Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5
4.10 from 29 ratings
236 members have it in their collection · 6 playing now · 143 backlogged · 44 wish listed
How long? Main story 19h · with extras 25h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Status taptwo Sep 19, 2025
Meh. Played about 10 hours worth. Didn't get anything out of this one. I get the sense that it's trying to get at something deep, but the writing is pretty awful, and the characters are painfully one-dimensional. I was surprised with what I got for $20. This plays like a $3 game.
Review Chessylite 5/5 · Feb 3, 2024
I love RPGmaker games. So I was very excited when I found out about In Stars and Time, or, more accurately, its prequel START OVER, through a random lil tumblr post. You don't have to play it to understand what's going on though, it's more like extra narrative.
This game is a labour of love and it shows! The space …
I love RPGmaker games. So I was very excited when I found out about In Stars and Time, or, more accurately, its prequel START OVER, through a random lil tumblr post. You don't have to play it to understand what's going on though, it's more like extra narrative.
This game is a labour of love and it shows! The space it takes place in is relatively small (a town + 3 floors of house) but the care and dedication to sprinkling new tidbits each time you play through a time loop is mindblowing. Unfortunately for Siffrin, it's new tidbits of going insane over the repetition.
You can REALLY feel them spiralling, torn between their love for their friends and playing their part perfectly to ensure the best outcome, the guilt for being so removed from the situation and feeling like he's manipulating them, and the exasperation of just wanting to be done with it.
It all wraps up spectacularly too! The last 2 acts left me unblinking for fear of missing out on even a second of it.
Overall please give it a try if you're a fan of meta-narratives, found family stories and tragedy (with a happy ending!).
