Tempus Bound

A charming little indie game - beautiful art style using dynamic parallax and interesting lighting effects helping the player become captivated in the world and the environment design. The sound design really immerses the player and makes for a relaxing experience that makes you want to play and replay many times - this, together with the feeling that there is always more to explore and discover, will make me revisit this title many times for many hours.

This game is a massive breath of fresh air and has been surprising at every turn. I've found so much satisfaction in figuring out what I need to do to progress to the next level. This game rewards players who want to explore, think for themselves, try things out, fail and try again. This style of gaming is my favourite. The environment, sound and artwork are absolutely gorgeous. I've even taken moments just to pause in certain areas just to listen to the sound, watch animations and take it all in. This is a beautifully detailed and extremely fun experience. I hope that Jasonsumm games will put out more games because this one has really sparked my imagination.

Super fun indie game in a really beautiful art style! Well done and I'm excited to see what's next

I thought I would write first about the art style, but the sound design was so amazing, that I have to start with that first. I'm a player who disabled music e.g. in Fallout just to listen to the sounds of the environment and Tempus Bound satisfies me very much with its rich soundscape - I recommend playing with headphones! There is music here and there, but it's placed with care, and it supplements the atmosphere of the game in a wonderful way. Now about the graphics: One can see, that this was crafted by an artist. It is not easy to use such few colors with strong contrast and still make a beautiful image but in my eyes, it was a full success! The game has also good variation between different settings so that your eye never gets bored. The world we visit is a strange and beautiful at the same time. I visited dark depths, walked over twisting tree tops and met creatures where I didn't know if it's friend or foe - and all was wonderful.  As with graphics and sound, the gameplay varies as well and no part of the game feels stretched or like filler content. Yes, It's a short experience (I finished in 59 minutes) but every second I enjoyed the game and was eager to see what my next steps would bring. I prefer that over a 40h game where 38h consist of collecting useless stuff. No, here in this game, I can feel that each moment was carefully crafted by the author to culminate in a playable artistic experience. Something which I did not expect is the great technical level. We get physics based chains and boxes, beautiful water reflections and did I see GPU particle simulations during a little dream scene? I have the impression, that the author controls technology and rendering as good as his art. Also, and this might be an instant-buy for some, there is fishing.

Unique and beautiful. Be open minded and just let it happen and unfold.

I’d describe this as a mysterious, cinematic journey with focus on awesome art & pixel lighting. The design is really strong, love that the different levels all have unique themes - very atmospheric. Nice amount of achievements to collect. Overall a treat for the eyes & ears, interested to see what this developer does next.

As bad as it looks.

Really amazing art and atmosphere, some of the platforming is more frustrating than fun.

Excellent fun little game. Proper nostalgia kick for those of us growing up/started our gaming life in that 8-bit era. I almost wish I could have my old Sega Master System controller plugged in to play with! The feel of the game is nice, pacing is nice, audio is lovely and the simplicity of the control scheme is the cherry on top.

weird little vibes based platformer. i wouldn't say it's [i]much[/i] of a test of skill, but the visuals and audio design are striking and incredibly atmospheric, which helped make the game gripping even during segments that amounted to just walking right for a while the narrative is wordless and largely up for interpretation, giving tempus bound this psychedelic, dreamlike quality that complements the unique aesthetic well. i do kinda wish there were some (more?) hints on how to [spoiler]open the locked door at the end[/spoiler], but it doesn't ruin the experience to only get one ending