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Essence of Time

Essence of Time is a story rich, hand-drawn RPG. Craft modular moves in a sphere grid as you build friendships, unravel mysteries, and explore timelines and their consequences during the final days of battle…

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Essence of Time is an adventure on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Essence of Time is

Essence of Time is a video game. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Essence of Time, you are thrust into a school of elemental magic at a critical moment in history; it is time to choose a new emperor. As is tradition, the emperor will be chosen from the students. However, when controversy surrounds the winner, civil unrest grows into outright war. Fortunately, you have access to the essence of time! By repeating those fateful last days at the academy, you can try to change who becomes emperor and prevent war from breaking out. Essence of Time mixes turn-based RPGs and visual novel storytelling with time-travel puzzle solving. As you explore various timelines, you will experiment with your sphere grid, make new friends, wage combat against deadly foes…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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