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Timelie

Timelie

Released: 5/20/2020

Every second matters in Timelie, a stealth puzzle game that puts the power of time in your very hands. Trapped in an abstract and surreal world, a girl and a mysterious cat must work together to escape their surroundings, pursued by a nameless enemy at every turn. The Timeline ability gives players the power to control time just like a media player. Drag the Timeline left rewind time and undo your past mistakes. Drag it right to watch your future unfold and gain you valuable information to change your past. Control both the girl and the cat simultaneously, timing their movements and actions to complement each other, escape detection, distract enemies, and ultimately escape the world they’re trapped in. Experience cooperative play for a single player like never before. Lose yourself in a vibrant world filled with colorful abstractions and surreal visuals. Explore strange realms filled with danger…but also discovery.

Every second matters in Timelie, a stealth puzzle game that puts the power of time in your very hands. Trapped in an abstract and surreal world, a girl and a mysterious cat must work together to escape their surroundings, pursued by a nameless enemy at every turn. The Timeline ability gives players the power to control time just like a media player. Drag the Timeline left rewind time and undo your past mistakes. Drag it right to watch your future unfold and gain you valuable information to change your past. Control both the girl and the cat simultaneously, timing their movements and actions to complement each other, escape detection, distract enemies, and ultimately escape the world they’re trapped in. Experience cooperative play for a single player like never before. Lose yourself in a vibrant world filled with colorful abstractions and surreal visuals. Explore strange realms filled with danger…but also discovery.

Every second matters in Timelie, a stealth puzzle game that puts the power of time in your very hands. Trapped in an abstract and surreal world, a girl and a mysterious cat must work together to escape their surroundings, pursued by a nameless enemy at every turn. The Timeline ability gives players the power to control time just like a media player. Drag the Timeline left rewind time and undo your past mistakes. Drag it right to watch your future unfold and gain you valuable information to change your past. Control both the girl and the cat simultaneously, timing their movements and actions to complement each other, escape detection, distract enemies, and ultimately escape the world they’re trapped in. Experience cooperative play for a single player like never before. Lose yourself in a vibrant world filled with colorful abstractions and surreal visuals. Explore strange realms filled with danger…but also discovery.

Critics
80
Steam
94
Metacritic
72

Score Breakdown

79.5

Critic Average

17 reviews

94

Steam User Score

2,506 reviews

72

Metacritic User Score

29 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-14.7
Metacritic Disparity
+7.5
Combined Disparity
-3.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

10 launch window (59%)7 late (41%)