The Timeless Child - Prologue

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Timeless Tale · Puzzle · Dec 10, 2021

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy The Timeless Child - Prologue?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's not too short or long also, so coop with a friend is enjoyable.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
My friend and I had a blast playing it, and the difficulty level was just right (except for that pesky bug in the dining room).
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For a prologue, this felt incredibly nice to play through and the visuals were stunning.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op58 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
64% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend
Players complain
Story
62% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
26% still recommend
Bugs
8% still recommend
Performance
56% still recommend
Optimization
38% still recommend
Multiplayer
25% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

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