Timecrest

Timecrest


Interactive chat story


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3.5.7for iPhone, iPad and more
9.3
772 Ratings
Sneaky Crab, Inc.
Developer
322.5 MB
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Dec 13, 2023
Update Date
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About Timecrest

*** Best Game & Developer of the Year, AppleVis Golden Apples ***
*** Featured in Apple's App Store Best Of ***
“An interesting story... Simple fun.” - The New York Times

Timecrest is a young adult fantasy where you are the main character. A young mage named Ash contacts you frantically through a pocket watch connecting to your iPhone asking for your help. Ash’s world, Alyncia, is about to be destroyed by falling meteors, but you demonstrate the ability to save Ash’s world by turning back time.

There isn’t long to celebrate as Ash is suddenly being hunted by someone who informs you that you’ve done the impossible–your use of time magic has broken the rules of magic.

Whether you save the world or do something else, your journey will take you through wondrous places where you’ll meet people that will either become your friends or your enemies.

The decision to experience this game is yours, but if you do adventure in Alyncia, it will be the journey of a lifetime.

- MAKE YOUR CHOICE. Timecrest is a story where no path is the wrong one. Walk your own road and experience a satisfying story no matter what.
- EXPLORE A MAGICAL WORLD. Timecrest pulls no punches with big emotional moments and plot twists across over 640,000 words.
- EXPERIENCE FANTASY AND WONDER. Timecrest features an emotional custom soundtrack with 34 musical tracks to unlock.


What people are saying about Timecrest:

“The characters really do draw you in.” - Jamie Pauls

“It's not just a survival, yes/no–binary choice thing. It's like you're watching actual characters, actual people, living actual lives.” - Alex Hall

“Timecrest stands out.” - AFB, AccessWorld Magazine

“Worth a look–even if you’re not a fan of interactive fiction–as this is the best one so far.” - RNIB Connect Radio
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.5.7

Last updated on Dec 13, 2023
Old Versions
- Added the ability to view history of completed games.
- Did a visual refresh of the completed games UI.
- Added Descriptive Help to the Shop screen.
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Version History
3.5.7
Dec 13, 2023
- Added the ability to view history of completed games.
- Did a visual refresh of the completed games UI.
- Added Descriptive Help to the Shop screen.
3.5.6
Aug 20, 2023
- Added Instagram and TikTok to social hub.
- You can now earn 25 Time Crystals for following our Instagram and TikTok each.
- Changed Lisa’s name in the credits. We’re moving away from the pen-name and will use Lisa’s real name moving forward.
- VO: Delay first run text until pronunciation mode dialog has been responded to.
- VO: The last song was not accessible when scrolled under footer. This has been fixed.
3.5.5
Aug 4, 2023
- Fixed a bug where a character that was dead suddenly spoke in Chapter 9.
- Fixed text on first VoiceOver popup referring to an incorrect location for the settings menu.
- Fixed a bug where backgrounding Timecrest while in the Music Player could cause overlapping songs to play.
- Spelling and grammar fixes.
3.5.4
May 15, 2023
Time has four specific rules. This update to Timecrest breaks the third rule.

We’ve rewritten Timecrest 1: Fated Connections entirely to bring it up to the level of adventure, mystery, and emotion that it has always deserved. With this update, we deepened the story and characters to the level of what we always imagined and wished they could be. There will also be some new Easter eggs since it’s the season. Lastly, we kept the structure the same so it will not affect the comprehension of future story for those that have completed their journey.

But for those who choose to take the journey again, a familiar, yet fresh new adventure awaits you.


This update adds around 120,000 new words. This brings Timecrest up to a whopping total of over 640,000 words. Timecrest 2: The Door also gets a fresh coat of paint as we’ve adjusted many scenes to match. This is also our biggest app update ever with over 50 new features and bug fixes, as well as adding animations and accessibility improvements for all to enjoy.

Ash opens the pocket watch, filled with hope. Will you respond?

