Time Master Release Date Announcement & Demo Update
Author: indiefoldcreator
Date:
Sat, 22 Jul 2023
Game: Time Master
Genre:
Indie
Developer: MorpheusZ
Release Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
Developer: MorpheusZ
Release Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
We have a date: Time Master will release January 18th!
To pass time till the game's January 18 release date (see what we did there?), we thought it was worth putting together a new demo.
The previous version of the demo was designed to be a ~1 hour experience. The intention was to have players explore the nuances of 2 different puzzle mechanics in a few levels (~45 minutes), then have them put the 2 mechanics together in 1 level in a clever way (~15 minutes). There was a small problem: only 1% of players who tried the demo finished it! The rest never got to the “punchline”. I spoke to other game developers who ran demos, and their findings were similar: players tend to give demos a quick 10-15 minute go. Even in my own Steam library, all demos I tried and enjoyed had less than 20 minutes of play time.
So, I decided to create a shorter demo focused on 1 puzzle mechanic. Players can finish the game and enjoy a complete experience within 15 minutes. This is good news for everyone: for folks who have tried the old demo, there is a new set of puzzles to try in the current demo. For folks who didn’t: I hear you, you only want to give it a quick try. You can now do that and still get a complete experience!
You can download the demo from the store page, or update it from your Steam library if you have downloaded it previously.
To pass time till the game's January 18 release date (see what we did there?), we thought it was worth putting together a new demo.
The previous version of the demo was designed to be a ~1 hour experience. The intention was to have players explore the nuances of 2 different puzzle mechanics in a few levels (~45 minutes), then have them put the 2 mechanics together in 1 level in a clever way (~15 minutes). There was a small problem: only 1% of players who tried the demo finished it! The rest never got to the “punchline”. I spoke to other game developers who ran demos, and their findings were similar: players tend to give demos a quick 10-15 minute go. Even in my own Steam library, all demos I tried and enjoyed had less than 20 minutes of play time.
So, I decided to create a shorter demo focused on 1 puzzle mechanic. Players can finish the game and enjoy a complete experience within 15 minutes. This is good news for everyone: for folks who have tried the old demo, there is a new set of puzzles to try in the current demo. For folks who didn’t: I hear you, you only want to give it a quick try. You can now do that and still get a complete experience!
You can download the demo from the store page, or update it from your Steam library if you have downloaded it previously.
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