Timeline

About

You’re part of an archaeological team in France when your leader vanishes and leaves a cryptic video message. To find them, you jump through time to the 1300s, using modern tools and medieval knowledge to solve puzzles and uncover hidden dangers. The game mixes exploration with logic challenges as you collect clues and piece together events from both eras. Shift between locations to manipulate objects and trigger key moments in the past, all while racing to piece together what went wrong. Timeline’s strengths lie in its layered storytelling and historical detail. The dual-timeplay mechanic is straightforward but effective, letting you bridge past and present to solve environmental puzzles. Though older games often show their age, this one holds up for players who enjoy methodical problem-solving over fast action. Fans of point-and-click adventures note its clean interface and lack of frustrating trial-and-error, with most puzzles feeling earned rather than arbitrary. A 7.8/10 on average, it remains a solid choice for cerebral play sessions.