
Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!
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Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!

Rifter
Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.

Time Rifters
Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!
Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.6%, Retro 14.8%, Difficult 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.9% ★, Shooter 10.4%, Action 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Retro 16.8%, Difficult 13.2%, Arcade 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.5%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Arcade 7.6%
Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 33%, Difficult 20.4%, Retro 10.8%, Arcade 10%, Puzzle 8.8%
Blast-off is a hardcore jumper/runner/shmup, where your alter ego will be a ball of anti-matter seeking to leave our Universe. Anti-matter is extremely difficult to exist in our universe, because when it contact with matter it annihilates.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
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TimeTekker is an arcade shoot em' up where your actions dictate the speed of time itself! Overcome the endless hail of bullets at your own pace and become the ultimate ninja!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Difficult 11.3%, Arcade 10.1%, Indie 7.1%
Out of Time is a fast-paced, multi-player co-op roguelite where your squad, gear, and teamwork decide survival. Battle through a fractured world where past, present, and future collide - facing swarms of corrupted enemies, brutal bosses, and unique challenges all before time runs out.
Why similar: Arcade 38.1%, Co-op 21.3%, Action 18.2%, Indie 17.5%, Singleplayer 5%
Experience the mind bending power of single player cooperation. Project Temporality is a third person action/puzzle game built around the concept of allowing the player to play with time. Thanks to our propriety engine Sparta 3D we make the fourth dimension as available as the other three.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 64.3% ★, Puzzle 19%, Indie 9.1%, Action 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
AeternoBlade II: Infinity, new patch in 4K is a hardcore action-puzzle game of Time-Manipulation Combat. Control the flow of time, amend the past, foresee the future, convolute with alternate timelines to fight otherwise undefeatable foes and circumvent the impossible.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.6% ★, Puzzle 11.8%, Difficult 11%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5.7%
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 57.6% ★, Difficult 21.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.1%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Difficult 17.4%, Arcade 9.3%, Retro 8.6%
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Retro 9.3%, Arcade 8.6%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Arcade 11.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 46%, Time Manipulation 27.6% ★, Side Scroller 8.2%, 2D 4.9%, Action 4.5%
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Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.5%, Indie 23.8%, Action 22.5%, 2D 19.1%
The world really does revolve around you in this mind-bending shooter where changing your perspective could save your life.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Arcade 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Retro 19.5%, Difficult 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Arcade 11.6%
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Why similar: Difficult 30.8%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Retro 22.9%, 2D 6.4%, Co-op 5.3%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, Difficult 16.1%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Arcade 11.5%
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and slow-motion combat. Unlock items, customize your gear, and take out your enemies one by one! Co-op included.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 36.2%, Difficult 22.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 4.9%, Action 4.5%
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 60.6% ★, Difficult 9.6%, Puzzle 7.5%, Fast-Paced 6.7%, Action 4.9%
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Difficult 6.6%, Arcade 6.5%
A fast-paced retro shoot-'em-up featuring evolving weapons, intense arcade combat and massive bosses — from one-man studio Psychotic Psoftware.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Side Scroller 17%, Fast-Paced 15.7%, Retro 15.3%, Arcade 6.7%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.2% ★, Difficult 21.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, 2D 5.2%
Master time in this story-rich time-bending puzzle game. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity?
Why similar: Time Manipulation 62% ★, Difficult 18.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Sci-fi 6%, Indie 1.8%
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Why similar: Action 37.5%, Indie 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, 2D 8.7%
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Why similar: Puzzle 46.8%, Sci-fi 31.1%, 2D 16.6%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
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Why similar: Fast-Paced 36%, Difficult 26.6%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Retro 8.2%, 2D 5.4%
Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Retro 18.8%, Indie 17.7%, Action 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.8%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 67.5% ★, Puzzle 19.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Taking to the stars in this six-axis arcade shooter, your ship flips at every angle, tackling enemies and mazes in a race to be the best that humanity has to offer. Collect the orbs and blast your way through 360° of pure synthwave action. Upgrade your craft and make your mark as the top starfighter of all time.
Why similar: Retro 18.1%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%
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Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Puzzle 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 12.9%
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Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Indie 9.1%, Action 8.4%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.9% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Retro 11.4%, Sci-fi 8%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 56.4% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Arcade 8.2%, Shooter 4.9%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 57.7%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 12%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.1% ★, Fast-Paced 23.3%, Difficult 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Retro 8%
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Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Fast-Paced 25.7%, Arcade 22.7%, Indie 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.1%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 74.9% ★, Sci-fi 14%, Action 6.1%, Shooter 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.6%, Difficult 18%, Action 14.3%, Indie 12%, Great Soundtrack 10%
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Why similar: Sci-fi 22.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Action 15.9%, Indie 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 45.8% ★, Fast-Paced 23.1%, Difficult 13.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Shooter 4.1%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 72.4% ★, Sci-fi 19.4%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 1%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.9%, Retro 15%, Sci-fi 13%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D 6.1%
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Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Retro 16.3%, Indie 11.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 63.9% ★, Puzzle 23.9%, Action 5.3%, Indie 3%, Sci-fi 2.8%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.6% ★, Puzzle 15.1%, Difficult 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 57.4% ★, Retro 16.1%, Arcade 8.8%, 2D 5.1%, Shooter 4.2%
A deadly factory surrounds you. The manipulation of time is necessary to escape this underground facility. Use your wit, your laser blaster, and your time-warping abilities to face your demise head-on and triumph!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 77.7% ★, Indie 10.9%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 54.5%, Arcade 16.1%, Difficult 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Sci-fi 4.4%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.7%, Arcade 16.2%, Difficult 12.8%, Shooter 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
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Why similar: Time Manipulation 68.5% ★, Puzzle 17.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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Why similar: Retro 28.2%, Difficult 17.7%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Action 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%