New features (iOS):
- Chapters 1 to 6 have been completely rewritten, and we’ve made improvements to the text in Chapters 7 through 10.
- All new animations. Lots of new animations and polish added throughout the story, such as when selecting a response, turn back time, silenced responses.
- New Notices dialog. Added a “Mark All as Read” button.
- New fullscreen Settings menu.
- Notification system completely rewritten.
- New Help/FAQ page accessible from Settings.
- Added a social hub in Relationships, so you always have an easy link to access the community.
- Added a tutorial to prompt you to buy teleport orbs from the merchant.
- Added background sounds to more scenes.
- Added 5 Teleport Orb and 5 Aura Potion options in the merchant.
- Added a few new easter eggs that we’re not going to spoil here!

Changes:
- Removed vibrations/haptics. We’re going to focus on music, sound effects, and in-game animations moving forward.
- Don’t show Luthor’s relationship unless you’ve reached Timecrest 3 or you have gained relationship with Luthor.
- Removed “Do Not Disturb” setting, since iOS has better system-level options for managing notifications.
- Changed the order of “Fulgur” in the Music Player.
- A song is now named “Dragon Rider” unless you learn the Dragon Rider’s name.
- Changed the One Time Welcome Pack. No longer grants 5 Teleport Orbs, instead gives 750 Gold.
- Changed the icons in the bottom tab bar.
- After picking a map location, added a last response and system message for consistency.

Bug Fixes for 3.5.4:
- Fixed a bug where the setting for Pronunciation Mode did not show up for VoiceOver users.

Please see the in-game notice for a full list of bug fixes made in this update.
3.5.3
May 10, 2023
Time has four specific rules. This update to Timecrest breaks the third rule.

We’ve rewritten Timecrest 1: Fated Connections entirely to bring it up to the level of adventure, mystery, and emotion that it has always deserved. With this update, we deepened the story and characters to the level of what we always imagined and wished they could be. There will also be some new Easter eggs since it’s the season. Lastly, we kept the structure the same so it will not affect the comprehension of future story for those that have completed their journey.

But for those who choose to take the journey again, a familiar, yet fresh new adventure awaits you.


This update adds around 120,000 new words. This brings Timecrest up to a whopping total of over 640,000 words. Timecrest 2: The Door also gets a fresh coat of paint as we’ve adjusted many scenes to match. This is also our biggest app update ever with over 50 new features and bug fixes, as well as adding animations and accessibility improvements for all to enjoy.

Ash opens the pocket watch, filled with hope. Will you respond?

New features (iOS):
- Chapters 1 to 6 have been completely rewritten, and we’ve made improvements to the text in Chapters 7 through 10.
- All new animations. Lots of new animations and polish added throughout the story, such as when selecting a response, turn back time, silenced responses.
- New Notices dialog. Added a “Mark All as Read” button.
- New fullscreen Settings menu.
- Notification system completely rewritten.
- New Help/FAQ page accessible from Settings.
- Added a social hub in Relationships, so you always have an easy link to access the community.
- Added a tutorial to prompt you to buy teleport orbs from the merchant.
- Added background sounds to more scenes.
- Added 5 Teleport Orb and 5 Aura Potion options in the merchant.
- Added a few new easter eggs that we’re not going to spoil here!

Changes:
- Removed vibrations/haptics. We’re going to focus on music, sound effects, and in-game animations moving forward.
- Don’t show Luthor’s relationship unless you’ve reached Timecrest 3 or you have gained relationship with Luthor.
- Removed “Do Not Disturb” setting, since iOS has better system-level options for managing notifications.
- Changed the order of “Fulgur” in the Music Player.
- A song is now named “Dragon Rider” unless you learn the Dragon Rider’s name.
- Changed the One Time Welcome Pack. No longer grants 5 Teleport Orbs, instead gives 750 Gold.
- Changed the icons in the bottom tab bar.
- After picking a map location, added a last response and system message for consistency.

