Timequest

What it is

Timequest is a graphical text-based science-fiction adventure from Legend Entertainment, set across 3,000 years of altered history. A renegade from the Temporal Corps has changed pivotal events, and you must repair the timeline, track down the culprit and bring them to justice. The journey spans four continents and visits historical settings including Stonehenge, the Circus Maximus, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Great Wall of China and the Great Pyramid of Cheops. The villain’s targets include Julius Caesar, Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, Genghis Khan and Napoleon Bonaparte. Play through time-travel puzzles using the game’s text-adventure interface, and visit 80 locations to see how your actions affect the historical landscape. The listed game features single-player play and Family Sharing. Its listed platforms include Microsoft Windows and DOS; the Steam listing specifies Windows and gives a release date of Nov 6, 2020.

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Who it suits

Timequest suits players who enjoy science-fiction stories, historical settings and text-based adventure puzzles. It is a single-player option for those interested in seeing how actions reshape events across a long stretch of history.

Timequest centers on repairing a damaged timeline through historical locations and time-travel puzzles. Its single-player format and text-adventure interface make it a focused fit for adventure players drawn to alternate history.