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.

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.
TranslationCredits
русский Язык (Russian)Nuruto
Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)Bruna Carvalho
Türkçe (Turkish) -- IN PROGRESSmavi

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Windows.zip 208 MB
Mac.zip 612 MB
Soundtrack (Remastered by Nolan Alighieri of the Nephilim Novel).zip 451 MB

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Yay i encountered a bug at the first staircase =)

Uh oh. This is on the HTML version, right? Seems like some data failed to load, it could just be a momentary issue. Does it occur every time you get to that part? Does it also occur when you try to download the game and get to that part?

Nah i reloaded my page and it stopped 😊. Sorry for worrying you out =(((

hm yeah this error was probably caused by the page refresh, I hope it doesn't happen to you again!

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someone explain me the end please

it is up to your own interpretation!

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i laughed, i cried and i almost have a heart attack at the third paint. 10/10 

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<3

it was a nice game, I don't understand what to do in the end tho, it says its raining out, wtf?

oh nvm there was another secret painting of us, mbmb

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Amazing game. The ending made me want more games like this, and for free99 you cant get much better.

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thank you!

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this is peak man....

thank you man :)

this is a fantastic experience!

thank you :)

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What a wonderful gaming experience! Such a deep and emotional game. Great pacing, dialogues and puzzles were fun and engaging. Reminded me of To The Moon series, idk if the devs took inspiration there. Definitely recommend it, truly a great game with splendid art and a beautiful OST. 10/10!

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thank you so much for all the kind words!!

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i love it!!! im stuck on painting 3 tho TwT

oh that one is even tough for me haha

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basically what you have to do is pick a god, pray, and book it as fast as you can to each pile of trash, and use the lockers to get the demon stuck

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Nice game

thanks! :)

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I absolutely LOVED this game. The music, the graphics, and the overall storyline were so compelling and played off of one another so well. Truly a masterpiece :)

thank you that is too kind :) 

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the best 50 minutes of my entire gaming life dude. keep it up. i cried in the first 2 paintings. 

that is incredibly touching, thank you so much! :,)

it took me 40 minutes its not a short game

great game and also i got jumped so much in the third pianting

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i love that there is a option to talk to the dude about monster trucks

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lmao I had to include it, as a childhood fan of monster trucks myself

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just beat it! i was sad its was so short game! very unique game!

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thank you! My next game will be much longer I promise :)

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i can't wait! 

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The third painting!!!! but art, music, structure, etc... everything is so good 🥲

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Thank you!

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Part two
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Loved the video, your accent suits the game well haha

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Thanks! I really enjoyed the game. Well done! 

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Love this game so much so far. Really hits me in the feels and stunning music. Touching.  A good piece of escapism. Great writing.  Thank you so much! Imma need that soundtrack for sure!

Thank you so much!

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Really enjoyed this game!
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Very cool, I love the transition between cleaning the painting and being whisked away inside it. The second painting was my favorite. I know the dev said this was made right when AI art was just starting out so it looked a lot more interesting/surreal/bizarre then, and I can definitely say if I played it around then I would have loved the strange art more. Idk if I'll finish the third painting because my reaction time is just not fast enough to run away from whatever's happening lol, but the game is so unique even without finishing it

Yeah AI art has become a lot less interesting and a lot more scary since then, in my opinion, can't see myself using it for games anymore. And thank you for the kind words! :)

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i was genuinely trying not to cry the entire game the mix of the dialog, music and art was so disturbing and so comforting at the same time. 10/10 id love to see the process for making all the characters!!

thank you so much that is so touching :,)

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mind blown. the plot, the music, the depth genuinely got me questioning everything. 10/10 recommend. fantastic game.

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Thanks :)

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That was so cool. Love the art style, and the empathetic but unflinching look at humanity. 

thank you!

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I have a habit of skimming the pages of "free" on itch to pass the time. I saw this title so much but never got around to playing it. thank God I finally did.

Usually I have a long thesis or something on the game by the time I'm finished but I don't. 

forgive my bluntness but this shit was fire. 10/10.

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Damn that means a lot man, thank you so much!

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SO COOL!! What a gem this is. Can't wait to see what else is store from y'all!! Gonna say a spoiler thing down here >:)











I hope Charon gets to move on and try meatloaf one day. Preferably with a friend :)

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I hope he does too :')

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I play a lot of games on here but as of usually, I played without an Itch.io account. For the past year this is the first time where I have to comment to say the story on this game is amazing. If there was more, i'd have to play more paintings. But, thank you for the amazing experience. 


