The Timeless Child - Prologue

The Timeless Child - Prologue

Steam Deck · unrated

Timeless Tale · Puzzle · Dec 10, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

75%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It is supposed to take place in the USA with what seems like people that are born there, but you can clearly hear what sounds like an eastern European accent to all characters.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Also important to note: This game is 2-player co-op only.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
This isn't inherently an issue, and again, may boil down to just me and my friend having a bit of difficulty.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
First, the game itself was very good, and despite its length (on average you will probably go through 2 hours of gameplay), has enough replayability for at least two runs.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Atmospheric Sound Design: Creepy without being outright horror.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
🤝 Multiplayer Fun Factor
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters68 reviews
Co-op27 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking31 reviews
26%
Graphics18 reviews
44%
Optimization10 reviews
40%
Interface6 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs12 reviews
8%
Performance10 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.