Fit check
Is Broken Time worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want battles governed by movement rather than continuously advancing time
- Survival-focused players who enjoy collecting weapons and resources in changing level setups
- Creative players who want to make and share custom levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a continuously fast-moving action game may find the movement-triggered pacing too deliberate.
- Players who prefer fixed levels and predictable equipment placements may not enjoy the randomized setup.
- Players looking for a climbing journey, as in Jusant, may find the combat-and-survival structure mismatched.
- Players seeking multiplayer shooting, as in Abyssus, may not find the same group-focused format here.
Our take on Broken Time
Its defining mechanic is a clock tied to movement: the world advances only when the player takes a step, turning dodges, attacks, and positioning into deliberate decisions.
What is Broken Time?
Broken Time is a low-polygon action game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Players fight enemies, collect items and weapons, and gather resources while time advances only when the player moves. This movement-based time system lets players plan dodges, positioning, and attacks before taking the next action. Levels place weapons and items randomly, creating different layouts and encounters across playthroughs. Combat includes enemy shatter effects when foes are defeated. The game also includes a level editor for creating, saving, and sharing levels. Atmospheric music accompanies the adventure, while the action centers on survival, item hunting, and battles shaped by player movement.
How Broken Time plays
- 01Movement-Based Time
- The clock advances when the player moves, allowing pauses for planning and tactical positioning.
- 02Randomized Level Items
- Weapons and other objects appear in changing locations, producing different setups between runs.
- 03Level Editor
- Custom levels can be created, saved, and shared with friends.
- 04Enemy Shatter Effects
- Defeated enemies break into shards during combat.
Broken Time compared to similar games
Broken Time centers on combat and resource collection within levels whose items and weapons are randomized, while Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania. Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting through hand-crafted levels and weapon modification, whereas Broken Time uses movement-controlled time and includes a level editor.
Broken Time: platforms & release
Is Broken Time worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want battles governed by movement rather than continuously advancing time. Skip it if: players seeking a continuously fast-moving action game may find the movement-triggered pacing too deliberate.
Where can I download Broken Time?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Broken Time's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Broken Time on?
Windows only.
