In Stars and Time
2023
- role-playing (rpg)
- turn-based strategy (tbs)
- adventure
- indie
- fantasy
- single player
The story
In Stars and Time is a time-looping RPG adventure. With each loop, Siffrin gains a new perspective on the world around them, opening up new solutions to puzzles and allowing them to make better choices in conversation. Equip memories as armor, pray to the Change God to improve your team’s capabilities each loop, and challenge deadly foes to Rock, Papers, Scissors as Siffrin seeks the truth.
What it’s like
Warm pixel art in soft, storybook colours, with cosy towns, forest paths and moonlit ruins drawn in a gentle, hand-placed style. The soundtrack is light and melodic, with chiptune-leaning themes that loop comfortably under long conversations. Its vibe is wistful and playful, a cosy adventure with a thread of melancholy, best for an unhurried evening at a desk or a slow weekend session. Turn-based battles and rock-paper-scissors duels set a steady, deliberate rhythm, and the pace is mostly talk, puzzle-solving and quiet repetition, with each loop letting the cast's relationships soften and deepen. Violence is cartoonish and brief, with fights against threatening foes that stay non-graphic, and the sense of danger comes from stakes and time pressure rather than gore. Emotional register is hopeful and tender, following a protagonist who grows more open and self-assured across repeated attempts. It suits players who want a thoughtful, character-driven RPG with a queer-inclusive cast, gentle humour and low-gore tension.
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