ActionFit check
Is Time Rifters worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Solo shooter players who want asynchronous cooperation rather than live teammates
- Score chasers who enjoy repeating arenas across four connected attempts
- Creative players who want to build and share shooter rooms or replays
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking live cooperative multiplayer with human teammates
- Players who prefer a large campaign over repeated high-score attempts in a limited arena structure
- Players looking for a shooter without user-created content or editing tools
Our take on Time Rifters
The single-player co-op framing can suggest conventional team play, but the cooperative element comes from ghosts of earlier runs and uploaded replays. The listing does identify this as asynchronous multiplayer, so the distinction is present, though it is easy to overlook beside the co-op emphasis.
What is Time Rifters?
Time Rifters is a single-player shooter built around asynchronous cooperation with previous versions of the player character.
Each run provides four lives; after each death, a ghost from that life joins the next attempt while enemies remain targets. The game includes six weapons that can be upgraded, three episodes containing five arenas each, score tables, and an original soundtrack. The Let’s Replay mode uses ghosts uploaded by other players through Steam Workshop. Workshop content also includes community arenas and recorded replays. Players can create custom rooms, arenas, levels, and replays with the in-game editor tools. A Daily Challenge combines user-created rooms into a high-score activity, and the challenge update is available to all owners.
How Time Rifters plays
- 01Ghost-based cooperation
- Each of four lives can add a recording of an earlier attempt to the next run.
- 02Workshop community content
- Steam Workshop provides player-made arenas and recorded replays for use in the game.
- 03Custom level tools
- In-game editors allow players to build rooms, arenas, levels, and replay recordings.
- 04Daily high-score challenge
- A rotating challenge uses user-created rooms and tracks performance on high-score boards.
- 05Weapon upgrades
- Six weapons are available for improvement during play.
- 06Campaign structure
- The game contains three episodes with five arenas in each.
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Time Rifters: platforms & release
Is Time Rifters worth it?
It is worth it if: solo shooter players who want asynchronous cooperation rather than live teammates. Skip it if: players seeking live cooperative multiplayer with human teammates.
Where can I download Time Rifters?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Time Rifters's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Time Rifters on?
Windows and macOS.
