Time Survivors

Time Survivors

Released Jan 2024

The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made. Slay hordes of minions as Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra and other historic heroes with unique abilities! Fight through various historical eras, collect resources, unlock and enhance gameplay through a deep skill-tree metaprogression.

62% positive · 283 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation

Time Survivors launched on January 15, 2024 as a complete, content-rich roguelike from a small three-person indie studio (Lunar Chili). The game arrived with a substantial feature set — five stages, twelve historical characters, 50+ weapons, and a full meta-progression system — that the team had been building across 14 months of development. In the weeks following launch, the team was actively engaged, shipping a rapid series of patches (1.02 through 1.07) between January 15 and March 1, 2024. These addressed bugs, rebalanced gameplay, and added quality-of-life features like video mode options. The last recorded developer communication was the Patch 1.07 post on March 1, 2024. After that date, there have been no further news posts, announcements, DLC listings, or developer communications of any kind. The game has no unreleased DLC on the store, no roadmap promising future content, and no developer statement indicating ongoing or planned development beyond the post-launch patch support. The studio has not announced any expansions, additional characters, or content updates. The post-launch patch activity was consistent with a small team stabilizing a newly shipped product rather than an ongoing content development cycle — there was only one distinct content-adding patch period, concentrated entirely in the first six weeks after launch. With no sustained major content update pattern and no developer communication since March 1, 2024, the game appears to have shipped as a finished product and concluded its active support phase.
Evidence
Time Survivors launched on Steam with a full feature set: 5 stages, 12 characters, 50+ weapons, meta-progression, and achievements. Developer describes 14 months of development by a three-person team.
news post · Jan 15, 2024 source content shipped
high
Patch 1.07 released, adding video mode options and fixing a portal timing bug. This is the last recorded developer communication.
news post · Mar 1, 2024 source development ongoing
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Lunar Chili
Achievements
48
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Time Survivors is The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made, where you can play as legendary historical characters like Abe Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra, and more, each now wielding unique custom abilities that revolutionize gameplay.


Transform into a flying ninja robot as Oda Nobunaga, create defensive barriers made of cherry trees as Abe Lincoln (historically inaccurate™), or set the battlefield ablaze as Nero - the choice is yours. Each character brings a unique touch to every run, making each playthrough a unique adventure.


Travel through time and fight hordes of memorable enemies as you unravel a mystery. With over 150 different weapons, items, Relics, and buffs to choose from, every run is a unique experience. Fight skeletons in the Medieval Age, Velociraptors and T-Rexes in the Stone Age, and discover plenty of quests and secrets along the way.


But that's not all - Time Survivors presents a new meta progression system, allowing you to unlock and upgrade characters, weapons, and even game mode modifiers, using gold and other resources collected during your runs. Tailor your progression to your preferred playstyle and strategically allocate resources to create your own game-breaking build.




  • Play as epic historic characters, each with their unique ability
  • Historically inaccurate stages such as the Stone Age, the Dark Age, Ancient Egypt, and more full of enemies, secrets, mini bosses and end-stage boss
  • Skill-tree based meta progression for all elements in the game
  • Hundreds of different weapons, buffs, Cursed Relics, Powerups, and unlockables to choose from for a unique experience every run
  • Casual quick 20 minute play sessions + plenty of quests and secrets to discover
  • A Sandbox mode to test any overpowered build and train against any enemy




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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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