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Master time to become the ultimate weapon! Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum - a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District.

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Release DateJul 23, 2009
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80% (mostly positive) / 79.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.2% Top 30% / 75.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)984  Top 15% / 1.2K  Top 15%
Curators76 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time7.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers6.6K  Top 15%
Owners± 210.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 95.9K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.1M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of TimeShift™ steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows TimeShift™'s Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 92.5% (February 2014) to 77% (May 2015).

With 1.2K reviews Top 15%, TimeShift™ could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. They often took place in May.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for TimeShift™ and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows TimeShift™'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (54%), followed by Russian (22%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying TimeShift™ percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in TimeShift™, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 11 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 135 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by TimeShift™ and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Time manipulation powers
  • Level design
  • Variety in level design
  • Visuals / graphics
  • Environmental puzzles
  • Decent gunplay
  • Solid physics
  • Ability to save at any point
  • Rain, fire, explosion, water, and lighting effects
  • Multiplayer (though player base is dead)
  • Bullet sponge enemies
  • Poor visual response
  • Janky mouse sensitivity
  • Painfully slow move speed
  • No sprint
  • Clunky time manipulation mechanics
  • Delayed weapon/scope swap
  • Plot/world is unoriginal and unexplained
  • Poor voice acting
  • Infuriating NPC dialogue

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 80% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of TimeShift™'s review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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