Time Thief
Released May 2022
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
97% positive · 213 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Time Thief is a small, self-contained game made by a solo developer using the PICO-8 fantasy console. The store description explicitly describes it as "a short, simple game" with "around 1 hour of play time," and outlines a complete, finite experience: explore a top-down map, collect 3 Time Keys, solve puzzles, and face a final challenge. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch update history, no developer communications announcing future content, and no signs of an ongoing content cycle. The game launched on May 24, 2022 as a finished product and has remained unchanged since. Anyone waiting to play the complete experience can do so right now — all content shipped on launch day.
Evidence
Store description explicitly frames the game as a short, complete experience (~1 hour) with a defined set of goals: find 3 Time Keys, solve puzzles, and defeat a final challenge. No mention of updates, DLC, or future content.
Short description confirms a self-contained action-adventure premise with no indication of ongoing or planned content.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Matheus Mortatti
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Time Thief is a short, simple game made with the PICO8 fantasy console. You can expect around 1 hour of play time.
If you leave your village, the clock starts ticking. You only have 60 seconds to live.
Explore the top-down map and use your sword to steal time from other living creatures in the world while you search for the 3 Time Keys that are scattered throughout the map. Solve puzzles, navigate dark caves and fight multiple enemies before facing one final challenge.
What's on the other side of the Time Gate?
Where will you find the three Time Keys?
If you leave your village, the clock starts ticking. You only have 60 seconds to live.
Explore the top-down map and use your sword to steal time from other living creatures in the world while you search for the 3 Time Keys that are scattered throughout the map. Solve puzzles, navigate dark caves and fight multiple enemies before facing one final challenge.
What's on the other side of the Time Gate?
Where will you find the three Time Keys?
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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