Timeline Up

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Timeline Up is a single player casual platformer game. It received negative reviews from players.

Evolve through the Timelines!

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35%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,540 reviews

gameplay31 positive mentions

monetization1k negative mentions

Gameplay is fun, simple and addictive with effective progression and upgrades.
Ad system is initially non-intrusive and provides optional rewards to enhance gameplay.
Game offers a good way to kill time and matches advertised gameplay more closely than many similar games.

Excessive and forced advertisements after nearly every round make the game frustrating to play.
Energy system severely limits playtime by allowing only a small number of rounds per day and very slow regeneration unless paid for.
Many promised features (such as skills, runes, arena) remain locked or 'coming soon' even after reaching required timelines, indicating incomplete development.

monetization
1,160 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game’s monetization is heavily criticized for deceptive advertising that initially promises no ads or offline play but later inundates players with frequent, often forced, and unskippable ads after nearly every level. Energy mechanics limit continuous play, pushing users toward watching ads or making costly in-app purchases, with “ad-free” options being expensive and frequently ineffective at fully removing ads. This aggressive and intrusive monetization significantly disrupts gameplay, frustrates players, and creates a feeling of a cash grab rather than a fair gaming experience.
- “The game offers not one but two no ads options, both of which I have paid for to play the game without ever having to watch an ad, which is how it should work!”
- “We spent a good bit of money to get perks and no ads and it was easily our favorite game.”
- “Oh, one more thing: the only thing I found useful was the $6.99 no ads purchase; after that, the game runs smooth, isn't laggy, and definitely doesn't crash due to all the ads popping up.”
- “Forced ads after every single game; the ads last longer than the gameplay and are unskippable.”
- “The game is flooded with intrusive and excessive ads, including forced ads after every level, making the experience frustrating and often unplayable.”
- “Despite paying to remove ads, many ads still play, including long forced ads after every round; the game aggressively pressures players with ads and expensive microtransactions.”
gameplay
129 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally described as simple, repetitive, and initially fun with creative elements, but heavily disrupted by intrusive, frequent, and often unavoidable ads as well as a frustrating energy system that severely limits playtime unless players spend money. Additionally, technical issues like lag, freezing, and misleading advertising further detract from the overall experience, making progression slow and the game feel more like a pay-to-play grind than a smooth, enjoyable pastime.
- “The gameplay is fun enough, but the scaling into the later timelines is a bit harsh.”
- “I'd say this game is a solid 4/5 with fun gameplay and upgrades that actually feel rewarding as opposed to feeling like you are just getting set back every level.”
- “It’s not perfect but it is fun, and delivers everything a player wants when they see this gameplay being used in fake game ads.”
- “The gameplay is simple and repetitive, the game is riddled with microtransactions and worse of all they made it seem like the game was ad free until I hit level 50 then suddenly I'm getting spammed with ads after every round and getting offered their whack VIP package to not get ads for 7 bucks.”
- “The gameplay is tedious because you have to grind like crazy to buy upgrades if you want to progress, but also you're limited by short levels, a small pool of energy, and long recharge time.”
- “Every single game that has this kind of style is false advertising in ads and doesn't actually have the gameplay.”
graphics
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally described as poor, basic, and lacking polish, with many users noting lag, glitches, and low effort in visual design. While some appreciate the simple, cartoon-like art style, overall the visuals are considered subpar and in need of a significant overhaul.
- “The graphics are fun and cartoon-like, and the art style is nice with a simplicity that adds to the game's charm.”
- “Capacity barrels have a nice animation, though the graphics can bog down when multiple are hit simultaneously.”
- “The graphics shown in the advertisements are accurate, reflecting the actual gameplay, but the game requires an internet connection to play.”
- “The visuals are pretty bad and could do with an overhaul.”
- “The entire game feels low effort with some of the graphics not working entirely.”
- “This game is fricking broken - the graphics glitch out and show incorrect pixel colors but that's the least of the problems with this game, it is infested with ads and keeps recommending you microtransactions.”
stability
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from frequent stability issues, including freezes during levels and ads, crashes on startup, and glitches affecting gameplay and rewards. These persistent bugs, often exacerbated by the heavy ad load, make the game frustrating and sometimes unplayable for many users. Despite occasional enjoyment, the overall experience is marred by unreliable performance and hard-to-reach customer support.
