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Timespinner

Timespinner

Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

Released Sep 25, 2018 Developer Lunar Ray Games Publisher Chucklefish Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux MetroidvaniaLGBTQ+Side Scroller2D PlatformerFemale Protagonist
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.8%positive2,906 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“This review might be a bit late, but what i was reminded of while listening to the soundtrack of this games years after its release (without spoiling too much) was that this game bridges/blends the atmosphere of classic 'igavania' castlevania with the one of metroid (3) in quite…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“The main issue this game has is thay it ends when it should be picking up. The abilities and upgrades are often for one specific moment and thats it. But its quite fun and enjoyable for what it was. Easily recommend on sale as a steam deck game. Maybe not full price though”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“REALLY GOOD METROIDVANIA. it has some things it could do better, like using the damage icons in the bestiary on your weapons, so you know the specific damage they do rather than trying to cross reference and figure it out. some symbols are obvious, some aren't. but some weapons…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

17playing at last check
2024-hour peak
381all-time peak
0 250 500 2019 2021 2023 2025 238 avg · Sep 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

37achievements
35.8%median completion
7.5%rarest: The Timespinner
83.6% of players 80.6% of players 80.6% of players 72.7% of players 67.3% of players 64.7% of players 64.6% of players 63.2% of players 59.2% of players 57.5% of players 56.0% of players 53.6% of players 49.0% of players 48.2% of players 47.1% of players 41.7% of players 39.1% of players 38.5% of players 35.8% of players 35.6% of players 35.0% of players 31.4% of players 29.8% of players 29.6% of players 28.2% of players 27.3% of players 23.0% of players 21.6% of players 21.0% of players 20.5% of players 17.0% of players 16.1% of players 15.9% of players 13.9% of players 13.4% of players 10.6% of players 7.5% of players 83.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.6%Melee Orb — Find a new Melee Orb.
80.6%Feline Sentry — Hidden achievement
80.6%Friendly Familiar — Find your first Familiar companion.
Rarest badges of honor
7.5%The Timespinner — Achieve all possible feats on the same save file.
10.6%Perseverance — Beat the game on Nightmare mode.
13.4%Silent Archaeologist — Obtain an Orb without breaking its pedestal.

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 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jul 06, 2026
Small Update: Version 1.042

- Fixed a bug introduced by 1.04 where Lunais could vibrate quickly when standing on a slope. - In Shops, when changing quantity to buy or sell, you can now go from minimum to maximum amount by going

Jul 03, 2026
Small Update: Version 1.041

Quick little patch! The FNA update yesterday did not play well with some machines, so I've rolled back FNA to the stable version from 2021. Hopefully this will work better!

Jul 02, 2026
Accessibility Update: Version 1.04

Hello everyone, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Since the last patch in 2021, I’ve been steadily working on making Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream. It’s coming along really well and I’ve recently begun wor

Sep 25, 2023
Introducing Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream!

Hello everyone! Happy Timespinner Anniversary! It's hard to believe that it's been 5 years since the game came out. To celebrate the occasion, I have some exciting news to share with you... Introducin

Sep 01, 2021
Small Update: Version 1.033

Hello! I've been busy working on Timespinner 2, but took some time to push this small update. The purpose of this update is primarily to restore MacOS functionality to the game, in addition to some qu

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsMetroidvania · LGBTQ+ · Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Female Protagonist · Exploration · Platformer · 2D · Pixel Graphics · RPG · Time Manipulation · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://timespinnergame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible, PixelShader & Vertex Shader 1.1 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 400 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible