Fit check
Is Hourglass worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want puzzles based on recorded actions
- Players interested in ancient Egypt reimagined through advanced technology
- Puzzle fans who enjoy using a character's repeated actions to progress
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking an adventure structured around combat rather than puzzle solving
- Players who prefer direct puzzle solutions without coordinating actions across different moments
- Players looking for a realistic historical setting rather than speculative Egyptian technology and portals to another world
Our take on Hourglass
Time is not merely part of the story: it becomes the main puzzle structure. The game replaces single-moment problem solving with recorded actions and a temporary copy that repeats them after the timeline resets.
What is Hourglass?
Hourglass casts Aywa as a young explorer who travels to Egypt after her archaeologist father disappears during an expedition.
In this alternate version of antiquity, Egypt’s monuments reflect technological knowledge far beyond conventional assumptions. Aywa can capture a sequence of movements for a short interval, reset time to its start, and summon a duplicate that performs the recorded sequence. This ability forms the basis of puzzles spread across several regions, requiring careful coordination with the repeating copy. Her investigation eventually reaches an isolated temple, where she discovers forgotten Egyptian machinery and gateways leading elsewhere. Deciphering these remnants is necessary for overcoming the remaining challenges and progressing toward her missing father.
How Hourglass plays
- 01Time-copy puzzles
- A duplicate appears after the recording ends and repeats Aywa's captured actions.
- 02Ancient technology setting
- The adventure includes a remote temple with undiscovered Egyptian technologies and portals to another world.
- 03Missing-father quest
- Aywa travels to Egypt to investigate the disappearance of her archaeologist father.
Hourglass compared to similar games
Hourglass focuses on recording actions and coordinating with a time-copy to solve puzzles. Jusant centers on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, choosing routes, and uncovering secrets from a past civilization, making ascent and exploration its main structure.
Hourglass: platforms & release
Is Hourglass worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want puzzles based on recorded actions. Skip it if: players seeking an adventure structured around combat rather than puzzle solving.
Where can I download Hourglass?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hourglass's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hourglass on?
Windows only.
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