
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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I really enjoy this game! The time-puzzles are highly rewarding and highly addictive. The post-apocalyptic atmosphere is great, and the soundtracks resonate with it pretty well. The old-style graphics make me nostalgic of my youth, when I used to be a full-time gamer back in the 90's... So I also travel back in time when playing this game!
Great experience. Got me to think and explore options using unique time manipulation mechanics.
Nice, short, and super fun. Highly recommended. AND DID I MENTION IT'S FREEE?
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Great game that really makes you think. It gets difficult in some places, but the hints help. Highly recommend!
Puzzles are engaging while not being too hard and the story is surprisingly original with a great twist at the end!
Had a fun time playing! Would definitely recommend for a nice puzzle game!
Played about 3.5 hours and had a great time. The gameplay is smooth and the story really pulls you in the dialogue starts off light and funny, then takes a big turn in the middle that left me genuinely curious to see how it all wraps up. No bugs, crashes, or confusing hints in my playthrough; everything just worked. Easy recommend.
Chronigma is an amazing game. I was paid to test it and instantly fell in love. The story is rich and interesting and the puzzles are just the right amount of challenging. I am so lucky I was given the task of testing it because I never would have found this gem of an indie game otherwise. I really loved playing this game and had such a fun time unlocking all the possible achievements and endings. I would highly recommend this game to anyone that enjoys puzzles!
It's a good game and you can feel the passion from developer. PARADOX!!!!
Chronigma was a great surprise. The puzzles are well designed and gradually introduce new mechanics, while the story kept me engaged with several unexpected twists. It's an impressively polished experience, especially for a free game. I'm definitely looking forward to Chronigma 2.
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