- “Although the gameplay is fun and shows a lot of creativity, it is quite buggy and has a habit of freezing up in levels.”
- “This has been one of my favorite games for a while, but now every ad freezes so you can't get back to gameplay and have to completely crash the game to reenter. Since you have to watch an ad between every level (sometimes more than one), this means the game is currently unplayable. Mods - fix this asap.”
- “I'm honestly pretty disappointed. The entire game glitches out, you can't read things, the 'capacity' bar is glitched out so you have no clue where you actually are on that, and the end of the level sometimes makes sense, but most of the time it's like the level extended through the barrels, and I keep clipping through the medieval door. I would probably love playing this, but definitely not the way it is right now.”
grinding
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding in the game is excessive and tedious, with expensive upgrades and limited energy making progression slow and frustrating without spending money. Many players feel the game is designed primarily for ad revenue rather than delivering meaningful improvements, resulting in a repetitive and unenjoyable experience.
- “The gameplay is tedious because you have to grind like crazy to buy upgrades if you want to progress, but also you're limited by short levels, a small pool of energy, and long recharge time.”
- “Upgrades are insanely expensive, making the game obscenely grindy if you don't want to spend money (which isn't really worth it).”
- “Not worth grinding 3 days to advance to the next civilization.”
music
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game lacks any music or sound effects, which many users find disappointing given the otherwise enjoyable gameplay. Some also express frustration over ads and battery usage despite the absence of audio. A few users wish for catchy background music to enhance the experience, while others note occasional unexpected music that cannot be muted.
- “I love this game, missing a little catchy music.”
- “The refill energy time is too long... it causes the player to leave the game after 10 minutes of playing... I can play this game once a day... I want to play more but I can't... and one important thing is that this game has no sound... please add sounds and music to this game ”
- “There is no sound or music, so that's kind of a bummer, but everything else is pretty cool.”
- “Why are there no sound effects or at least background music?”
- “Meh, needs music.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in the game is repetitive and lacks depth, with missions becoming monotonous and few new elements introduced over time. Several bugs and missing features, such as unavailable skills and quests, hinder the overall narrative experience, leading to frustration among players.
- “Starting a few days, the game went well but after it became very hard to complete missions. I reached timeline 7 to get the skills but skills show 'coming soon'. Timeline 7, 8 & 9 skills, runes & items are not showing in the game, still marked as coming soon after 2 months.”
- “Same mission over and over again but just the number of levels grows.”
- “I suggest if you can make the player wait for 1 hour before he/she can play again to have full energy, then it will be a different story.”
- “Same mission over and over again but just number of levels grow.”
- “Starting few days game going well but after very hard to complete missions & I reached timeline 7 for getting the skills but skills showing 'coming soon'. Timeline 7, 8 & 9 skills, runes & items not showing in this game, shows 'coming soon' for past 2 months.”
- “Trash game, I only played for the free cash app quest, done the quest before the deadline, then the reward was erased.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is widely criticized for poor performance, frequent crashes, and degradation following so-called "optimizations and fixes." Ads, especially those sponsoring TikTok banners, further decrease performance, making gameplay frustrating. Overall, the game requires significant optimization improvements to be enjoyable.
- “Game would be a lot more fun if it was optimized better.”
- “I would recommend this game but the ads cause a decrease in performance, so I feel this game would only be recommended when no other options are available.”
- “Some ads don't cause performance issues and other games use different ads.”
- “Just garbage optimization that probably doesn't get called out because it takes quite a while in the main mode to even unlock.”
- “Every time you see 'optimizations and fixes' in release notes it just means they made the game worse.”
- “I would recommend this game but with the ads that cause a decrease in performance I feel like this game would only be recommended when no other options are available.”
humor
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's humor unintentionally frustrating, mainly due to excessive and intrusive ads that disrupt gameplay and create a frustrating experience rather than genuine amusement.
- “Hilariously ad ridden.”
- “And I thought things could not be more funny.”
- “Funny thing there though is after the ad is finished the game resets and you don't get the bonus.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's replayability is significantly hindered by its unfinished state, turning what initially seemed like a fun and engaging experience into a disappointing one.