Hourglass
In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never…
Hourglass is an adventure developed by Cyberwave, released 22 October 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $1.79 at Steam.
What Hourglass is
Hourglass is an adventure game developed by Cyberwave and released in 2021. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Pyramids are the tombs of the pharaohs". This is what most people believe. But more and more studies raise doubts about this thesis. Scientists found indications for ancient Egypt being far more technologized than we can imagine. Hourglass is set in a scenario in which those assumptions are actually true.. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is travelling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archaeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition. Your journey leads you to a remote temple where you encounter undiscovered Egyptian technologies and portals to a foreign world. Only by unraveling the secrets of these long lost technologies, you are able to solve all puzzles…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.79 at Steam, 91% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Hourglass launched on 22 October 2021, within three weeks of Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Age of Empires IV, Forza Horizon 5, Unpacking, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Official trailer
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