Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Nov 3, 2021
    90
    Time Loader is a great game for just about anyone to play. As long as you're not expecting action-filled gameplay, but rather a relaxing journey, there is barely a reason not to give the game a shot.
  2. Nov 3, 2021
    90
    Time Loader is a great physics-based puzzler with a ton of heart that grips you emotionally throughout and refuses to let go.
  3. Nov 3, 2021
    90
    Even though the story serves as yet another example of why one shouldn’t trifle with time travel, the fun involved makes turning the clock back to 1995 seem pretty enticing. From solid physics to flawlessly detailed environments, Time Loader takes the player on a wild ride through the past and launches the neglected 2D puzzle-platformer genre into the future like a speeding DeLorean leaving flame trails in its wake.
  4. Nov 3, 2021
    85
    Time Loader features a beautifully created complex world with a variety of well-constructed paths, puzzles and riddles presented to players from the point of view of a tiny robotic car. Even seemingly mundane things take on new interesting forms during the game. Seemingly trivial things can be used in creative ways during the playthrough and even force you to reconsider your attitude towards the surroundings and the story at large.
  5. Mar 15, 2022
    80
    Side-scrolling through a suburban household as a tiny robot in Time Loader provides an immensely satisfying environmental puzzle-platforming experience that more than makes up for the weak endings.
  6. Nov 3, 2021
    80
    A well made game with a great premise and enjoyable elements, Time Loader is well worth a playthrough for fans of puzzle platformers.

Awards & Rankings

User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Nov 8, 2021
    10
    I really loved the nostalgic vibes and the sudden ending – it was so satisfying and heart-warming, I couldn't stop crying!
  2. Nov 8, 2021
    5
    The game isnt bad, and just for that im giving it an average of 5. However, the developer seems to have removed negative reviews from itsThe game isnt bad, and just for that im giving it an average of 5. However, the developer seems to have removed negative reviews from its steam page, and isnt updating its metacritic score on it, being lower than the advertised 84, probably done when it had only 3 or 4 reviews. Its false advertisement. Good game, but scammy developer. Wouldnt trust them with my money. Full Review »
  3. Mar 20, 2022
    9
    PROS: Perfect animations and movements + Fantastic graphics + Great sounds + Intriguing story + Lots of puzzles and rooms to explore +PROS: Perfect animations and movements + Fantastic graphics + Great sounds + Intriguing story + Lots of puzzles and rooms to explore + Nostalgic and original + General speaking game very well done

    CONS: Maybe a bit short + Abrupt ending
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