Games like Chronology
If Chronology is your kind of game, the closest matches are Timeshift, Beta MAX and A Space Between Time — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and relaxing. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Chronology: A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
Players who liked Chronology also play
Steam players who put hours into Chronology 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
Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Second-strongest match for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
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.
A Space Between Time
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Chronology.
Play as a robot with time-manipulating abilities. You can go to places you've never been before by going back in time in the X and Y axes independently. Just beware pockets of time corruption, and tracking your positions in time consumes a lot of memory. At max capacity, you can no longer function.
Braid
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Ranked #4 for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Chronology.
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.
Clocker
WHY THIS
Shares time manipulation and an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Ranked #5 for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Ranked #6 for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Chronology.
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
Repressed
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
The Inner Darkness
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Chronology fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chronology cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Chronology.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
The Bridge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Reviewers of Chronology cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
The Silent Age
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Reviewers of Chronology cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Experience a post-apocalyptic world like never before in The Silent Age, a thrilling point-and-click adventure game. Use time travel to unravel the mystery behind humanity's disappearance and save the world from extinction. Start your journey now!
The Great Perhaps
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Reviewers of Chronology cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chronology at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
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 ~70% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
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 ~80% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Chronology.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chronology.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Chronology on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chronology.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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 Adventure with Chronology.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
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 Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Cube Escape: Paradox
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Floating Point
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chronology.
Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
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More from Bedtime Digital Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Bedtime Digital Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Figment
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Another title from Bedtime Digital Games, the studio behind Chronology. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
Figment 2: Creed Valley
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Another title from Bedtime Digital Games, the studio behind Chronology. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chronology.
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.
Back to Bed
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chronology.
Another title from Bedtime Digital Games, the studio behind Chronology. Shares Indie with Chronology.
Guide Bob the sleepwalker to the safety of his bed by taking control of his subconscious guardian, Subob. Explore a surreal and hand-painted dream world, avoid dangers and get Bob safely back to bed.
Frequently asked about Chronology
- Is Chronology verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Chronology is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Chronology cost?
- Chronology is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Chronology?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chronology are Timeshift, Beta MAX, A Space Between Time.
- Who developed Chronology?
- Chronology was developed by Bedtime Digital Games.
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