Action · September 25, 2023

Time Wasters (2023)

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In the far reaches of space, there exists mysterious and powerful artifacts known as Time & Space Cubes. It is said that whoever possesses these artifacts has the ability to manipulate time & space itself, bending it to their will and gaining an unparalleled advantage in any conflict. Time Cubes Use Time Cubes to change the Timeline. Reroll possible choices or compress time to instantly achieve multiple upgrades in the Time Cube Shop. Space Cubes Use Space Cubes to change space itself. Start your run with Outposts already developed, and Captains already upgraded. Captains Captains specialize in upgradable primary weapons that can be transformed into Super Weapons, while also unlocking support upgrades to enhance their ships. Features Fast paced ship movement with boost upgrades Upgradable auto-firing weapons Option to manually aim all weapons Captains with unique upgrades Collect Gold to immediately unlock upgrades Defeat 10 second waves of enemies and destroy Elites as fast as you can Unlock, Establish & Protect Outposts that provide bonuses Meta-progression by collecting Space Cubes Unique Loyalty Challenge for each Captain Endless Mode

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

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  • Bullet Hell · 329
  • Rogue-lite · 327
  • Arena Shooter · 317
  • Top-Down Shooter · 311
  • Shoot 'Em Up · 301
  • 2D · 285
  • Controller · 284
  • Casual · 281
  • Anime · 277
  • Singleplayer · 254
  • Top-Down · 242
  • Action · 231
  • Shooter · 228
  • Rogue-like · 213

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.5k Steam reviewsTop 88% in Action
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 37% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Turkish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.5k reviews

2.2k positive · 275 negative

Curator recommendations

2.5k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

14h

Typical completion time

Achievements

96

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 25, 2023
DeveloperProton Studio
Base price$2.49 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksSupport · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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