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Aliya: Timelink
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
41 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“pretty exciting game, the story is interesting and very heartfelt. There's some sad and happy moment that will last in memories. The game is worth more than the price so it's very great for me to play. The story being…”
26 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“pretty exciting game, the story is interesting and very heartfelt. There's some sad and happy moment that will last in memories. The game is worth more than the price so it's very great for me to play. The story being…”
9 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“pretty exciting game, the story is interesting and very heartfelt. There's some sad and happy moment that will last in memories. The game is worth more than the price so it's very great for me to play. The story being…”
“Very sweet little game. The real time aspect gives the conversations a more genuine feel.. waiting for a response. You do later learn a way to skip to waiting times. But for a first story playthrough I think it works…”
“this is such a hidden gem, the cost doesn't do this game justice whatsoever truly an experience of the time, i can't even describe whatever i experienced by words, you just have to live through the game by yourself for…”
8 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“A glitch in time, a drift in soul and Aliya is very pretty. Please add more language options to new versions and the new game.”
“I have a great experience with this game. I love the concept of "timelink", real time chatting with Aliya, the music is good, CGs looks amazing and I really love ending 1, everything about it is just great. The build…”
“Very unique beautiful visual novel - 100% recommend”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Very sweet little game. The real time aspect gives the conversations a more genuine feel.. waiting for a response. You do later learn a way to skip to waiting times. But for a first story playthrough I think it works…”
“I have a great experience with this game. I love the concept of "timelink", real time chatting with Aliya, the music is good, CGs looks amazing and I really love ending 1, everything about it is just great. The build…”
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 73 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I have a great experience with this game. I love the concept of "timelink", real time chatting with Aliya, the music is good, CGs looks amazing and I really love ending 1, everything about it is just great. The build…”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“With my time playing through this game, I found that this is no ordinary visual novel. It may be my mistake by purchasing this game without thoroughly looking at the gameplay but I do not regret this decision. The game…”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Aliya: Timelink is not for everyone. I think its narrative targets a very particular demographic. Neither is it a perfect experience. There is a lot of waiting due to the real-time sync mechanic, the translations have their issues, and it is very simplistic in nature. For some…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I have only finished the 5 endings so far (with some small progress on the daily missions) but the game is short and sweet. I am not really that interested in visual novel games but the game's price and overall length intrigued me and the real-time element was interesting.…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“start is alright then it becomes repetitive and boring. Concept is cool but poorly done, wouldnt recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Word Game · Multiple Endings · Space · Sci-fi · Text-Based · Perma Death · 2D · Minimalist · Emotional (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: 2GHz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Support DirectX9+ Storage: 1 GB available space