Stuck In Time
Released Dec 2021
A unique mix of adventure and idle game. Plan and optimise your loops carefully and let the grind happen automatically. Explore this unique world, meet strange characters and escape the loop. A high-quality idle game that elevate the mechanics through an old school pixel-art adventure.
84% positive · 1,052 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
Stuck In Time launched on December 9, 2021 under the name "Loop Odyssey," immediately followed by a cluster of bug-fix patches through mid-to-late December 2021. A quality-of-life and achievements update shipped on January 19, 2022. The final developer communication came on April 5, 2022, when the game was relisted under its current name after a DMCA-related name change. That post reads as a housekeeping notice rather than a content announcement, and no new content or future plans were mentioned. Since then — over four years as of today — the developer has posted nothing further. The store description frames the game as "a truly satisfying and self-contained game experience," language that strongly suggests it launched as a finished product. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, and no roadmap. The post-launch activity consisted entirely of bug fixes and minor quality-of-life polish typical of a freshly shipped game, followed by complete silence. All evidence points to a game that shipped complete and has had no further development since April 2022.
Evidence
Store description calls the game 'a truly satisfying and self-contained game experience,' indicating it was designed and shipped as a complete product.
Final developer post: game relisted under new name after a DMCA dispute. No mention of future content or updates. This is the last communication from the developer.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Housemade Inc.
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
DISCLAIMER : This is an idle game. They are designed to be played while doing something else on the side. The progression is slower than regular games.
You like the careful planning and the thrill of exploration but hate the repetitive grind, this game is for you. It's a truly satisfying and self-contained game experience that takes the idle mechanic seriously and elevates it through an old school pixel-art adventure. The perfect game to play while idling or working on the side.
Plan your loops: Plan your actions ahead of time, choose which path to take, who to fight, what loot to take and start the loop. Craft up your different lists of actions and test them to compare their efficiency. Save them, load them and refine them over time.
Optimize your idling: Time is your main currency. Optimize your different paths as you gain experience to go faster and get the most of your idling time. As you repeat the same action it's cost get cheaper, so be sure to check if a quicker route has become available.
Explore the world: This game is all about atmosphere. Explore this dark fantasy world and get immersed in the lore and mystery that comes with it.
Meet characters: Find and meet the 10 different characters that will help you understand the world. Talk to them, learn from them or kill them and loot their corpses. It's all good, you're stuck in a time loop anyway.
Escape the loop: Redeem the curse and find out the different endings.
You like the careful planning and the thrill of exploration but hate the repetitive grind, this game is for you. It's a truly satisfying and self-contained game experience that takes the idle mechanic seriously and elevates it through an old school pixel-art adventure. The perfect game to play while idling or working on the side.
Plan your loops: Plan your actions ahead of time, choose which path to take, who to fight, what loot to take and start the loop. Craft up your different lists of actions and test them to compare their efficiency. Save them, load them and refine them over time.
Optimize your idling: Time is your main currency. Optimize your different paths as you gain experience to go faster and get the most of your idling time. As you repeat the same action it's cost get cheaper, so be sure to check if a quicker route has become available.
Explore the world: This game is all about atmosphere. Explore this dark fantasy world and get immersed in the lore and mystery that comes with it.
Meet characters: Find and meet the 10 different characters that will help you understand the world. Talk to them, learn from them or kill them and loot their corpses. It's all good, you're stuck in a time loop anyway.
Escape the loop: Redeem the curse and find out the different endings.
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Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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