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Timespinner cover art

Timespinner

Lunar Ray Games · Chucklefish · 2018-09-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 04, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 25, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2018 (Mac), Sep 25, 2018 (PlayStation Vita), Sep 25, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Jun 04, 2019 (Xbox One)

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.

Timespinner is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 3180 reviews).

4
playing now
86%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (46 ratings)
4.53★
PlayStation Store rating (944 ratings)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Timespinner is a video game developed by Lunar Ray Games and published by Chucklefish. It was funded through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in June 2014. Initially scheduled for release in November 2015, growth in the project's scope necessitated a later release date of September 2018.

Trailer

Timespinner trailer thumbnail

Timespinner – Gameplay Trailer | PS4, PS Vita

≈22,435 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 165 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–191k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,191 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-50%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Humble Store (2021-07-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 31 of 83 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10810820182026Week of 2018-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-14 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2380Apr 2016Aug 2026Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Oct 2018 — avg 55 · peak 243Jan 2019 — avg 25 · peak 104Apr 2019 — avg 10 · peak 24Jul 2019 — avg 26 · peak 71Oct 2019 — avg 9 · peak 45Jan 2020 — avg 10 · peak 29Apr 2020 — avg 14 · peak 57Jul 2020 — avg 31 · peak 93Oct 2020 — avg 9 · peak 27Jan 2021 — avg 16 · peak 43Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 35Jul 2021 — avg 20 · peak 59Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Jan 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Apr 2022 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2022 — avg 17 · peak 41Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Jan 2023 — avg 15 · peak 54Apr 2023 — avg 6 · peak 21Jul 2023 — avg 17 · peak 45Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 30Jan 2024 — avg 14 · peak 44Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2024 — avg 19 · peak 43Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 36Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 15 · peak 38Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 35Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2026 — avg 12 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992018-09-252026-10-142018-09-25 — best price $19.992018-12-13 — best price $17.992019-02-17 — best price $19.992019-07-10 — best price $13.992019-09-30 — best price $11.052019-11-27 — best price $14.982019-12-20 — best price $13.992020-01-17 — best price $13.992020-02-06 — best price $19.742020-03-17 — best price $16.372020-06-25 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $9.992021-05-18 — best price $19.992021-08-26 — best price $7.992022-01-04 — best price $19.992022-04-14 — best price $12.992022-11-11 — best price $19.992023-02-06 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $5.992023-10-25 — best price $13.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $13.992024-08-15 — best price $12.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-28 — best price $19.992025-11-16 — best price $19.992026-02-12 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-08-14 — best price $9.992026-09-04 — best price $19.992026-09-14 — best price $9.992026-09-24 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3792026-05-26 — 22 pageviews2026-05-30 — 28 pageviews2026-06-03 — 18 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 16 pageviews2026-06-15 — 11 pageviews2026-06-19 — 25 pageviews2026-06-23 — 23 pageviews2026-06-27 — 22 pageviews2026-07-01 — 22 pageviews2026-07-05 — 23 pageviews2026-07-09 — 18 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 11 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-29 — 20 pageviews2026-08-02 — 17 pageviews2026-08-06 — 22 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-14 — 23 pageviews2026-08-18 — 17 pageviews2026-08-22 — 20 pageviews2026-08-26 — 11 pageviews2026-08-30 — 30 pageviews2026-09-03 — 14 pageviews2026-09-07 — 25 pageviews2026-09-11 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 17 pageviews2026-09-19 — 9 pageviews2026-09-23 — 15 pageviews2026-09-27 — 21 pageviews2026-10-01 — 12 pageviews2026-10-05 — 14 pageviews2026-10-09 — 10 pageviews2026-10-12 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "Melee Orb"
35.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-09-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,94016%37
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)2,37053%37
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2,24719%37
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)1,23646%37
Switch (Nintendo)510%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGActionLGBTQ+Sci-fiFantasyPlatformerStory RichExplorationMetroidvania

Census log

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

Recent updates

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