Anomalous items have been scattered across time and space, and retrieving them is key to stopping the destruction of the timeline as we know it. As a special agent of the Timekeeper's Watch, harness the power of your trusty Timepiece to bend causality and restore chronological order. Every world has a limited time for which it is stable, so make sure to accomplish your mission as fast as possible! Compete with your past self to further repair the timeline, and maybe save enough to get a good night's rest!

Mechanics Explanation:
Movement

The movement system allows bunny hopping as well as wall running. You can wall run most surfaces that are tilted at an angle.  Jumping right after you land preserves your momentum.

Gameplay

Each level has a set time limit to reach collectibles and/or objectives.

  • Collectibles are anomalies that you must collect (by running into them) to complete the level. They usually have a yellow highlight.
  • Objectives display a required number of elapsed seconds. You can only interact with objectives when the elapsed time on your watch matches the objective's number. If you miss your window, the rift destabilizes and you will instantly lose!

Reach the BLUE orb after completing the collectibles and objectives to finish the level. Don't take too long or you lose.

Abilities

The Timekeeper's Timepiece is the only way for the player to accurately check elapsed time inside a temporal rift. Additionally, your Timepiece allows you to act as a conduit for causality, transferring the intended velocity of one object to another (even yourself)! However, having your watch out for too long will destabilize the time continuum and accelerate the passage of time. Be strategic in when you choose to wield its power—and stop checking if it's lunchtime yet!

Some levels have the potential to be puzzles just as much as they are platformers, and may not have immediately obvious solutions. Think about the tools you're given and the consequences of messing with the movement of objects.

Controls:

WASD to move

SHIFT to sprint

HOLD V to pull out your watch

[ONLY WHILE WATCH IS OUT]:

Right click on objects that turn cursor blue to steal their velocity

Left click on objects that turn cursor yellow to give them stored velocity
Press Q to use stored velocity on self


Debug Commands

Press ` (tilde) to toggle speed display
Press R to reset the level
Hold Alt + F4 to win faster


Resources used:

Text Animator for Unity - Febucci

Gridbox Prototype Materials - Surreal Cosmic

Skybox Series Free - Avionx


Credits:

Game Design/Code - Pandemonium

3D Art/2D Art/Concept Art - Zura Nero

Game Design/Code - Electrocute Salesman


Download

Download
TimerKeeperWin.zip 165 MB
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Timekeeper.app.zip 160 MB

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