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What are the best games featuring time manipulation?

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SUPERHOT vs Braid vs Super Time Force Ultra

 vs Killing Floor 2 vs Timebenders vs Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne vs Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Specs

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Linux, Mac

Genre

First-Person Shooter

Controller Support

-

Co-Op

-

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

-

Genre

-

Controller Support

-

Co-Op

-

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

Win

Genre

-

Controller Support

Full

Co-Op

1 Player Co-Op (multiple players on screen mechanic)

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Genre

First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror

Controller Support

Full

Co-Op

6 Player Online

Steam Rating

-

Platforms

Windows

Genre

-

Controller Support

Yes

Co-Op

-

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

-

Genre

-

Controller Support

-

Co-Op

-

Steam Rating

Very Positive

Platforms

-

Genre

-

Controller Support

-

Co-Op

-

Pros + Cons

Pro
 Based around controlling time

The game is focused entirely on the mechanic of time moving only when you move, with few other FPS game elements.
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Pro
 Great art style

The art style blends really well with the sci-fi'ish/cyberpunkish subject matter and game mechanics.
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Pro
 Multiple ways time is affected

Completing the game's short story mode unlocks challenges and alternate modes that can greatly affect how time works.
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Pro
 Minimalistic yet beneficial art style

The art style in the game is very cool and minimalistic while actually serving to make the game easier to understand and play. The gameplay in Superhot relies on you being able to react properly to your environment, and the art choices make it really easy to understand what is going on around you.
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Pro
 Lets you roleplay matrix-like battles

The coolest thing about this mechanic is it essentially lets you role play matrix-like battles with you dodging bullets, slicing bullets out of mid-air with a katana and an assortment of other badass things to do.
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Pro
 Awesome time-based mechanic

In Superhot time only goes forward when you move. This turns the gameplay into something closer to a puzzle game as you need to be very calculated with every move you make.
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Pro
 Tons of unlockables

There are many different modes and secrets to unlock in the game, also small easter eggs and references everywhere, adding some replayability to this game.
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Con
 Short story mode

Although there are plenty of other modes with a lot of variety, the story mode can typically be beaten in around 2 hours.
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Pro
 Clever game mechanics

Braid utilizes a rewind mechanic where in the player can rewind the action in the game at any time. This is coupled with puzzle layouts to each lever where the player has to use the rewind mechanics to reach certain spots in a level.
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Pro
 Most brilliant puzzle mechanic and unique art style

Nearly the father of indies and an amazing experience that never gets old. A very unique experience.
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Pro
 Wonderfully challenging

On the outset Braid looks like any other platformer but once any time is spent with the game users soon find that the puzzles are deviously difficult forcing users to think outside of the box and even time itself.
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Pro
 An ambiguous, yet impactful retelling of a man's downfall and a warning to others

Braid is a story about loss and obsessiveness and how those forces drive the hunt for redemption.
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Con
 Story is depressing

There is a definite sense of melancholy while playing this game which can make for a depressing experience while playing the game, which may reduce the amount of time played.
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Pro
 Single player co-op

The co-op in Super Time Force Ultra is actually only single-player. Players co-op with themselves by rewinding time and then playing that time over with what are now two players on the screen.
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Pro
 Pixel artwork and sound design are well done

The pixel artwork and chiptune sound design complement each other and call to mind the 8-bit style. Super Time Force Ultra incorporates some modern touches by taking advantage of newer technology that allows for more sounds at once as well as including more detailed and cleaner sprite work.
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Pro
 4 different soldiers to play

There are four different soldiers the player can use on each time rewind playthrough, each with their own weapon. Some soldiers are required to get past certain areas, which creates the need for a bit of planning for each and every level.
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Pro
 Humorous story

The plot of Super Time Force Ultra consists of the main characters going back in time to alter events in history. The twist is that most of the reasons they do so are petty and selfish. This gives the game a light-hearted tone that can be laugh-out-loud funny at times.
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Con
 Short

The game can be completed in only a couple of hours.
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Pro
 Visually impressive gore

Uses the "M.E.A.T. system", which lets zeds be split into some 20 different body parts, all affected by soft-body physics.
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Pro
 Slow time is visually distinct

The game turns black and white, except for gunfire, explosions and blood, all beautifully rendered.
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Pro
 Frequent slowing of time

Scoring headshots and multiple kills of zeds through exclusives puts every player into 'zed time' -- which happens multiple times per wave.
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Pro
 Strategical combat combined with twitch gameplay

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Pro
 Multiplayer time-manipulation

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Pro
 Fully destructable terrain

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Pro
 Cool build customization with a vaguely reminiscent feel of Guild Wars

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Con
 No story mode

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Con
 Still in closed beta

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Pro
 Ragdoll physics

Introduced ragdoll physics into the Max Payne series, effecting a big visual improvement.
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Pro
 Limited bullet time as a game mechanic

Max has an hourglass that fills up with kills. You can run it down to go into bullet-time.
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