No Time and games like it

The WhatsNext verdict

If you enjoy experimenting in open worlds and seeing your time-travel choices create paradoxes and changing histories, No Time offers an unusually freeform sandbox. Try it only if you can tolerate rough visuals, limited guidance, and manual saving.

What it does best

A time-travel sandbox that lets you rewrite your own adventure
Time-travel rules create stories you accidentally author
Watching one world transform across centuries

What might put you off

Rough early-access presentation
Minimal guidance and uneven pacing

The setup

What you are walking into

After you escaped with a time machine from a secret facility you go on a trip through time. Visit all possible time periods with specific jobs and quests for each of them. But watch out for the Time Agents. And avoid yourself!