Fit check
Is TimeShifters worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of old-school first-person shooters who want fast gameplay and many weapons
- Players who enjoy replaying levels to earn platinum trophies and beat times
- Creative players who want to build and share multiplayer maps or story missions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused shooter campaign may not want the additional challenge missions and online modes
- Players who dislike replaying levels to learn layouts and improve times may find the time-based goals repetitive
- Players looking for a finished map editor may find the current version limited because more tiles are planned
Our take on TimeShifters
The defining detail is the mapmaker, which combines tile placement with story missions, triggers, AI behavior, visual changes, and Steam Workshop sharing.
What is TimeShifters?
TimeShifters is a first-person shooter built around 9 narrative missions and over 30 challenge missions.
Activities range from racing pigs and piloting an Apache to confronting a train, tackling firefighting tasks, and breaking drinking glasses. Stages feature objects that can be used or damaged, including windows, pool tables, dishes, boxes, and extinguishers. Players can chase platinum trophies, study stages across difficulty levels, and compare completion times. Multiplayer offers Deathmatch, Capture the Bag, Virus, and additional modes. An in-game editor supports tile placement, multiplayer arenas, story content, triggers, AI settings, and visual changes, with Steam Workshop sharing. More tiles are planned for the editor in future updates.
How TimeShifters plays
- 01Story missions
- The game includes 9 missions forming its story content.
- 02Challenge missions
- More than 30 missions feature activities such as pig racing, firefighting, and flying an Apache.
- 03Interactive environments
- Players can break windows, smash plates, damage crates, use fire extinguishers, and interact with pool tables.
- 04Online multiplayer
- Available modes include Deathmatch, Capture the Bag, and Virus.
- 05Map creation
- The editor supports tile placement, story missions, triggers, AI behavior changes, visual changes, and Steam Workshop sharing.
TimeShifters compared to similar games
TimeShifters combines first-person shooting with story missions, challenge missions, online modes, and a mapmaker. Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting in a roguelite adventure, with brine-powered weapons and weapon modifications using ancient technologies.
TimeShifters: platforms & release
Is TimeShifters worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of old-school first-person shooters who want fast gameplay and many weapons. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused shooter campaign may not want the additional challenge missions and online modes.
Where can I download TimeShifters?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens TimeShifters's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is TimeShifters on?
Windows only.
