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The Temporal Invasion

The Temporal Invasion

EXPERIENCE this Story-Driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that blends Your Real Life with Science Fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Conspiracy, Alternate History, The Supernatural and Fringe Science.

Released Jul 4, 2016 Developer Hybriona Technologies LLP Publisher Hybriona Technologies LLP Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux AdventureIndieSimulationPuzzleAlternate History
View on Steam ↗ $6.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

71.6%positive109 reviews
Recommended · 76 found this helpful

“I played around 10 hours of the DRM free version before thus the low playtime on steam. It seems like a decent ARG so far. This type of game is for people who do not get easily frustrated. If you have a low attention span and don't like sitting in front of your PC googling…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“Conspiracies & Puzzle Hunting The Temporal Invasion is a story-driven, riddle-based game that encourages the player to utilize any available resource needed to solve the provided puzzles. This may involve fine-tuning your Google searching skills, gathering friends, or even…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 74 found this helpful

“Temporal Invasion certainly is worth getting if you are into sleuth, riddle-solving, and mind-boggling puzzles; as long as you can bear with the overly present grammar errors--which is ironic given that the game is text-driven, you would think that the studio would have allotted…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2023-03 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

2,062all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 38 avg · Dec 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

12achievements
3.8%median completion
3.2%rarest: Chapter 9: Dr. Quantum
17.7% of players 12.1% of players 7.2% of players 5.6% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 17.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
17.7%I am Qualified — I am qualified for this venture
12.1%Chapter 1: Find The Secret Book — I found the secret book
7.2%Chapter 2: The Lost Survivor — We found the lost survivor
Rarest badges of honor
3.2%Chapter 9: Dr. Quantum — Chapter 9: Dr. Quantum
3.2%Chapter 8: The Apostate — Chapter 8: The Apostate
3.2%Chapter 7: Messenger of Aliens? — Chapter 7: Messenger of Aliens?

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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsAdventure · Indie · Simulation · Puzzle · Alternate History · Mystery · Surreal · Sci-fi · Story Rich · Historical (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements12
Official sitehttps://hybriona.itch.io/mystery-puzzle-hunt
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 and Later Processor: Dual Core 1.75 GHz and Later Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: Video Card with 512 MB or VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Stereo Sound Required Additional Notes: One Tool (and so some chapters) needs Internet access