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The Timeless Child - Prologue

The Timeless Child - Prologue

The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.

Released Dec 10, 2021 Developer Timeless Tale Platforms Windows PuzzleCo-op CampaignStory RichExplorationHidden Object
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

74.5%positive3,108 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The Timeless Child is a duo puzzle game that had pretty good puzzles! Story - This is just the prologue so it doesn't go too deep into the story, but it was interesting for what was there. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Characters - I do like it when there are separate characters in a duo game! I do wish…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“To be honest, it was a decent and nice prologue, however, I hope that if the game will be released in full, it will be a little more interesting or captivating because the puzzles were okay, but not that interesting, and my friend and I felt that when we played. The best way to…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“The designs and concept were very cute but it was painful, looooong, confusing, and a little creepy? I was expecting a story, or even a sense of satisfaction when you finish a little game, but my friend was not even sure that we succeeded and vice versa. I also believe that it…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

930all-time peak
0 100 200 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 120 avg · Apr 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

22achievements
17.9%median completion
2.0%rarest: Alcoholics Anonymous
75.2% of players 70.5% of players 44.1% of players 35.4% of players 35.0% of players 29.1% of players 28.9% of players 26.1% of players 25.9% of players 21.3% of players 21.2% of players 17.9% of players 17.9% of players 17.8% of players 17.7% of players 14.2% of players 4.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 75.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.2%Traveling Companion — Open the map for the first time
70.5%BFF — Play with a friend for the first time
44.1%Echoes from the Past — Ring the Time Bell for the first time
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%Alcoholics Anonymous — Hidden achievement
2.3%Exemplary Student — Hidden achievement
2.6%To Posterity the Arduous Sentence — Listen to all George Wells tapes

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 07, 2024
We have some exciting news to share with you!

First, we want to thank you for the incredible support you’ve shown for The Timeless Child - Prologue since its launch in 2021. We know many of you have recently faced queues to access the game and we

Jan 03, 2022
Update 1.1.8 - Several fixes and updates

1- Paintings puzzle update 2- Minor graphic fixes 3- Improved the quality of the voice chat 4- Changed the position of the index page on the greenhouse for Chris 5- Minor changes to settings

Dec 29, 2021
Update 1.1.7 - Paintings Zoom

-Added the ability to zoom in on the paintings in the dining room. -Fixed typos

Dec 28, 2021
Update 1.1.6 - Paintings puzzle update & Server capacity increased

Hey! We have great news for you! PAINTINGS PUZZLE: We listened to our community and updated the picture puzzle. Now it is more intuitive than before, but we have not upset its functioning. We believe

Dec 27, 2021
Update 1.1.5 - Bug fixing & Improvements

1- Fixed a bug for medium and high quality that prevented you from seeing the symbols on the keys while holding them 2- Added the ability to leave the game while in queue 3- Fixed a bug which prevente

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsPuzzle · Co-op Campaign · Story Rich · Exploration · Hidden Object · Action-Adventure · First-Person · Multiplayer · Female Protagonist · Dialogue Heavy · Realistic · Co-op (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Italian * *
Achievements22
Official sitehttps://www.timeless-tale.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750, 1 GB or AMD Radeon Pro 450, 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: Microphone required