Time Rift

My YouTube review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo94omYJ5C8 It's a rare thing when I actually finish a puzzle game, even less so when I 100% one. That's mostly because of my lack of ability and patience with the genre. I was expecting to end up in a similar spot with Time Rift but this small game from a small team surprised me with its ability to strike a balance between not being very difficult, but also making you feel accomplished nonetheless. There is a story in Time Rift but it's pretty straightforward. You are a hacker who has been hired to do some security testing on a big company's network, that's visualized in a very cool way that bears no resemblance to what it would really involve. You start off with only a few different mechanics to manage but as you progress through the 60 levels, more and more are layered in, including time manipulation abilities (hence the game's name.) There are no limits to how often you can use these abilities, meaning you can effectively have limitless tries to figure your way around each obstacle. If you want a real challenge, you can force yourself to only use them when necessary, though I don't see many players doing that. There are also optional collectibles tied to achievements and time records you can try to beat, though the lack of online leaderboards makes it so you're only competing with yourself. Time Rift took me about 3 and a half hours to 100% and that's me who is self-admitted to suck at puzzle games. However, I think that's a good length for this type of title. It doesn't overstay its welcome and gives you enough exposure to its different mechanics, without getting to the point of any of them getting tiresome. In a way, this is a puzzle game for people like me who are bad at puzzle games. The time manipulation mechanics make it not particularly brain bending, but it still requires you to think, analyze and deduce on the fly enough that you'll still feel like you accomplished something meaningful with each puzzle you complete. This one surprised me and for the price, I think it was a fun few hours.

A short and refreshing experience with innovative action gameplay and just enough puzzle mechanics to make it interesting. Each level brings its own little challenge, for both new and experimented players, with the collectibles mechanic. A very well polished game that will give you some fun for a few hours :)

Great writing, a fun mechanic, highly recommended!

Скоростная головоломка с замедлением и перемоткой времени, всё сделано неплохо, но я от такого устал. https://youtu.be/FB8xQPcc_JQ

loved the puzzles

Good

《时空裂隙》是一款小众的快节奏酷跑解密游戏。其游戏设计的非常巧妙，利用对一个三角箭头上下左右四个方向的转变来给玩家带来解密的乐趣。 游戏中一共有60多个关卡，可以看出游戏创作者在每一个关卡设计上都别有用心，把解密和操作完美的结合到了一起。 玩家每达到一定的关卡就会为这个三角箭头解锁新的技能，拥有新的技能就意味着关卡难度的提升。游戏创作者并不是简单的通过加大游戏操作场景而增加难度，而是技能和技能搭配以及技能与场景搭配来增加操作和解密的难度。 例如玩家达到一定关卡后会解锁发子弹的技能，而发子弹的技能需要依赖场景中转换箭头方向的道具才能打开通关的入口。再达到一定关卡后又会解锁时间回溯的技能，而时间回溯又要同时依赖转换箭头方向和发子弹的技能才能打开通关的入口。同时玩家还要通过不断地调整逐渐靠近的死亡线来避免死亡。 每一关的体验都是紧张而又刺激。 总体来说《时空裂隙》是一款非常硬核的解密游戏，在独立游戏这种以创意玩法为核心的游戏种类中属于一款佳作。但其整体较简陋的画面缺迎合不了当今大多数玩家的喜欢，所以注定没有一个好的销量。 游戏是一个艺术品，这款游戏也绝对称的上是艺术。但是和一些经典电影一样，没有一个好的票房。

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce jeu de labyrinthes : que ce soit la musique, les graphismes ou encore l'histoire qu'il y a autour que je trouve bien sympa également :) On découvre tout le long du jeu de nouvelles mécaniques qui fait qu'on ne s'en lasse pas, on a qu'une envie, le terminer à 100% (ramasser toutes les cryptomonnaies) et continuer d'y jouer encore et encore !! :)