Time is Solid Here
A long, yellow hallway. A floating head who talks of monster trucks and places in-between. A painting, three a plenty, each with someone in need of moving on.
Such is the horror puzzle game, Time is Solid Here, recently selected for the Goethe-Institut's Stillstand/Standstill Project Exhibition.
NOTICE: The AI art in this game does not represent my current views on the subject. Please read this blog post for more details.
FEATURES:
- Surreal paintings and puzzles ripe for exploration.
- Friend and foe alike brought to life through OpenGAN-generated pieces and custom artwork.
- A unique soundtrack produced for the game, consisting of an odd blend of industrial, psychadelic, and classical tunes. A remaster of the soundtrack, created by Nolan Alighieri of the Nephilim Novel, is available here, and can be downloaded below!
- Hidden secrets which change the way you see its world.
- A life-affirming game experience.
Translation | Credits |
русский Язык (Russian) | Nuruto |
Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese) | Bruna Carvalho |
Italiano (Italian) | Bakasara and DomLerrys |
Türkçe (Turkish) | mavi |
Polsku (Polish) | kxndera |
Español (Spanish) | Ana, Milagros, and Nicolás from Willow Localization |
عربي (Arabic) | Mohamed Massoud (iamlinkman) |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (988 total ratings) |
Authors | AlgebraFalcon, h3ming |
Genre | Puzzle |
Made with | RPG Maker |
Tags | 2D, Atmospheric, Horror, Psychological Horror, RPG Maker, Short, Singleplayer, Story Rich, weird |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | Arabic, English, Spanish; Latin America, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Turkish |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad (any), Touchscreen, Smartphone |
Download
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Click download now to get access to the following files:
Windows.zip 208 MB
Mac.zip 612 MB
Soundtrack (Remastered by Nolan Alighieri of the Nephilim Novel).zip 451 MB
Development log
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Arabic!78 days ago
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Spanish!May 08, 2025
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Turkish and Polish!Jul 21, 2024
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Italian!Jul 17, 2024
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese!Jun 10, 2023
- Time is Solid Here has been translated into Russian!May 29, 2023
- Updated Mac Version!Dec 13, 2021
- Added Mac+Windows and Soundtrack Downloads!Dec 09, 2021
Comments
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An absolutely amazing game, loved every minute of it
this game was incredibly atmospheric, at first with painting one and two i thought there wasnt going to be much horror to this but the third painting rlly did scare me lol. this game did make me sob so theres that and it really covered moving on from traumas/what they can do to you quite well. 11/10 would absolutely recc
Kinda wish AI art was used as a new way to create intentionally weird art like it is used here, rather than the creativity-stealing, half-baked slop that we have today. This is one of the few instances where I think AI art was used well; as a way to create something that looks almost recognizable, but not quite human. Apart from that, great game! Good storytelling, good puzzles, and even really good horror!
Thank you for creating this wonderful gem. I thought the idea of a museum as Limbo was interesting and the theme of helping people move on always intrigue me. The soundtrack was also done well, and it matched with the mood in each painting. I've played this several times and enjoyed this and Cohabitation a lot.
im too scared for this game but sketches is peak
SOLID time?

If ive learned one thing its that that man still loves his wife and i and the mc are the same
esse jogo é incrível..
Não sabia que algo tão singelo pudesse me fazer pensar tanto. Esse jogo é simplesmente lindo... Em todos os sentidos...a música, o design, a história.....incrível.
this game was amazing, it captures so many emotions and still tells a valuable story. I loved the game and thought each stage was a unique and engaging experience. amazing
I pissed myself at the 3rd painting TF WAS THAT THING. Like, oh yeah, its a sweet little game about helping people pass on, bit creepy but whatever. im expecting some phycological horror not THAT RUNNING AT ME AT MACH 12. Great game tho! I can tell a lot of effort was put into it & if I was better at horror games id love to see what the last painting is. probably wont ever bc that thing scared me half to death, but maybe ill uh try again sometime...
Id smash Charon
Excuse me youd what!?
this thread made me laugh so hard lmao
I like it!
such a great game omg, i didn't expect it to have such deep stories. currently trying to get through the third painting which is a bit tough but i love it regardless 💗
how do you get the keycard in the third painting
its in the locker near the door that needs it
I have to say this is an amazing game! It's fairly short but a VERY interesting and fun game, I bet there'd be some real cool theories about it! And the music, I think the music of it all was my favorite, I was SO glad to find some videos of just the music! Now I know there's people going on about how the creator used AI for the art but honestly, it fits so well, they used it in an amazing way, this is one use of AI I don't mind. But only with the fact that the creator does NOT support it, if you read their blog, they say this was before AI was really a bad thing, and the AI they used was before AI started stealing real artists art. So there's really nothing wrong with their use of it here, and they even said they'd never use AI again after hearing about all this and will be using their own art!
