The âheart of the world,â Chronium, has shattered.
In a world falling apart, children without swords fight back by manipulating time.
Take flight as a mysterious bird...
â A Hand-Drawn JRPG Woven with Time
This game is a short-form JRPG themed around resisting a looming catastrophe.
Players relive the six months leading up to the worldâs collapse, looping through time in search of a way to stop it.
â Strategic Battles Using the Power of Clocks
Children unable to wield swords are given a single weapon: the clock.
Equip skills at 0, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock to fend off enemies with clever tactics.
But bewareâsome enemies also control time. Disrupting their clockwork may be the key to victory.
â Soar Through the Maps as a Bird
Transform into a mysterious bird and explore the world like a point-and-click adventure.
Youâll uncover traps and hidden itemsâsome of which might even change the fate of the characters.
â Eight Unique Main Characters
Eight playable characters rise to face the crisis.
ăIs â The strong-willed, energetic girl who leads the orphans.
ăLiv â A restless, timid boy who loves reading, but occasionally shows surprising insight.
ăTime Cat â A talking cat who appears before Is and her friends. Seems to know something about the fall of Chronium.
ăAmeria â A young researcher and the only specialist on Chronium. She carries deep emotions for the worldâs fate.
ăKabal â Leader of the squad that hunts âbad ghostsâ who attack humans and animals. Calm, skilled, and often works solo.
ăNarcier â The elite mage of the squad. Though cold and distant, she has a soft spot for children.
ăHalbarm â A heavy warrior on the front lines. Boisterous and reliable, but avoids anything too strange.
ăElse â A rookie fighter who idolizes heroes and has a special admiration for Ameria. Unstable at times, but undeniably capable.
â Go Back in Time and Change Fate
Your actions unlock new scenes.
Even the smallest trigger, the tiniest event, can drastically alter what follows.
Can you find a way through this crumbling world?
â Mischief Time!
Kids love to cause troubleâeven if the world is ending!
Doodle on someoneâs back, startle adults with firecrackers...
It might ruin a serious moment, or it might be just the thing to unlock something new.
â Other Features
ă»All maps and characters are hand-drawn, bringing warmth to the world. The entire soundtrack is original as well.
ă»The entire soundtrack is also original, with diverse battle and dungeon themes that change dramatically depending on the scene.
ă»The world doesnât collapse in an instantâit decays gradually.
ăFields show creeping corruption. The ground darkens, icons shift from white to orange to ominous red.
ă»Thereâs no level-up system. Characters grow slowly through the story.
ăWe deliberately removed standard progression to better suit a short-form RPG.
ăEven so, theyâll become strong enough to defeat powerful foes through skill-based strategies.
ă»Is, the maternal figure of the group, is a great cook.
ăMeals crafted from gathered ingredients are consumable items, but theyâll be crucial for survival.