Bug Fixes for 3.5.3:
- Fixed a bug where support links would crash if Timecrest wasn't already open.
- Fixed an inconsistency where the LSD Club met both daily and weekly.
- Fixed a bug where the music player would sometimes crash.
- Added commas to numbers in VoiceOver labels so that large numbers would not be read as individual digits.
- Added a system message indicating Morty’s pouch was bound.
- Fixed some text in chapter 3 around Griffin Transports.
- Fixed some text in chapter 8 around Ash introducing to Petora.
- Improved handling of support emails with large files.
- Changed the notification sound for VoiceOver users.
- Fixed an issue where a Levitas/Gravitas casting timer was a response instead.
- Renamed Top menu to Title Screen, renamed Top Menu button to Back button. Updated accessibility labels to match.
- Fixed an issue where the Force Pulse spell description was too long and overflowed the Pouch UI box.

Please see the in-game notice for a full list of bug fixes made in this update.
3.5.2
May 1, 2023
Time has four specific rules. This update to Timecrest breaks the third rule.

We’ve rewritten Timecrest 1: Fated Connections entirely to bring it up to the level of adventure, mystery, and emotion that it has always deserved. With this update, we deepened the story and characters to the level of what we always imagined and wished they could be. There will also be some new Easter eggs since it’s the season. Lastly, we kept the structure the same so it will not affect the comprehension of future story for those that have completed their journey.

But for those who choose to take the journey again, a familiar, yet fresh new adventure awaits you.


This update adds around 120,000 new words. This brings Timecrest up to a whopping total of over 640,000 words. Timecrest 2: The Door also gets a fresh coat of paint as we’ve adjusted many scenes to match. This is also our biggest app update ever with over 50 new features and bug fixes, as well as adding animations and accessibility improvements for all to enjoy.

Ash opens the pocket watch, filled with hope. Will you respond?

New features (iOS):
- Chapters 1 to 6 have been completely rewritten, and we’ve made improvements to the text in Chapters 7 through 10.
- All new animations. Lots of new animations and polish added throughout the story, such as when selecting a response, turn back time, silenced responses.
- New Notices dialog. Added a “Mark All as Read” button.
- New fullscreen Settings menu.
- Notification system completely rewritten.
- New Help/FAQ page accessible from Settings.
- Added a social hub in Relationships, so you always have an easy link to access the community.
- Added a tutorial to prompt you to buy teleport orbs from the merchant.
- Added background sounds to more scenes.
- Added 5 Teleport Orb and 5 Aura Potion options in the merchant.
- Added a few new easter eggs that we’re not going to spoil here!

Changes:
- Removed vibrations/haptics. We’re going to focus on music, sound effects, and in-game animations moving forward.
- Don’t show Luthor’s relationship unless you’ve reached Timecrest 3 or you have gained relationship with Luthor.
- Removed “Do Not Disturb” setting, since iOS has better system-level options for managing notifications.
- Changed the order of “Fulgur” in the Music Player.
- A song is now named “Dragon Rider” unless you learn the Dragon Rider’s name.
- Changed the One Time Welcome Pack. No longer grants 5 Teleport Orbs, instead gives 750 Gold.
- Changed the icons in the bottom tab bar.
- After picking a map location, added a last response and system message for consistency.

Bug Fixes for 3.5.2:
- Fixed a bug in Chapter 4 where a background sound effect would not end when it was supposed to.
- Fixed a bug in Chapter 6 where you could get stuck.

Please see the in-game notice for a full list of bug fixes made in this update.
3.5.1
Apr 28, 2023
Time has four specific rules. This update to Timecrest breaks the third rule.

We’ve rewritten Timecrest 1: Fated Connections entirely to bring it up to the level of adventure, mystery, and emotion that it has always deserved. With this update, we deepened the story and characters to the level of what we always imagined and wished they could be. There will also be some new Easter eggs since it’s the season. Lastly, we kept the structure the same so it will not affect the comprehension of future story for those that have completed their journey.

But for those who choose to take the journey again, a familiar, yet fresh new adventure awaits you.


