Timeless Beta

Right off the bat, Timeless is a great implementation for a game that needs to happen. It’s a first person puzzle game that focuses on using recorded time sequences that aid you in traversing various spaces. It sounds kind of confusing and it should, it’s a mind bender of a game.

The game starts with you waking up in some kind of test facility waiting for your partner to show up. A few seconds in you will notice a slightly elevated floor tile in the room, stepping on it opens a nearby door but as you move towards it, it closes.

Timeless is a game in which you learn by trial and error, gameplay mechanics are not explained, they are discovered and you have to make sense of how they work. The idea is that you posses the power to record time for a certain duration. One action triggers the recording while another instantly rewinds to the start of the recording.

Using this mechanic you will have to make your way through a series of rooms that have moving platforms and other kinds of setbacks. You should know that Timeless will not hold your hand while playing, not even for a second.

Timeless is undoubtedly one of the best games of this kind that you will get to play. Or at least, it will soon be. There is a lot more to work on when it comes to the visual side of things. It is created using Unreal Engine 4 but the textures could really use a bump in quality. Nonetheless, that is something that can improved on without too much hassle, the good thing is that gameplay is solid.

From the first two stages you will come to realize that things won’t be easy. It’s a fairly complex project. Planning ahead one or two simple time recordings is not that hard but having to deal with more while tracking movements and anticipating outcomes will hurt your brain a bit.

Timeless is something that has to reach completion. It’s simply too good to pass by. Download the game see how you feel about it and then stop by Pere Rajadell’s website and offer him some feedback by filling up a short and very helpful form.