Afterclock

Bank time. Rewind death.

Afterclock is a twin-stick survivors-like arena shooter. Swarms pour in from every side. You fire automatically, at the nearest enemy or wherever you aim, and you dash through the gaps, hoover up XP and pick one of three upgrades every level from a pool of 49.

Death isn't the end while you have time banked. The clock runs back five seconds, and the five seconds you lost replay beside you as an echo of your ship, still firing. Elites, treasure drones and bosses pay into your time bank. Run it dry, and the next death is the last.

The arena is a watch face. Every boss you beat sinks it one layer deeper into the clock: the dial, the gearworks, the pendulum hall, the orrery, the hourglass. All of it runs on the run's own time, so it stops when you pause and runs backwards when you rewind.

FEATURES

• 49 upgrades, 13 kinds of enemy, and 10 bosses in three tiers, in a different order every run 

• Dominate and the swarm notices: the Tempo climbs, and the music quickens with it 

• Five clock cases to unlock, each with its own shape and high-score table 

• Local co-op for 1 to 4 players on one screen, with revives 

• Blood Moons, Meteor Showers, Gold Rushes and Elite Parades shake up every run 

• 55 achievements to chase, and every run saved as a replay to watch back at ½× to 8× 

• Every shape and every sound, music included, is generated by the game itself 

• Interface size, screen shake and particle density in the settings

CONTROLS

Move: WASD or left stick Aim: mouse or right stick (you fire automatically) Dash: Space, Shift or right mouse / A or RT Toggle auto-aim: T / B Reroll upgrades: R / Y Pause: Esc / Start

REQUIREMENTS

64-bit Windows 11 and a DirectX 12 or Vulkan GPU with current drivers. Nothing to install: unzip and run Afterclock.exe.

Plays on Steam Deck through Proton. The steps are in PLAY-ME.txt.