Best Time Manipulation games on PC
Games make altering time central to gameplay or the story. Players may rewind events, slow action, repeat loops, or move across timelines to solve puzzles, handle combat, and change outcomes.
- Rewinding, slowing, or looping time
- Time-based combat and puzzle solving
- Experimenting with cause and effect
Related: Time Travel, Bullet Time, Puzzle, Story Rich
67 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Blades of Time
Third-person hack-and-slash adventure built around rewinding time in combat
79% positive
2,721 reviews
Metel - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape game where you must cover your tracks
94% positive
2,473 reviews
Hotel Architect
Hotel building and management simulation with career and sandbox modes
94% positive
2,372 reviews
Paragnosia
First-person horror game about photographing anomalies in a haunted apartment
90% positive
2,300 reviews
Quantum Conundrum
First-person puzzle platformer where shifting dimensions changes object physics
85% positive
2,154 reviews
ICBM
Real-time nuclear strategy with research, defenses, and coordinated strikes
91% positive
1,930 reviews
Braid, Anniversary Edition
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer with time-bending challenges across interconnected worlds
92% positive
1,886 reviews
TimeShift™
First-person sci-fi shooter where you slow, stop, and reverse time
80% positive
1,437 reviews
Shadwen
Third-person medieval stealth with rewind and an orphan to protect
77% positive
1,374 reviews
Underworld Idle
Idle strategy game with cascading unit production and prestige resets
71% positive
Free
Tree Simulator 2022
Tree simulation about standing still, alone or with others
97% positive
1,258 reviews
灵墟
Open-world fantasy RPG with spirit-based combat and clue hunting
86% positive
994 reviews
Coconut Simulator
Minimalist beach simulation about standing still as a coconut
96% positive
931 reviews
Eternal Threads
First-person puzzle game changing past choices to save housemates
86% positive
909 reviews
Poop Clicker
Poop-themed idle clicker where purchases increase coin production
78% positive
842 reviews
Accident: The Pilot
First-person car crash simulation with first aid and investigations
70% positive
Free
David.
Difficult 2D action platformer with slingshot attacks and time manipulation
79% positive
755 reviews
What Lies in the Multiverse
2D puzzle platformer about switching worlds to cross obstacles
91% positive
727 reviews
The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
Party-based RPG mixing field combat and command battles amid murders
84% positive
717 reviews
Cube Chaos
Roguelite strategy battles driven by cube placement and perk combinations
96% positive
636 reviews
Magic Research 2
Text-based incremental RPG with automated spellcasting and strategic boss fights
93% positive
616 reviews
Magic Research
Text-based incremental game about running a magic school across runs
91% positive
417 reviews
SeaOrama: World of Shipping
Shipping company simulation about planning routes and managing cargo contracts
59% positive
417 reviews
Maze Mice
Maze-based survival roguelite where time advances only when you move
88% positive
337 reviews