
Master time in this time-bending sokoban-like puzzle game with a story. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity?
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Who is this made for: Gamers who like taking their time to enjoy time manipulation sokoban-like puzzles with a text narrative story. The game starts out with traditional sokoban mechanics and then introduces the time manipulation mechanics at Level 6 (around 20 minutes into the game).
Story: They called it the Time War. A conflict where humanity's greatest achievement, time travel, became its tombstone. Born into a silent world, you are Cygnus, and your father, Kronos, has dedicated his life to one purpose: your training. This puzzle adventure is a series of his lessons (puzzles), each one a challenging test of your ability to manipulate time.
Game: This is a single-player, story-rich (text narrative), time-bending puzzle game. You use time travel to be in two places at once to solve increasingly complex puzzles. With the Chronigma device, you are never truly alone. You record your actions, travel back in time, and team up with your "Past Self" to solve puzzles impossible for a single person. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself.
Controller Support: Chronigma supports Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch controllers natively, so no setup needed and Steam Input should be OFF. If you experience controller input not working, double inputs or wrong button icons, try disabling Steam Input (Library → Chronigma → Properties → Controller → "Disable Steam Input") and restart the game.
Completely free game. We built this game as a family hobby, fueled by our passion for Time Travel, Sci-Fi, Escape Rooms, and Puzzles, to be completely free from day one.
Time Manipulation Puzzle Game: This is a sokoban-like puzzle game and is meant for those that enjoy time manipulation puzzles.
Team Up With Yourself: Record your actions and collaborate with your own
"Past Self" to overcome obstacles no single person could.
A Journey Through Time: Explore 60+ of handcrafted levels, from simple logic problems to multi-layered temporal challenges. Providing over 4 hours of mind-bending puzzle gameplay.
Play the Game Your Way: Stuck on a tricky paradox? Get a nudge in the right direction with in-game help, or skip a level to come back to it later. You can also unlock all levels to explore the game at your own pace. And if you are not interested in text narrative stories, you can choose the Minimal Story mode.
A Story of Hope at the End of Time: Uncover the secrets of the Time War and the heavy burden shared between a father and son, training to save a world they've never known.
Bonus Challenge: For the truly dedicated, seek out and conquer difficult levels that will test your mastery of time to its absolute limit.
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Languages: English
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This is definitely one of the best indie puzzle game I played here. Solid and well-executed time travel mechanics that add depth to the gameplay! The hint system and instructions work well and easy to understand when you get stuck on some levels. I highly recommend this one especially if you enjoy puzzle games with clever mechanics and a good story!
This game is not all that simple as it looks. Gameplay elements were plain, yet not all that easy. Challenging puzzles. Really liked the concept of Time Travel. I am genuinely curious about what you guys are cooking for the next installment. If you are into time travel and logical puzzles, then Chronigma is the game for you. FTP at that, so you got nothing to lose. Go on, give it a whirl!!
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Great puzzle game and FTP, plot is fine also
The Game itself is Intriguing. With my ADHD, I expected to be bored out of my mind from start to finish, BUT getting into the tutorial, moving through puzzles. not skipping a single step... it took away the voices in the back of my head by the sheer focus I had indulged in it. Made me enjoy puzzles again. 10/10, Brain Fog cleaner. Finished everything. but one achievement. this is game is good.
I really enjoyed this game so so much, the puzzle, the story, the art style, everything is really great I have not encountered a single issue playing this game. The game mechanics is also very interesting the time manipulation for solving puzzle I really love this mechanics. If you like puzzle game I would recommended this and if you like post apocalyptic technology war storylines this one is for you.
An incredibly clever and engaging time-manipulation puzzle game! The mechanics force you to think outside the box and truly collaborate with your past self. The narrative adds a great layer of depth to the puzzles. If you love games like Portal or The Talos Principle, this is definitely worth your time. Solid 8.5/10!
def underrated .if u are looking for a puzzle game that's straight up challenging . This is your game
Chronigma is defined by puzzles that literally require you to bend time. As you progress through each chapter, you uncover the story that keeps you immersed until the very end! If you are into puzzle games and great stories, I would definitely recommend trying this one out!
Really enjoyed my time with this game! The puzzles are fun and rewarding, the mechanics are easy to understand, and the hints are clear without giving away too much. I completed all of Genesis Area and started exploring Pipeline Area, earning 7 achievements along the way. Looking forward to finishing the rest!
its really good very thoughtful puzzles youve definitely never seen before also i was in no mood for plot when playing and yet it still kind of grabbed my attention which impressed me a bit heavy handed on the tutorials early but if you know what ur doing u can click thru most of it a lot of love went into this one, u should play it
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