Seconds to Square
A momentum-based platformer where drawn boxes change the flow of time
Fast Fall Studios · Released Aug 23, 2017 · Early Access
Early Access, no updates for over a year
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 73
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Aug 16, 2017
What is Seconds to Square?
This free-to-play, single-player action-platformer is in Early Access. You race against the clock, drawing boxes with the left mouse button to increase running speed and jump height, or the right button to slow time and dodge projectiles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy speedrunning and experimenting with movement mechanics
Not for you if...
- −you prefer relaxed platforming without time pressure
What players say
78% of 73 reviews are positive
Players praise the box-drawing concept, visuals, and music. Some find the controls hard to learn and certain levels too difficult.
Screenshots and trailer
Seconds to Square system requirements
Minimum: with DX9 (shader model 3.…, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Seconds to Square?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP2+
- Processor
- SSE2 instruction set support.
- Graphics
- Card with DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Seconds to Square have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Seconds to Square run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Seconds to Square 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
