
Survive as Tawa, a tiny mouse in a dinosaur-ruled prehistoric world. Manage health & stamina, follow Phiso, read Luma’s warnings, and escape predators with stealth.
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You are small. The world is ancient. And dinosaurs are not legends — they are the law.
In Tawa: Lost in Time, you play as Tawa, a tiny mouse torn away from her family by a violent cataclysm. You wake up in a prehistoric wilderness where every sound can betray you and every shadow can be a hunter. Dinosaurs roam their territories, patrol routes, and react to movement, noise, and proximity — turning the entire world into a living threat.
Travel across distinct biomes: bright coastal shores, dense forests with towering roots, misty swamps where visibility collapses, ruins reclaimed by nature, and unstable volcanic lands where the ground itself feels unsafe. Each zone has its own atmosphere, its own rhythm, and its own predators. Learning these rhythms is how you survive.
A discreet HUD tracks health, stamina, and fatigue. Sprinting might save your life, but exhaustion can be just as deadly. You’ll need to rest, eat, and choose the right moments to move. Survival is a flow: observe, breathe, wait, then act.
You are not alone. Phiso, a watchful crow, occasionally guides you from above, hinting at safer routes or points of interest. And Luma, a fragile dragonfly, reacts instinctively to nearby danger — warning you through movement and light when predators are close.
There are no weapons to “win” against dinosaurs. Your tools are stealth, timing, and knowledge. Hide in tall grass, slip under roots, freeze when heavy footsteps pass, and learn how predators behave. The more you understand, the farther you go.
Survive among dinosaurs – Listen for roars, watch patrols, and use cover to stay unseen.
Manage your condition – Health, stamina, fatigue, and recovery shape every decision.
Explore at animal scale – A puddle becomes a lake, grass becomes a wall, and distance feels immense.
Follow subtle guidance – Phiso hints the direction; Luma warns of danger without breaking immersion.
Tawa: Lost in Time is built to make you feel the scale of a prehistoric world — not as a conqueror, but as something fragile trying to make it home.
Dinosaurs are not set dressing. They inhabit spaces, keep routes, and respond to disturbances. A sudden burst of speed can echo through open ground, while a careful pause can prevent a predator from investigating. You learn to read the land: what hides you, what exposes you, and what carries sound.
Some threats intimidate by scale, others by speed. The safest path is rarely the shortest. Progress comes from attention: spotting movement at the edge of vision, recognizing patterns, and choosing the right moment to cross.
Phiso and Luma support your instincts rather than replacing them. Their presence helps you interpret danger and direction, but survival still depends on your choices: when to rest, when to move, and when to disappear.
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Инди-приключение с элементами головоломок в древнем мире. Плюсы: Захватывающий сюжет — погружение в таинственные древние руины; Уникальная механика головоломок — каждая загадка имеет свою логику; Атмосферное звуковое сопровождение — создаёт мистическую обстановку. Минусы: Ограниченное количество уровней — игра может быстро закончиться; Технические баги — возможны вылеты и недочёты; Сложность головоломок — некоторые задачи могут показаться слишком сложными. Итог: понравится любителям приключенческих игр с головоломками. Захватывающая атмосфера и уникальные задачи делают игру увлекательной, несмотря на возможные технические проблемы и ограниченное количество контента.
Well, this is not early access, this is ancient access, fr. Unplayable. I really tried it, well, the few minutes I played it at least. I do not bother to start with the bugs, that makes this game unplayable. I like dinosaurs. Yay. But fr not playable. The following review is based on a mix on how it actually is and how it might could be, when better. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☑ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☑ Dark Souls (mostly due to the bugs) ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☑ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☑ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☑ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10 ☐ 11 would click again
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J’ai testé Tawa et franchement j’ai été surpris dans le bon sens. L’ambiance est super zen, tu joues une petite souris dans un monde rempli de dinosaures, c’est original et vraiment immersif. Le gameplay est simple mais efficace : marcher, courir, rouler pour esquiver… ça marche bien. La sauvegarde auto au lancement, c’est un vrai plus. Il y a encore quelques bugs (collisions, caméra parfois capricieuse, dinos qui ne réagissent pas toujours comme on pourrait prévoir), mais rien de bloquant surtout pour les parasaures qui traverse les murs.. On sent que le jeu évolue vite, et que le dev améliore chaque semaine. Bref : une petite pépite indé en devenir si les promesses du jeu sont vraiment respecter. Si vous aimez les jeux d’exploration chill avec une ambiance unique, foncez. Hâte de voir la suite !
Honestly, the game is fun, and its concept is simple. The gameplay is smooth, the mechanics are clear, and the graphics are nice and simple . The game is still in development, but overall, it feels promising and has great potential. With more focus on improvements, it could become a real success.
Tawa: Lost in Time, oyuncuların uçsuz bucaksız ve acımasız bir tarih öncesi dünyada kaybolan küçük bir fare olan Tawa'nın kırılgan pençelerine adım attığı bir hikaye tabanlı hayatta kalma-macera oyunudur. Güçlü bir depremle ailesinden ayrıldıktan sonra...
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