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In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.

Hourglass is a puzzle, puzzle-platformer and first-person game developed and published by Cyberwave.
Released on October 22nd 2021 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

It has received 365 reviews of which 328 were positive and 37 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.14€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Hourglass into these genres:

Puzzle Puzzle-Platformer First-Person Atmospheric Adventure Female Protagonist Controller 3D Platformer Exploration Difficult Indie Mystery Singleplayer Logic Stylized Time Manipulation Mystery Dungeon Relaxing Time Travel Nature

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core CPU
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 10 Feature Level AMD or NVIDIA Card with 1 GB VRAM
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Sound Card: TBD
  • Additional Notes: TBD

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Jan. 2026
This game is great and I don't get the negative reviews on it. Okay, it isn't as amazing as Portal but is it really relevant to compare a game developped by giant and a small company? Story might not be really deep but it looks really nice and pleasant with consistent visuals. The length is good. Puzzles and mechanics might not be the most advanced but still they are interesting. I enjoyed the cleverly placed teleporter to not having to walk back. Didn't experience crash or disturbing bugs. The only negative point in my opinion is that a few more soundtracks would bring the ambiance up. Considering the price the game is really worth. Highly recommended even without a discount.
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Dec. 2025
This was fun! The gameplay is very Portal-esque. With buttons and boxes. Though the core time loop mechanic is different. Every zone introduces a new toy to play with, as it should be. The world looks pretty, in this very painted looking comic style, I'm a big fan. Would play more of this to see where the mechanics could expand.
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Dec. 2025
Fairly short puzzle game in the realm of Portal and Talos Principle. Not too difficult. Get it on sale.
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Nov. 2025
Lots of fun puzzles!! Later ones really make you think outside the box, which was awesome!! Great progression and learning curve throughout the levels as well.
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Sept. 2025
Clever puzzle game. Every puzzle brings a clever iteration on a previous mechanic or a new idea entirely. after the tutorial, you will visit 3 main areas (in order) that all come with their own introduction before entering a "finale" where you need to solve at least 4 our of 5 harder puzzles to continue the story. It's a good system that let's the difficulty rise and fall to give you a breather after every area's finale. If you do solve all 5 finale puzzles in each area, a bonus area can be visited with a clever bonus puzzle! Puzzles rely on a bit of timing but never so tight that it's unfair. I don't think I ever had to plan more then 2 moves in advance. A bit on the short side, but given the mechanics present, i believe they exhausted all the unique interactions. A nice and complete package! Story isn't that important or grand, but cute. 8/10 - I recommend it!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Hourglass is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.

Hourglass is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.99€ on Steam.

Hourglass received 328 positive votes out of a total of 365 achieving a rating of 8.31.
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Hourglass was developed and published by Cyberwave.

Hourglass is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Hourglass is not playable on MacOS.

Hourglass is not playable on Linux.

Hourglass is a single-player game.

Hourglass does not currently offer any DLC.

Hourglass does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Hourglass does not support Steam Remote Play.

Hourglass is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Hourglass.

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