Is now a good time to buy Time Loader?

Prices have been lower, at $7.99. The lowest Crit has tracked is $1.03.

What do players like and complain about in Time Loader?

Players most praise Story. The most common complaint is Difficulty.

Should I buy Time Loader?

Buy it if you like

Story: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise

Think twice if you dislike

Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 575 player reviews · updated 14 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 213 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know

45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints

What players praise4

What divides players2

What to know3

Story

Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.

81 of 213 sampled reviews raised it

The graphics are nice, the environmental puzzles are fun but not too hard, there's a compelling story.

Gameplay

Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.

57 of 213 sampled reviews raised it

Time Loader, developed by Flazm and published by META Publishing, offers a distinctive blend of puzzle-platforming and narrative-driven gameplay, wrapped in a nostalgic 1990s setting.

Graphics

Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.

32 of 213 sampled reviews raised it

The art style balances between cartoonish and realistic, creating a warm yet slightly surreal atmosphere that supports the game’s themes of memory and time.

Audio

Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.

24 of 213 sampled reviews raised it

Imagine a cute puzzler with a chill soundtrack and lots of Rube Goldberg type encounters.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love

Story81 reviews

Gameplay57 reviews

Graphics32 reviews

Audio24 reviews

Divided opinion

Steam Deck

83% still recommend

Crashes

40% still recommend

Players complain

Difficulty

67% still recommend

Controls

45% still recommend

Bugs

88% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

Single-player

Controller

DualSense Controller Support
DualShock Controller Support
Full controller support

Store features

Family Sharing
Playable without Timed Input
Remote Play on TV
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Steam Trading Cards
Subtitle Options

Platforms

Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified

SteamOSPlayable

Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.03.

12 months agotoday · $7.99

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