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Guide a tiny robot through a 1990s home, solving physics-based platform puzzles and changing the past to shape the future.
Released 03 Nov 2021
Drive a Tiny Robot
Climb Household Obstacles
Grapple Across Rooms
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
Developed by Flazm · Published by META Publishing









Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer in which you control a small robot sent back to the 1990s by its creator. Your mission is to prevent a childhood accident, exploring an ordinary home from the robot’s tiny perspective.
Navigate rooms, cross household obstacles, move objects, and solve environmental puzzles shaped by physics. As you progress, the robot gains tools and upgrades—including a screwdriver, jump-enhancing springs, and a grappling harpoon—that open new ways through each area.
Your actions in the past can affect later events and the story’s outcome. Explore the chapters for clues and secrets, make choices, and uncover different endings.
Players who enjoy Time Loader often praise its time-travel story, the unusual toy-sized view of a 1990s home, and its approachable environmental puzzles. Reviews also appreciate the art and nostalgic atmosphere. Some players, however, find movement and object handling frustrating, especially in later grapple sections; opinions on the puzzles and story vary.




| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 29 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Metacritic | 79/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |