Timeloop: Sink Again Beach
- November 16, 2022
- Flatcoon
Get on Steam"Timeloop: Sink Again Beach" is a time-loop themed game where players experience constant beach sinking while trying to break the cycle. With each loop, players gather resources, acquire new skills, and explore various possibilities to prevent the impending sinking. The game emphasizes strategy, resource management, and exploration in a procedurally generated beach environment.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features an interesting time travel mechanic that adds depth to the gameplay and puzzle-solving.
- The vibrant graphics and charming character designs create an engaging atmosphere, reminiscent of classic adventure games.
- It's a short but entertaining experience, making it a good choice for a casual gaming session.
- The game suffers from various bugs and glitches, including issues with saving progress and character animations.
- Dialogue and voice acting can feel disjointed and poorly localized, detracting from the overall experience.
- Some gameplay elements, like invisible walls and continuity problems, can lead to frustration and confusion.
- gameplay36 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of "Timeloop Sink Again Beach" features a unique time travel mechanic that adds depth to its point-and-click adventure style, reminiscent of classic games like Monkey Island. While the game offers a charming narrative and engaging characters, some players noted issues such as invisible walls and a lack of clarity in the time travel mechanics. Overall, the simple and cartoonish gameplay, combined with its intriguing mechanics, provides a fun and entertaining short experience lasting around 2-3 hours.
“The gameplay is kept extremely simple, cartoonish, and fun, and the overall experience can only put a smile on your face.”
“The game's time loop feature adds a unique twist to the gameplay, keeping players engaged and entertained.”
“Short adventure game focused on a time looping mechanic; you visit points on a map that allow you to travel to different times of day to figure out how to leave the island you're stuck on.”
“Aside from this temporal action, the rest of the gameplay outside of conversations with characters is pretty much more of a walking sim or point and click adventure.”
“Outside of this, my only gripe with the gameplay was that I almost immediately ran into invisible walls on my first playthrough.”
“I wish there was more of an explanation of the time travel mechanics; by the time I really figured it out, I had messed up a lot for myself.”
- story26 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The game's story centers on Jack's journey to Death Island to scatter his friend Donald's ashes, featuring a clever time loop mechanic and a charming, Monkey Island-inspired vibe. While opinions vary, many players find the narrative engaging and entertaining, despite some criticism regarding its execution and pacing. Overall, the story is seen as a solid, if not universally praised, aspect of the game that enhances the adventure experience.
“A solid short story that possesses a Tales of Monkey Island vibe, charming voice acting, and a time loop mechanic that is pretty clever.”
“It has impressive graphics, a professional Ukrainian voiceover, an interesting story, and time travel mechanics.”
“Horrible story, graphics are lacking, and just downright boring.”
“The plot revolves around the player character Jack who is visiting Death Island in order to dump his friend Donald's ashes.”
“It is possible to talk with and complete quest steps outside of an intended order that makes absolute sense for the end user.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally described as vibrant and decent, with well-crafted environments that stand out, though character animations are criticized as janky and poorly executed. Some users report performance issues, with the game putting excessive strain on their graphics cards, while others find the overall graphical quality lacking and unengaging.
“Graphics look vibrant and fun, but characters are atrociously animated, as opposed to the environment, which is so well put together that it is easily accepted as background.”
“It has impressive graphics, a professional Ukrainian voiceover, an interesting story, and time travel mechanics.”
“Besides some janky animations, the graphics look pretty decent.”
“For some reason, it hammers my graphics card to 100% all the time.”
“Horrible story, graphics are lacking, and just downright boring.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is described as short yet highly entertaining, featuring a cast of amusing characters and witty dialogue that evoke a classic Monkey Island vibe. However, it distinguishes itself with a unique time loop/time travel concept that adds depth to the comedic experience, complemented by high-quality design and engaging gameplay.
“At first glance, it may look like a typical Monkey Island homage, featuring a setting with a bunch of funny characters and amusing dialogue options, but it is more complicated and original because it uses a very interesting time loop/time travel concept.”
“Various funny characters, high-quality design, and interesting gameplay will not leave you indifferent.”
“Short but very funny.”
- music6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has been criticized for relying heavily on royalty-free tracks, which some players find immersion-breaking due to their familiarity from other media, such as YouTube videos. While not universally detrimental, this choice detracts from the overall experience for many users.
“What's worse than the hit or miss voice work is the soundtrack seems to be comprised of royalty-free tunes.”
“This in and of itself isn't the end of the world, but it felt a bit immersion-breaking considering how popular some of the royalty-free soundtracks chosen actually seem to be.”
“Of course, this varies by experience, but personally, I hear some of these tracks on a pretty regular basis as background music in YouTube videos.”
- character development4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Character development in the game features a variety of interesting designs and an engaging story, though some players may find certain aspects of the character design to be overly exaggerated. Overall, the characters contribute to a fun and intriguing gameplay experience.
“I can really feel like this could be a fun game; the concept is interesting, there are a bunch of interesting character designs, and the story isn't bad.”
“The character development feels shallow and lacks depth, making it hard to connect with any of the characters.”
“I found the character arcs to be predictable and uninspired, leaving me disappointed with their growth.”
“The dialogue and interactions between characters are often clichéd, which detracts from any potential development.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Users have reported occasional bugs in animations during exchanges, indicating that stability can be inconsistent at times.
“Sometimes in these exchanges, the animations can get a bit buggy.”
“The game frequently crashes during key moments, making it frustrating to play.”
“I've experienced several instances where the game freezes, requiring a restart.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game offers a moderately enjoyable experience with a playtime of around 7 hours, and while it has some flaws, it does provide a bit of replayability for players.
“Despite a few minor deadlocks and major flaws in character animation, this proved to be quite an enjoyable experience of middling length (~7 hours), also providing a bit of replayability.”
“Despite a few minor deadlocks and major flaws in character animation, this proved to be quite an enjoyable experience of middling length (~7 hours) - also providing a bit of replayability.”
“The game lacks significant replayability, as once you've completed the main story, there isn't much incentive to return.”
“While the initial playthrough was fun, the lack of varied outcomes and choices makes replaying the game feel redundant.”
