What are the best games featuring time manipulation?

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Best games featuring time manipulation	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- SUPERHOT	-	Very Positive	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, Linux, Mac
-- Braid	$14.99	Very Positive	-
-- Super Time Force Ultra	$14.99	Very Positive	-
-- Killing Floor 2	-	Very Positive	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
-- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	$9.99	Very Positive	-

SUPERHOT

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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. See More

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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. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:First-Person Shooter

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Multiple ways time is affected

Completing the game's short story mode unlocks challenges and alternate modes that can greatly affect how time works. See More

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Great art style

The art style blends really well with the sci-fi'ish/cyberpunkish subject matter and game mechanics. See More

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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. See More

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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. See More

Braid

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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. See More

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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. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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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. See More

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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. See More

Super Time Force Ultra

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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. See More

Top Con

Short

The game can be completed in only a couple of hours. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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

Controller Support:Full

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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. See More

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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. See More

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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. See More

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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