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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

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.

8
playing now
86%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (46 ratings)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 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 20% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 80k–191k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,180 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
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 20 of 43 observed days · $16.00 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

1202026-08-06 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.992018-09-252026-08-302018-09-25 — best price $19.992018-12-05 — best price $17.692019-01-31 — best price $19.992019-06-18 — best price $19.992019-07-15 — best price $13.992019-09-30 — best price $11.052019-11-21 — best price $14.992019-12-13 — best price $14.992020-01-04 — best price $19.992020-01-20 — best price $18.132020-02-06 — best price $19.742020-03-04 — best price $17.882020-06-04 — best price $11.992020-09-04 — best price $9.992021-01-14 — best price $9.992021-05-18 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $11.992022-02-28 — best price $12.992022-06-02 — best price $9.992022-11-11 — best price $19.992023-01-12 — best price $9.992023-06-03 — best price $19.992023-09-12 — best price $9.992023-11-13 — best price $9.992024-02-06 — best price $19.992024-04-25 — best price $9.992024-07-17 — best price $5.992024-11-05 — best price $9.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-28 — best price $19.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-07-24 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4092026-05-26 — 22 pageviews2026-05-29 — 14 pageviews2026-06-01 — 13 pageviews2026-06-04 — 19 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-10 — 24 pageviews2026-06-13 — 37 pageviews2026-06-16 — 11 pageviews2026-06-19 — 25 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 16 pageviews2026-06-28 — 25 pageviews2026-07-01 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 16 pageviews2026-07-07 — 16 pageviews2026-07-10 — 19 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-16 — 16 pageviews2026-07-19 — 17 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-28 — 27 pageviews2026-07-31 — 14 pageviews2026-08-03 — 25 pageviews2026-08-06 — 22 pageviews2026-08-09 — 16 pageviews2026-08-12 — 20 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-18 — 17 pageviews2026-08-21 — 25 pageviews2026-08-23 — 14 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

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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