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Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition

Text-based sci-fi where social media updates span years on Earth

Gritfish · Published by Green Stripe Snake · Released Jul 5, 2016

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
81% of 144
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Feb 28, 2019
Minimum PC
0.5 GB RAM
Full requirements

What is Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition?

You play a passenger leaving Earth aboard a near-lightspeed spaceship in this work of interactive fiction. You read and respond to a social media feed as communication delays grow, following lives back home while minutes aboard the ship become years on Earth.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy speculative fiction about augmentation and artificial intelligence
  • +you prefer short narratives over long campaigns

Not for you if...

  • −you want action-focused play rather than a text-driven story

What players say

81% of 144 reviews are positive

Players praise how the story conveys isolation and growing distance from familiar people, along with its social media interface. Some players like the premise but find its execution unconvincing.

Screenshots and trailer

Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition screenshot 1

Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition system requirements

Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP Service Pack 2+
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 or later
Memory
512 MB RAM

Does Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
9
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.