Best Time Travel games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated time travel games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free time travel games are available at the bottom of the page.
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her tears were my light
a love story between time and space
Broken Pieces
Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.
Eternal Threads
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION
CHRONO CROSS is an RPG that transcends time and space, unfolding across two interlinked parallel worlds. With over 40 party members to meet, people and dimensions will intertwine in this epic drama about the planet itself.
What Lies in the Multiverse
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
A Perfect Day
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Wanderer
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
Hourglass
In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
5029 AD, "Guillotine", the Japanese territory on Mercury, a city full of neon signs and drunks. You will explore the beautiful cyberpunk-style 2D world, play music to the residents of Mercury to gather intelligence, and finally achieve the goal of saving the world.
Between Time: Escape Room
You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?
Kraken Academy!!
Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!
Rail of Möbius
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Cats in Time
A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!
Twelve Minutes
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Cris Tales
Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!
Reminiscence
You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.
Critters for Sale
Experience death from the comfort of your seat.
Dinner with an Owl
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
ANOTHER EDEN
[Single player JRPG] Take your cat on a time-traveling adventure!
ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
Most played time travel games on Steam
Take a look at the top time travel games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 15th 2025.
1. STEINS;GATE
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations. STEINS;GATE is a visual novel, story rich and anime game developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd.. Released on September 08th 2016 has received 20,626 reviews of which 20,097 were positive and 529 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played time travel game, thanks to its 384 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.5
20,097
529
384
players
2. Life is Strange - Episode 1
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future. Life is Strange - Episode 1 is a story rich, choices matter and great soundtrack game developed by DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral interactive (Mac) and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and Square Enix. Released on January 29th 2015 has received 168,668 reviews of which 162,243 were positive and 6,425 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 326 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among time travel games based on player count.
9.5
162,243
6,425
326
players
3. ANOTHER EDEN
[Single player JRPG] Take your cat on a time-traveling adventure! ANOTHER EDEN is a free to play, jrpg and rpg game developed and published by WFS and Inc.. Released on March 30th 2021 has received 1,842 reviews of which 1,278 were positive and 564 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. While seeing 322 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among time travel games based on player count.
6.7
1,278
564
322
players
4. STEINS;GATE 0
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE. STEINS;GATE 0 is a visual novel, story rich and anime game developed by MAGES. Inc. and published by Spike Chunsoft Co. and Ltd.. Released on May 08th 2018 has received 6,771 reviews of which 6,523 were positive and 248 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. With 167 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.3
6,523
248
167
players
5. GNOSIA
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time... GNOSIA is a visual novel, story rich and anime game developed by Petit Depotto and published by PLAYISM. Released on January 23rd 2022 has received 3,106 reviews of which 2,920 were positive and 186 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. With 124 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.0
2,920
186
124
players
6. The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands. The Forgotten City is a adventure, time travel and mystery game developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers. Released on July 28th 2021 has received 11,233 reviews of which 10,796 were positive and 437 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.3
10,796
437
32
players
7. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past! 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is a chess, time travel and time manipulation game developed and published by Conor Petersen, Thunkspace and LLC. Released on July 22nd 2020 has received 8,092 reviews of which 7,832 were positive and 260 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.4
7,832
260
26
players
8. Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects. Day of the Tentacle Remastered is a point & click, adventure and classic game developed by Double Fine Productions and Shiny Shoe and published by Double Fine Productions. Released on March 21st 2016 has received 4,395 reviews of which 4,263 were positive and 132 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.3
4,263
132
19
players
9. No Time
Go on a trip through time! Experience the freedom of traveling into any date, hour and minute in time between the years 1 and 2077! Help your best friend Edward in his scientific affairs! Watch out for the Time Agents & avoid yourself! No Time is a time travel, time manipulation and sandbox game developed and published by Lost in Days Studio. Released on April 14th 2019 has received 1,682 reviews of which 1,641 were positive and 41 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played time travel games.
9.3
1,641
41
13
players
10. Wanderer
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure. Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you? Wanderer is a adventure, action and time travel game developed and published by Mighty Eyes. Released on January 27th 2022 has received 1,000 reviews of which 851 were positive and 149 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played time travel games.
8.1
851
149
9
players
Best deals on time travel games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of time travel games available on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted time travel games.
1. The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands. The Forgotten City is a adventure, time travel and mystery game developed by Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers. Released on July 28th 2021 has received 11,233 reviews of which 10,796 were positive and 437 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. Featuring a massive 94% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for time travel category.
9.3
10,796
437
-94%
23.00€
1.38€
2. The Great Perhaps
The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past. The Great Perhaps is a adventure, indie and casual game developed by Caligari Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Released on August 14th 2019 has received 778 reviews of which 619 were positive and 159 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 90% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in time travel games.
7.6
619
159
-90%
9.99€
0.99€
3. Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded
Sequel to the amazing adventures of two Russian pop-culture legends: Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka who fearlessly beat off the alien invasion in a first franchise installment. Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded is a adventure, hidden object and time travel game developed by Buka Development and published by ESDigital Games. Released on October 14th 2016 has received 376 reviews of which 321 were positive and 55 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 80% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in time travel games.
7.9
321
55
-80%
4.99€
0.99€
Free time travel games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play time travel games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 15th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play time travel games.
1. Life is Strange - Episode 1
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future. Life is Strange - Episode 1 is a story rich, choices matter and great soundtrack game developed by DONTNOD Entertainment, Feral interactive (Mac) and Feral Interactive (Linux) and published by Feral interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) and Square Enix. Released on January 29th 2015 has received 168,668 reviews of which 162,243 were positive and 6,425 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. With 326 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free time travel games on Steam.
9.5
162,243
6,425
326
players
2. ANOTHER EDEN
[Single player JRPG] Take your cat on a time-traveling adventure! ANOTHER EDEN is a free to play, jrpg and rpg game developed and published by WFS and Inc.. Released on March 30th 2021 has received 1,842 reviews of which 1,278 were positive and 564 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 322, this time travel game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free time travel games on Steam.
6.7
1,278
564
322
players
3. CHRONOSHOT
CHRONOSHOT is a free-to-play score-driven sci-fi arena shooting game, with specialized time mechanics. The player is equipped with a Jetpack, several weapons, and special ammunition which can be used to turn the tide against the enemy and dominate the leader board! CHRONOSHOT is a early access, free to play and time travel game developed and published by Quickfire Labs. Released on August 07th 2020 has received 423 reviews of which 375 were positive and 48 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free time travel games on Steam.
8.2
375
48