No Time To Explain Remastered

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

tinyBuild · Indie · Jul 17, 2015

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
9
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy No Time To Explain Remastered?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Stages often have their own gimmicks, this keeps the gameplay varied and interesting.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I found the story to be highly amusing; I won't spoil it here but everything that happens is just so unexpected and ridiculous, it had me laughing out loud more than once.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The rebuilt presentation delivers cleaner graphics, smoother animations, and a more polished overall experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is also fairly solid, as basically all cutscenes are fully voiced, as well as various comedic remarks from your future self who is getting maimed.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But overall, I had some major fun playing it, as well as in the co-op and in single player mode.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Local multiplayer offers an additional source of entertainment for friends looking to share the chaos together.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay77 reviews
Story46 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Co-op11 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
20% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
58% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Crashes
17% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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