---{ Graphics }--- 
☐ You forget what reality is 
☐ Beautiful 
☐ Good 
☑ Decent 
☐ Bad 
☐ Don't look too long at it 
☐ MS-DOS  
---{ Gameplay }--- 
☐ Very good 
☑ Good 
☐ It's just gameplay 
☐ Mehh 
☐ Watch paint dry instead
 ☐ Just don't  
---{ Audio }--- 
☐ Eargasm 
☑ Very good
 ☐ Good 
☐ Not too bad
 ☐ Bad 
☐ I'm now deaf  
---{ Audience }--- 
☐ Kids 
☑ Teens 
☑ Adults 
☐ Grandma  
---{ PC Requirements }--- 
☐ Check if you can run paint 
☐ Potato 
☑ Decent 
☐ Fast 
☐ Rich boi 
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer  
---{ Game Size }--- 
☐ Floppy Disk 
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable 
☐ Big 
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive 
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it 
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data 
 ---{ Difficulty }--- 
☐ Just press 'W' 
☑ Easy 
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master 
☐ Significant brain usage 
☐ Difficult 
☐ Dark Souls  
---{ Grind }--- 
☐ Nothing to grind 
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks 
☑ Isn't necessary to progress 
☐ Average grind level 
☐ Too much grind
 ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding  
---{ Story }--- 
☐ No Story 
☐ Some lore 
☐ Average 
☐ Good 
☐ Lovely 
☑ It'll replace your life  
---{ Game Time }--- 
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee 
☐ Short 
☐ Average
 ☑ Long 
☐ To infinity and beyond  
---{ Price }--- 
☑ It's free! 
☐ Worth the price 
☐ If it's on sale 
☐ If u have some spare money left
 ☐ Not recommended 
☐ You could also just burn your money  
---{ Bugs }--- 
☑ Never heard of
 ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying
 ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved 
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs  
---{ ? / 10 }--- 
☐ 1 
☐ 2 
☐ 3 
☐ 4 
☐ 5 
☐ 6 
☐ 7 
☐ 8
☑ 9 
☐ 10  
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Id never imagined id get one of these Steam-like reviews, thank you so much!!

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Simply amazing. Thank you. I've been looking for a really good surreal game - they sort of help me cope, y'know? And I found this. This game is incredibly gorgeous and I cannot describe how much I enjoyed it. Thank you.

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Your words are too kind! Thank you so much :)

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this was such a good game!!! i felt so many feelings playing it. i love the music and the ai art it's so creepy but in a good way if that makes sense. also my gf noticed the key names and found out what they mean. really nice easter egg. are there more easter eggs in the game?

SPOILERS

















Some small easter eggs of sorts include the dialogue from the doll after helping the boy move on, which is "thank you" in Swedish, and Charon having a bit of dialogue that hints at the true nature of the protagonist if you talk to him right before ending the game.

thanks a lotttt

probably the best game of all time. widally

😳 thank you

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this was such a good game, I had a wonderful time playing it

the music is incredible and atmospheric, and I really think you used the abstract nature of early AI art extremely well, this game truly is the exception to the rule,
I think I'm going to be coming back to play this game every now and then just for how great it is, the stories of the characters were very meaningful and I enjoyed learning about them.

Thank you!! :)

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I wish there was an after play (like in the books after word)  about where the people who moved on went and also who Charon really was and maybe a little more lore... But over all Im head over heels for this game and cant wait for more!! <33

Thank you so much! :)

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ofcc ur welcomeee !! <333

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Wow, wow, wow! This was super fun! Will there be more paintings?

Not for this game, but you might be happy to see whats in my upcoming project 👀

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this game was an amazing play, the ending really surprised me. I would love to know how the character we where playing as died though

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why spoil?

how was that a spoiler?

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this game is so beautiful, i love the use of ai generated paintings to portray something not quite recognizeable

Thanks!!

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esta alguien trabajando en una traducción al español? yo quiero colaborar en eso

lo traduje desde portugues a español de manera para jugarlo. pero lo volveria hacer para que otros que hablan mi idioma lo jueguen.

si, una persona llamada anafrancia esta trabajando en una traduccion en mi discord. Si te unes puedes preguntarle si puedes ayudar! :)

estaría encantado, quizás pueda, si sigo con los problemas de discord que no me deja iniciar... no creo poder...

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I'm amazed, definetly the best game i've found on itch!! It truly deserves more recognition.

Thank you <3

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That was actually so good wtf? fr keep it up

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Thank you!! :)

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the music is amazing btw i love the title songg

Thank you big props to monom who did the soundtrack!

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