Games like Timeshift
If Timeshift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beta MAX, Braid and Evergate — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Timeshift also play
Steam players who put hours into Timeshift also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Beta MAX
WHY THIS
Top pick for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
Braid
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Timeshift.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Evergate
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
Super Puzzled Cat
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
What Lies in the Multiverse
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Chronology
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Timeshift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Timeshift at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Timeshift.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Timeshift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Timeshift.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Braid
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Timeshift.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Super Puzzled Cat
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Chronology
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Timeshift.
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Timeshift.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Frequently asked about Timeshift
- How much does Timeshift cost?
- Timeshift is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Timeshift?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Timeshift are Beta MAX, Braid, Evergate.
- Who developed Timeshift?
- Timeshift was developed by Typha.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Timeshift.
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