TimeOut

Inspired by the gorgeous visual style of The Last Night , Bioshock and the concept from the movie In Time, TimeOut is an adventure narrative game made for a university final year project. All assets including…

8 May 2020

Adventure Indie Mystery

TimeOut is an adventure developed by Christopher Lee, released 8 May 2020 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 19 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB

What TimeOut is

TimeOut is an adventure game developed by Christopher Lee and released in 2020. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a city where the lives of humans are subjected to a time based currency system, you play the role of a hard up detective who goes on the hunt for a seller of fake time.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

TimeOut launched on 8 May 2020, within three weeks of Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.

Released around the same time: Deep Rock Galactic, Streets of Rage 4, Tetris Effect: Connected, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.