The idea of this game (creating time clones) is interesting, and that's what made me buy it. However, the implementation is so poor that I couldn't enjoy the game and gave up after forcing myself into a few play sessions. The controls are clumsy. This game would probably play easier if the camera were just looking from inside the eyes of the character, not from behind. In the first few minutes of the game the camera is even locked at fixed angle, you can't look around the room. The constant interruptions by the tutorial text which freeze the game are very annoying. Also, it's the mouse click which closes them, but you don't see the cursor itself, which also feels strange. I'd expect clicking "Next" button or "Close". No voice-overs btw, which is, well, ok for a game which you get for a few euros. The text which appears word by word is annoying as well, it should appear just all at once. The graphics are pretty good, but you very soon notice that there is just a very limited set of ...
Project Temporality
- Release Date:
- May 20, 2014
- Developer:
- Defrost Games
- Publisher:
- Defrost Games
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game

Experience the mind bending power of single player cooperation.
Project Temporality is a third person action/puzzle game built around the concept of allowing the player to play with time. Thanks to our proprietary engine Sparta 3D we make the fourth dimension as available as the other three. Just as with a VCR you can rewind time or fast-forward through it seamlessly.
Combining this and our time line concept you will solve mind-bending puzzles, by giving yourself a helping hand. Any time you need a friend, you can be that friend. Create a new timeline at any time/any place there are no restrictions. This game is all about giving you full freedom in four dimensions.
Solve puzzles involving lasers, mirrors, force fields, trap doors, platforms, keys etc. Exploit time to do the impossible. Explore the world and see into the mind of its people. We hope that you will enjoy the result of our years of evenings and weekends.
Contains 6-14 hours of gameplay.
Key Features

- 4D Gameplay
The fourth dimension Time is as accessible to you as the other three since at any time you can rewind to any earlier point in time, to find that perfect moment for you. No more frustrating replays performing the same sequence over and over again. Just rewind and fix. - Single Player Cooperation
This is the key part of the game. You can exist in many parallel timelines using time clones. It means that every time you need a friend's help in the game, you can be that friend. You can spawn a new time clone at any position and time in the game, and once you create a new one it’s there forever. - Multiple true timelines
Time clones will continue to perform the actions you recorded. They are, however, still a part of the game world, and if you change the game world the end result will also change. - Temporality fielded objects
A temporality fielded object is an object that won’t be affected by your time manipulations, because it is inside a field that cancels out all timelines except the original one. - The Paradox Effect
Combining the true timelines with the temporality fielding allows us to create paradox based puzzles where one single timelines performs multiple different actions depending from where in time it is viewed. Mathematically every temporality fielded object increases the number of dimensions with one which is what allows the paradox effect.
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User Reviews
I spent 7.49 Euro on Project Temporality, and I'd honestly say it was worth it. The game is short, though. The game runs about as long as the original portal and has more than enough puzzles to be interesting, with some of them requiring very abstract thinking. It looks pretty good technically, though it's very samey, and I wouldn't with the story if I were you. But should you get it? Well... If you like puzzle games, DEFINITELY buy this. It's one of the better puzzle games I've played in a while and - unlike the others - it doesn't look awful. The controls are loose and wobbly, but with essentially infinite-use time reversal, you can account for that. It's clever, it's creative and it gives you mechanics which seem familiar, but are fairly unique on their own. This will challenge your brain, but in a good way. However, Temporality is also a very slow-paced game. While you may beat most levels in under three minutes on the clock, keep in mind that the clock counts back when you rever...
RECOMMENDED. This is some kind of mix between The Swapper and Thinking with Time Machine (which is free). From The Swapper, it takes the idea of cloning yourself to achieve the goals of each level. From Thinking with Time Machine, the time roll-out concept. Graphics are a tad odd, better than in The Swapper and not so charming as in TWTM (which, in fact, uses Portal 2's toolbox). I would try both mentioned ones first to this one but, once you are done with those, this is a curious blend. If you liked those, you will probably like this one, also
Seeing this game while browsing the store did not impress me much but after I took the time and had a second look at it I really liked it and gave it a shot and I have to say that this is one of the best puzzle games I've ever played. The premise is simple. You are a person with the power of time manipulation (due to a prototype device) which you can use to turn back time and make a clone that does what you did before in order to solve puzzles and go to the next level. That means you can do two or things at the same time. Normally that would make things easier but not in this game. The complexity the numbber of time clones give to the puzzle only makes it harder. From what I played I can say with confidence that the execution of the premise is very good! Complex puzzles that require you to set your mind to ultra super problem solving mode while providing an aesthetically beautiful environment. This is one game that will put yout thinking skills to the test and provide you a fun exper...
