Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition
Released Jul 2016
Browse social media at the speed of light. Watch your friends grow old in the blink of an eye. Realise there's nothing you can do about it. Tell your friends you love them one last time.
81% positive · 148 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Killing Time at Lightspeed: Enhanced Edition launched on July 5, 2016 as a complete interactive fiction experience. The developer shipped a couple of small bug fix and polish patches in the days immediately following launch (July 6 and July 18, 2016), then released a standalone Original Soundtrack DLC on September 28, 2016 — the only DLC associated with the game, and it is fully released. There are no unreleased DLC items, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer communications of any kind after September 2016. The store description presents the game as a self-contained narrative work with no indication of ongoing updates or additional content. The game launched as a finished product and has been content-complete since the soundtrack released on September 28, 2016.
Evidence
Original Soundtrack DLC released — the only DLC for the game, and it is fully released with no unreleased items remaining.
Post-launch patch adding a settings menu and minor content fixes; no mention of future content or updates planned.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Green Stripe Snake
Achievements
9
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
You never know what the last thing you say to someone will be.
On a transport ship leaving earth, a passenger kills time by scrolling through the messages of their social media feed. As the ship leaves and moves further and further away from home, the delay between sending messages and their arrival lengthens. What feels like minutes on the ship is hours, days, weeks, even years back on Earth. Each refresh of the timeline is a tiny window into the past. What will you do in those precious few moments as the lives of everyone you know pass by?
A critically acclaimed work of interactive fiction, Killing Time at Lightspeed allows players to experience life aboard a spaceship hurtling through lightspeed. Just how much can you affect other people's lives with your fleeting interactions through social media? And will it be for the better?
On a transport ship leaving earth, a passenger kills time by scrolling through the messages of their social media feed. As the ship leaves and moves further and further away from home, the delay between sending messages and their arrival lengthens. What feels like minutes on the ship is hours, days, weeks, even years back on Earth. Each refresh of the timeline is a tiny window into the past. What will you do in those precious few moments as the lives of everyone you know pass by?
A critically acclaimed work of interactive fiction, Killing Time at Lightspeed allows players to experience life aboard a spaceship hurtling through lightspeed. Just how much can you affect other people's lives with your fleeting interactions through social media? And will it be for the better?
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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