In Stars And Time similar games & best alternatives

In Stars And Time

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2023

Should you play it?

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

What works
  • Deep emotional story and characters
  • Innovative time loop mechanics
  • Engaging turn-based combat
  • Strong lgbtq+ representation
  • High replayability and exploration
Things to keep in mind
  • Repetitive gameplay due to time loops
  • Some players find backtracking tedious
  • Combat can feel shallow or easy
  • Dialogue-heavy may not suit all
  • Minor bugs reported

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Super Lesbian Animal RPG

  • Winds of Change

  • Open Sorcery

  • Choice of the Deathless

  • Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

  • Escape from Ever After

  • Choice of Robots
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Super Lesbian Animal RPG

  • Winds of Change

  • Open Sorcery
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Intimacy

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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In Stars And Time: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

  • Autonomy

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    4

    "Players have significant freedom to explore, experiment with dialogue and timing, and influence events in multiple ways within the time loop structure."

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    "Players have freedom to explore, experiment with time loops, and make choices affecting story progression and character interactions."

  • Competence

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    "Combat involves strategic rock-paper-scissors mechanics requiring skill and pattern recognition; some grinding and optimization needed especially in post-game."

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    "Combat involves strategic turn-based rock-paper-scissors mechanics with some challenge, but also accessible and not overly difficult."

  • Competition

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    "Focus is on personal story experience and exploration rather than competing against others."

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    "Focus is on personal story experience and exploration rather than competing against others."

  • Continuation

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    "Highly addictive with many players reporting long sessions, repeated playthroughs, and strong attachment."

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    "Highly addictive with players reporting long sessions, emotional investment, and repeated playthroughs."

  • Cooperation

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    "Gameplay involves working with party members whose abilities improve through bonding, emphasizing teamwork in combat."

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    "Party-based gameplay with teamwork elements and collaborative combat mechanics."

  • Creativity

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    "Players experiment with different dialogue choices and story paths, though within predefined narrative structures."

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    "Players experiment with time loops and explore different dialogue and story branches, though within a structured narrative."

  • Domination

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    "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and emotional connection rather than control or superiority."

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  • Escapism

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    "Strong emotional and narrative immersion provides escape from real-life through story and character engagement."

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    "Strong emotional immersion and narrative depth provide escape from real-life through story and character engagement."

  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily driven by intrinsic interest and emotional connection to characters and story."

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    "Players engage voluntarily driven by intrinsic interest and emotional connection to story and characters."

  • Experimenting

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    "Game encourages trying new puzzle solutions, exploring different areas, and testing mechanics."

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    "Game encourages trying new approaches to puzzles, exploring dialogue variations, and testing time loop mechanics."

  • Exploration

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    "Players discover new map areas, secrets, and story elements through progressive exploration."

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    "Players explore environments repeatedly with new discoveries and subtle changes in each loop."

  • Expression

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    "Customization is limited but players can express themselves through choices and interactions affecting story."

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    "Character customization is limited but players express themselves through choices and interactions affecting story."

  • Fantasy

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    "Game features imaginative fiction with time travel, fantasy settings, and RPG tropes."

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    "Game features imaginative fiction elements including time loops and fantasy RPG setting."

  • Fellowship

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    "Strong sense of community and emotional connection with characters and shared experiences."

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  • Growth

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    "Players experience character development and emotional growth through story progression."

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  • Health

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    "Game is sedentary with no physical activity elements."

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  • Idle

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    "Requires player attention; some long unskippable dialogue sequences reduce active engagement."

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  • Intimacy

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    "Strong emotional connections and parasocial relationships with characters are central to experience."

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    "Emotional closeness and deep relationships between characters and player are central."

  • Leadership

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    "Player leads party members in combat and exploration, making strategic decisions."

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  • Progression

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    "Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock new story chapters and content."

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    "Players accumulate items, upgrades, and unlock story content through loops."

  • Relaxation

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    "Game balances tension and humor, providing moments of flow and catharsis but also suspense and emotional strain."

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  • Sensation

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    "Appealing art, animations, and sound provide sensory enjoyment."

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    "Appealing art, music, and expressive animations provide sensory enjoyment."

  • Status

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    "Focus is on personal emotional experience rather than social recognition or status."

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    "Focus is on personal emotional experience rather than social recognition or competition."

  • Story

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    "Narrative immersion and character-driven plot are the core of the game experience."

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    "Narrative immersion and character-driven plot are core to player experience."

  • Strategy

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    "Puzzle solving and some combat require planning and problem solving, though not highly complex."

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  • Thrill

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    "Emotional tension and suspense in story outcomes provide mild thrill."

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  • Value

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    "Players report high value for time invested due to depth, replayability, and content richness."

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    "Players report high value for time invested due to story depth and replayability."

  • Violence

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    "Combat exists but is minimal and not a core focus; more emphasis on exploration and narrative than destruction."

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  • Survival

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    "Some resource and health management in combat, but overall low-risk environment."

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