Temporality
A side-scrolling war game played by advancing and reversing time
James Earl Cox III · Released Nov 12, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 184
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Sep 11, 2018
What is Temporality?
This short 2D music game takes place during World War I. You press D to move time forward and A to reverse it, accompanied by Julie Buchanan's song "Transitivity".
For you if...
- +you like brief, experimental alternatives to conventional games
- +you seek dark, reflective takes on wartime life
Not for you if...
- −you want complex controls and varied gameplay systems
What players say
90% of 184 reviews are positive
Players praise its emotional portrayal of soldiers as people with lives beyond the war. A recent reviewer criticizes its message as repetitive.
Screenshots and trailer
Temporality system requirements
Minimum: 330.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Temporality?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 7
- Processor
- 2 GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 330 or higher
- Memory
- 4 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 MB available space
Does Temporality have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Temporality 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
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Temporality 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