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Thinking with Time Machine

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App ID 286080
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher SignHead Studio
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 29803299
Last Record Update 28 June 2025 – 16:04:29 UTC ()
Release Date 18 April 2014 – 21:00:00 UTC ()
😏 79.09%
4k reviews
2
In-Game

Thinking with Time Machine is a Portal 2 mod in which you will find and use a Time Machine to create a twin of yourself from the past to help you solve the puzzles. The past self accurately repeats all of the player's actions, creating a unique twist on familiar Portal game mechanics.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Stridemann
metacritic_name Thinking with Time Machine
controller_support full
workshop_visible Yes
RequiredAppID Portal 2 (620)
ReleaseState released
Publisher SignHead Studio
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 18 April 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 18 April 2014 – 21:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 18 April 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1397804400)
Store Asset Modification Time 25 September 2014 – 09:37:04 UTC () (1411637824)
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 81
Detected Technologies (?) Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Lua SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game requires manually enabling controller support using in-game settings
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 29 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 859339
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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First seen on SteamDB 5 March 2014 – 18:04:01 UTC (), in changelist #424599

Supported Languages

22 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Czech Yes
Danish Yes
Dutch Yes Yes
Finnish Yes
Hungarian Yes
Japanese Yes
Swedish Yes
Thai Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Norwegian Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Romanian Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes

Tags

🆓 Free to Play 🔧 Mod 🧩 Puzzle 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action ⏳ Time Travel 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer 🙌 First-Person 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔫 FPS 👩 Female Protagonist 🚀 Sci-fi 😃 Funny 💎 Epic 😓 Difficult 💡 Strategy 🤝 Co-op 📚 Story Rich 🤡 Comedy

Categories

Single-player Captions available Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Includes level editor Includes Source SDK

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp27 November 2024 – 13:26:23 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 2 players right now
  • 6 24-hour peak
  • 627 all-time peak 19 April 2014
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Store data

  • 7,784 followers
  • 3,684 positive reviews
  • 831 negative reviews
  • 81.59% positive reviews

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User reviews history

  • 😏 Very Positive
  • 79.09% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,684 81.6% positive reviews
  • 831 18.4% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Thinking with Time Machine right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing Thinking with Time Machine on Steam.

Thinking with Time Machine had an all-time peak of 627 concurrent players on 19 April 2014.

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