great, you can have it run in the background with some other games (although you don't have to).”
“I would like to see better optimization (temporary freeze-ups occasionally after the game has been running for a few hours are annoying), more upgrades and options to play with, and some more missions/goals for the mid-game.”
“Game performance is rather poor, eating significantly more CPU than other idle games, likely due to being a 3D game.”
“The game doesn't have the best performance either - letting it run in the background will sap your GPU and memory.”
“I would like to see better optimization; temporary freeze-ups occasionally after the game has been running for a few hours are annoying.”
- stability6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game exhibits significant stability issues, with frequent freezes and crashes, particularly when navigating certain environments like cliffs. Players have reported that these crashes can render the game unplayable, and there are also bugs affecting gameplay mechanics, such as drone movement. While the game is enjoyable, its stability problems detract from the overall experience.
“Crashed my game beyond repair; climbing on the cliffs will ultimately send you into the void, which will result in the game crashing. Each time you try to play it afterwards, it freezes up and crashes.”
“The idle is so slow and also buggy sometimes, where the drone can't move properly to the enemies to shoot at them.”
“Fun but freezes sometimes.”
- monetization6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its monetization model, as it costs money upfront but is completely free of microtransactions, allowing players to enjoy the experience without the interference of additional purchases or timer gates.
“No microtransactions.”
“Although it costs money, it is completely free of microtransactions.”
“Clickers that aren't bogged down with microtransactions and timer gates are the way to go.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find humor in unexpected situations, such as getting muted for innocuous questions, and there are amusing misconceptions about the game's genre, highlighting a lighthearted and playful atmosphere.
“My funny story about getting muted because I asked another player's name is hilarious.”
“Funny enough, when I saw this game, I assumed it was a tower defense game like Sanctum.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express a strong emotional engagement with the game, often losing track of time and immersing themselves for hours, indicating a captivating and enjoyable experience that resonates deeply, even for those new to the genre.
