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In Stars And Time

In Stars And Time

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “emotionally impactful character writing” (73 of 103 reviews) and “engaging despite intentional repetition” (27); the most common complaint is “slow pacing and backtracking” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Nov 20, 2023 Developer insertdisc5 Publisher Armor Games Studios Platforms Windows Story RichRPGLGBTQ+EmotionalParty-Based RPG
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

96.9%positive8,949 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“a psychological horror time loop game that actually manages to be annoying in the right ways for the story it's trying to tell.”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Playing this game was an experience I will never forget! :D The art and music draws you in, but the comradery between Isabeau, Odile, Mirabelle, Bonnie, and Siffrin as well as the twists and turns along the way keep you locked in. I had so much fun just reading the dialogue…”

— a player, Steam review · 65 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“At the fist this game was not that fun for me until the act 2 and sometimes it was gettin' on ma nerves but JIZZ - now look at my play time . Literally I played this game 3 TIMES. seriously this is one of the best pixel art game with Contains all the emotions of Character well…”

— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

392all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 176 avg · Dec 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

43achievements
30.3%median completion
2.5%rarest: Behind the scenes
83.5% of players 78.7% of players 69.0% of players 53.0% of players 48.9% of players 44.2% of players 44.0% of players 42.5% of players 41.1% of players 40.8% of players 40.6% of players 40.3% of players 39.9% of players 39.0% of players 38.6% of players 36.6% of players 35.8% of players 35.1% of players 34.9% of players 34.6% of players 34.1% of players 30.3% of players 26.6% of players 26.6% of players 25.6% of players 24.1% of players 20.7% of players 19.7% of players 19.5% of players 18.3% of players 17.3% of players 17.3% of players 14.1% of players 13.6% of players 13.5% of players 13.4% of players 11.5% of players 10.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 2.5% of players 83.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.5%Welcome to the show! — Finish getting ready.
78.7%Break a leg! — Die for the first time.
69.0%Jackpot! — Do a Jackpot Attack for the first time.
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Behind the scenes — Get every chat with Loop.
4.3%Head Empty — Get every memory.
4.3%OP — Get everyone to their max level in the same loop.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$10.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-09 09-30 10-22

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 19, 2026
Join us for the THIRD ISAT Book Club Stream 10/20 ✨✨✨

Hello, friends! We’re rapidly approaching the end of Act 4’s time in the sun in our ISAT playthrough bookclub so it’s time for another stream! Join Adrienne and myself on our Twitch channel tomorrow (

Oct 16, 2026
“Why Are You Making A Toxic Yuri Game After In Stars And Time?!”

Hello! It’s episode two (kind of episode 6?!) of the insertdisc5 corner and Adrienne and Chris are back! This month our topic is “Why Are You Making A Toxic Yuri Game After In Stars And Time?!”. Throu

Sep 29, 2026
ISAT X Truth Scrapper Fan Competition?!!

Using the Medium of your Choice (drawn art, short fanfic, music, poetry, knitting, cosplay, whatever!) show us how two characters, one from In Stars and Time and one from the upcoming Truth Scrapper ,

Sep 20, 2026
Loop Plush returns + New Hoodie and Crewneck out NOW for a LIMITED TIME!!!

the return of the plush that GLOWS IN THE DARK!!! Second is this cute and snuggly knitted crewneck sweater with tiny lil Loop details October 12th because once the times up, the times up! There’s goin

Sep 18, 2026
Join us for the SECOND ISAT Book Club Stream 09/20 ✨✨✨

this Sunday (Sept 20th) at 1pm ET / 6 pm BST! We will stream, answer your questions, and maybe find out more things about ourselves we didn’t know previously! See you there?! - Chris @ insertdisc5

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresRPG
Player tagsStory Rich · RPG · LGBTQ+ · Emotional · Party-Based RPG · 2D · Turn-Based Combat · Lore-Rich · Singleplayer · Psychological Horror · Fantasy · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements43
Official sitehttps://www.instarsandtime.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 x64 Processor: Intel Core i3-530 (2 * 2930), AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core (4 * 2300), or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 440 (1024 MB) or Radeon HD 7750 (1024MB) Storage: 500 MB available space