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Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres cover art

Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres

Artifex Mundi · 2014-07-31

Steam

Casual

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 04, 2014 (Mac), Sep 15, 2014 (Android), TBD (iOS), Jun 04, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 04, 2014 (Linux)

Fulfill your destiny, become the ruler of time, and change the course of history!

Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres is a 2014 Casual game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (59% of 605 reviews).

2
playing now
59%
positive of 605 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 15k–36k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 605 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2015-10-12) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520162026Week of 2017-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
821Aug 2014Jun 2026Aug 2014 — avg 6 · peak 36Dec 2014 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2015 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2015 — avg 6 · peak 33Dec 2015 — avg 11 · peak 51Apr 2016 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2016 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2016 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2017 — avg 4 · peak 36Aug 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 11Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2026 — avg 82 · peak 729Jun 2026 — avg 40 · peak 175
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.992015-01-012024-06-112015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-21 — best price $7.952015-08-10 — best price $1.992015-11-25 — best price $2.992016-04-19 — best price $9.992016-11-01 — best price $9.992017-01-10 — best price $9.992017-08-24 — best price $9.992018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $2.992019-03-12 — best price $9.992019-10-28 — best price $2.992020-03-09 — best price $2.992020-05-20 — best price $2.992020-07-15 — best price $9.992020-08-20 — best price $8.992020-10-19 — best price $9.992020-12-03 — best price $6.812021-02-11 — best price $2.992021-03-29 — best price $9.992021-04-25 — best price $9.992021-06-14 — best price $8.992021-07-13 — best price $8.992021-08-19 — best price $8.992021-09-26 — best price $8.992021-10-24 — best price $8.992021-12-06 — best price $8.992022-01-15 — best price $8.992022-02-21 — best price $8.992022-04-29 — best price $8.992022-05-23 — best price $9.992022-07-14 — best price $8.992022-08-09 — best price $8.992022-09-09 — best price $8.992024-02-13 — best price $6.812024-06-11 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
43.4%
earned "Faster than light!"
32.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,85553%11

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualHorrorPuzzleFantasyMysteryAdventureStory RichTime Travel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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