The game is amazing! A puzzle game in the vein of Portal. The controls are spot-on and the story is intriguing. This NEEDS to be in your collection.
Every jump needs to be precise, if the tread of your boot contacts the side of a ledge, you may as well have jumped at a wall because you will lose all momentum and fall strait down. Second level has a jumping puzzel and the third requires a PERFECT jump at the begining. I was unable to make it past here. 2/10 might be a good game if the jumping was tolerable.
Main "cloning" concept is very fresh and enjoyable, however a little confusing at the beginning. But once you figure it out in your head, most puzzles will provide a lot of fun! The game could do a better job at teaching you some "tricks" which you need to know to solve some puzzles, but with a bit of perseverance and "trial and error" tactics you can discover it yourself. The music, story and the way story is told could be more polished, but these do not overshadow general fun of playing the game. I hope more games with similar concept will be made in the future, as it has a potential to be even better. Overall, a positive experience!
A nice game which can be described as a cousin to Braid and Portal. The aspects of manipulating time to create several different timelines has been the bread and butter of Science Fiction stories for decades, but apart from Braid this is the first game I've ever seen that explores the possibilities. Since this is a 3D plattform game, the aspects of timetravel that are most explored are of course the purely spatial and temporal, having to go through ways of getting past obstacles by manipulating the timelines. While they overall have done a good job creating puzzles that you have to think through in order to solve, while still remaining enjoyable, some puzzles just feel like variations of previous puzzles. At first I found the story unengaging but at level 8, I felt it took a turn for the better. All in all, if you enjoyed Braid and Portal, odds are you'll like Project Temporality.
An awesome concept turned into a fun puzzle game. Project Temporality puts the player on a futuristic space station and has you go through 14 chapters, each with its own set of puzzles that require you to use time clones to be solved. It might seem like a confusing mechanic at first, but don't let your first impressions deceive you. You perform a route that you'd want a clone to take, then you rewind back and create an alternate timeline. At this point, the action you've done already will be performed by a clone, whilst you can go on to perform another action. The game lets you create up to 10 clones per chapter, and hence 11 timelines in total. Many of the puzzles require you to use more than 1 clone, creating a very smart and dynamic gameplay, which encourages you to think several moves in advance. It really reminded me of The Swapper (another good puzzle game), except in 3D rather than 2D and with more control over your clones. The puzzles themselves involve security doors, timers,...
I thought it was decent the puzzles were actually pretty good the music was decent I thought the generals ending dialog was funny there were a few bugs and some annoying things such as -if you went by both a laser and a wall you would get stuck in the wall and have to rewind back out -often when restarting an area your power bar would show that you have less power than you should (a fix for this is putting down a clone and rewinding to before you put it down and it recalibrates how much power you should have) -pressing esc. brought up the menu but pressing esc. while the menu was open doesn't close it -the in game running sound effects are super quiet, basically you can only hear them when a new song is being selected -sometimes there was a minor camera getting stuck in the ground/wall for a second
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS: XP
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core [email protected] GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 + @ 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD3000
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires windows media player for music. The graphichs card needs to be DX10 Compatible but can run using DX9.
Recommended
- OS: XP
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core [email protected] GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 + @ 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 460gtx
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: The graphichs card needs to be DX10 Compatible but can run using DX9.
FAQ
How much does Project Temporality cost?
Project Temporality costs $14.99.
What are the system requirements for Project Temporality?
Minimum: Minimum: OS: XP Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core [email protected] GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 + @ 2.0 GHz Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD3000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 600 MB available space Additional Notes: Requires windows media player for music. The graphichs card needs to be DX10 Compatible but can run using DX9. Recommended: Recommended: OS: XP Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core [email protected] GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 3800 + @ 2.0 GHz Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: Geforce 460gtx DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 600 MB available space Additional Notes: The graphichs card needs to be DX10 Compatible but can run using DX9.
What platforms is Project Temporality available on?
Project Temporality is available on Windows PC.
Is Project Temporality worth buying?
Project Temporality has 85% positive reviews from 26 players.
When was Project Temporality released?
Project Temporality was released on May 20, 2014.
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