A Crimp in Time

About

You play as a desperate crook in 1920s Berlin scrambling to salvage a botched heist. The story unfolds through sharp dialogue and point-and-click interactions as you track down misfits for a last-chance job. Conversations branch with meaningful choices while environmental puzzles tie into the noir-thriller plot. The setting pulses with jazz-age grit and moral ambiguity. The writing stands out most, snappy, period-accurate banter carries the bulk of the narrative weight. Player decisions ripple through relationships and outcomes without heavy-handed reminders. Community reviews highlight its tight script and atmospheric art direction. It holds an 82 on Metacritic and 4.5 stars on Steam from 1,200+ ratings. The blend of moral dilemmas and quick-witted repartee keeps the tension high even as the plot barrels toward its inevitable climax.

Storyline

Eugene Clay Krebb knew he was done for. A bottle of Gilbey’s spey royal teetered perilously at the edge of his desk as he looked at the the guarantee of failure before him. Vivian Alcott was not a woman to be trifled with and he had done her dirty. No one expected him to find the best candidates, but the claustrophobic safe-crack had been the last straw. The riverboat was heavy with gold and moved on in the morning so by dawn either the job was done or he was. “Well,” he told his suddenly empty scotch glass “at least a crimp’s job is just to get people. They don’t have to be the right ones. They just have to show up on time.”