Hourglass

About

Hourglass lets you control time to crack puzzles as Aywa, an adventurer searching Egypt for her missing father. The game reimagines ancient pyramids as advanced tech sites not tombs. You record your movements for short periods then rewind to let a clone repeat them. This lets you manipulate time to solve platforming challenges and brain teasers. The story ties your father's disappearance to mysterious Egyptian machines and hidden worlds. The time-clone mechanic stands out for its clever twists on puzzle design. Players must plan moves carefully since mistakes reset the action. With 10 achievements and a 43.5% average completion rate the puzzles test problem-solving skills. Available on multiple platforms since 2021 it offers a focused single-player adventure blending exploration with time-bending gameplay.

Storyline

"Pyramids are the tombs of the pharaohs". This is what most people believe. But more and more studies raise doubts about this thesis. Scientists found indications for ancient Egypt being far more technologized than we can imagine. Hourglass is set in a scenario in which those assumptions are actually true.. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is travelling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archaeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition. Your journey leads you to a remote temple where you encounter undiscovered Egyptian technologies and portals to a foreign world. Only by unraveling the secrets of these long lost technologies, you are able to solve all puzzles on your quest and eventually find your father.