You see the problem with AI (or in my opinion at least) is people are trying to use it to replace REAL art, a lot of people who use AI try to claim that it's the same as "real art" they say there's no difference and there's some who sit there and lie and say whatever crap they pull out is their art, that they made it. I don't think there's much of a problem with using it as long as you know what's wrong with it and don't try to pass it off as "real" art, and try to use something that doesn't steal other people's art without their permission (If there's anything like that anymore.)
This is again my opinion, there's some people who think it shouldn't be used at all, others think it should only be used for certain things, there's many different opinions and thoughts on it all and no one's fully wrong in this argument (Unless you're one of the idiots that are FOR AI and saying it should be accepted as a real art. It shouldn't. It's not.)
I know this is way longer than it probably should be but I had a lot to say on all this :']
Very beautiful game i've played a lot of times, it's got a very original story and beautiful soundtrack! (i had one of the themes as a ringtone for my phone lol) ^_^
i like this thing
This has a REALLY good story and concept
I thought this game was really good until I heard about the ai
This was made before AI is what it is now. Back before they stole people's art, when it was just outputting random gibberish that didn't look like much of anything (as you can see in the game). I'm against the use of AI, and the creator of this game is against its current use.
https://itch.io/blog/755493/my-stance-on-ai-art
oh that is sick! Thanks for telling me :)
i really liked the game before i saw the ai, :(
It was made before people saw ai as bad (like when it just came out). You can see their post for owning up to it + saying they will never use ai again. They also were unaware it was used by stealing art. ^^
wheres the post? is it on itch.io somewhere or is it elsewhere
itchio, they have it linked if you read the description! :)
oh my god i literally read the description how did i miss that! i swear my eyes just skip entire sentences when i read things sometimes
It's fine lol, I do the same thing :)
https://itch.io/blog/755493/my-stance-on-ai-art
Music is amazing! would love to have my music featured in the next game you put out
I would like to separately praise the music
good game like the art the story line and dialogue is funny good job
Absolutely love how you use AI here! (I've read your blog and appreciate it as well).
great game, got eaten several times in 3rd painting
immediately forgot how to delete when typing in-game... since there's no way to check and leaving doesn't reset the text box, had to restart the game :(
if you messed it up twice or smth they just let you in.
ah didn't know that. i woulda wanted to do it properly anyway (i knew the answer!!! i just couldn't write it TT)
Thats what happened to me to! i couldnt delete it but i knew the answer. i eventually gave up hit submit and it let me in pathetically lmao
Third painting made me pee myself a little 10/10
este juego me pareció muy conmovedor y profundo, una excelente experiencia surrealista
I love this game
third painting is immpossible for me :(
I adore this so much, omg. Everything about this game was really good, and it was well made. Although it was pretty short, it still portrayed the characters really well, and I find that amazing. 10/10 I would love to see more games like this. ;3
10/10 amazing game with great dialogue writing and atmosphere
but also let me date charon
I desire Charon
This was a nice play, I really enjoyed it! (✿◡‿◡)
Made an account for this. I played this game impulsively, not really interested, I was just procrastinating hard on my uni papers. And, just.., wow. I love it. I'm in awe. I sincerely hope the best of luck for you and your upcoming projects. I know I'll come back to this game once years pass, and I hope it'll still be here by then. Also on the AI, glad you learned! In the past, it was far from controversial. But now, its a different story
also the soundtrack, DAMN! i was playing the game with my volume low bc I was scared of jumpscares but near the end I increased it. I regret not playing with the volume higher
You know what, hell yeah, that's a really good game. AI art works really good here.
imo this kind of ai art is a pass for me. the weird dreamy nature of it gives it its own grip apart from having an ultra realistic depiction of not just something that already exists but trying to act as a replacement for real art direction. only played the first painting but this game so far fucks.
I think outright disregarding things because of ai is stupid.
I understand why people dislike Ai art but acting pretentious and thinking you can dictate what makes something art or objectively good. This is the kind of snobby stuff that makes people want to support AI in the first place. Quit being a baby and enjoy the game lol.
He made a good game with a great story that just happened to use AI, nothing about its substance would change if there were AI sprites or not.
Amazing game. Enjoyed it a bunch, great work! Recorded a playthrough as well :)
Amazing game 10/10 you should make a part two of this game this game was amazing you should keep making games like this im not the one to force you to do it but im just saying i like your work :)
amazing game, 10/10
the fact that the monster in the third painting was the monster inside that soldier man was absolutely bone chilling.
thank you so much for providing such an experience
>W< amazing
This game is a masterpiece, truly. The narrative is great, the puzzles are too, and the art is really chilling and cool at the same time. Also love how you handled the topics about AI.