This update adds around 120,000 new words. This brings Timecrest up to a whopping total of over 640,000 words. Timecrest 2: The Door also gets a fresh coat of paint as we’ve adjusted many scenes to match. This is also our biggest app update ever with over 50 new features and bug fixes, as well as adding animations and accessibility improvements for all to enjoy.

Ash opens the pocket watch, filled with hope. Will you respond?

New features (iOS):
- Chapters 1 to 6 have been completely rewritten, and we’ve made improvements to the text in Chapters 7 through 10.
- All new animations. Lots of new animations and polish added throughout the story, such as when selecting a response, turn back time, silenced responses.
- New Notices dialog. Added a “Mark All as Read” button.
- New fullscreen Settings menu.
- Notification system completely rewritten.
- New Help/FAQ page accessible from Settings.
- Added a social hub in Relationships, so you always have an easy link to access the community.
- Added a tutorial to prompt you to buy teleport orbs from the merchant.
- Added background sounds to more scenes.
- Added 5 Teleport Orb and 5 Aura Potion options in the merchant.
- Added a few new easter eggs that we’re not going to spoil here!

Changes:
- Removed vibrations/haptics. We’re going to focus on music, sound effects, and in-game animations moving forward.
- Don’t show Luthor’s relationship unless you’ve reached Timecrest 3 or you have gained relationship with Luthor.
- Removed “Do Not Disturb” setting, since iOS has better system-level options for managing notifications.
- Changed the order of “Fulgur” in the Music Player.
- A song is now named “Dragon Rider” unless you learn the Dragon Rider’s name.
- Changed the One Time Welcome Pack. No longer grants 5 Teleport Orbs, instead gives 750 Gold.
- Changed the icons in the bottom tab bar.
- After picking a map location, added a last response and system message for consistency.

Bug Fixes for 3.5.1:
- Fixed a bug where a Dragonberry Elixir required you to force close Timecrest to take effect.
- Fixed a bug where if you met the "Flower Girl" in Chapter 3 once, it would show up in all summaries for completed runs. Note that this fix will fix future summaries and new games–old ones will still incorrectly show it even if you didn’t experience this path.
- Fixed a bug where VoiceOver users would hear "Timecrest" twice in notifications.
- Fixed a bug where on watchOS, the gold accessibility label was missing how much gold you have.
- Spelling and grammar fixes

Please see the in-game notice for a full list of bug fixes made in this update.
3.5.0
Apr 25, 2023
Time has four specific rules. This update to Timecrest breaks the third rule.

We’ve rewritten Timecrest 1: Fated Connections entirely to bring it up to the level of adventure, mystery, and emotion that it has always deserved. With this update, we deepened the story and characters to the level of what we always imagined and wished they could be. There will also be some new Easter eggs since it’s the season. Lastly, we kept the structure the same so it will not affect the comprehension of future story for those that have completed their journey.

But for those who choose to take the journey again, a familiar, yet fresh new adventure awaits you.


This update adds around 120,000 new words. This brings Timecrest up to a whopping total of over 640,000 words. Timecrest 2: The Door also gets a fresh coat of paint as we’ve adjusted many scenes to match. This is also our biggest app update ever with over 50 new features and bug fixes, as well as adding animations and accessibility improvements for all to enjoy.

Ash opens the pocket watch, filled with hope. Will you respond?

Timecrest iOS new features:
- Chapters 1 to 6 have been completely rewritten, and we’ve made improvements to the text in Chapters 7 through 10.
- All new animations. Lots of new animations and polish added throughout the story, such as when selecting a response, turn back time, silenced responses.
- New Notices dialog. Added a “Mark All as Read” button.
- New fullscreen Settings menu.
- Notification system completely rewritten.
- New Help/FAQ page accessible from Settings.
- Added a social hub in Relationships, so you always have an easy link to access the community.
- Added a tutorial to prompt you to buy teleport orbs from the merchant.
- Added background sounds to more scenes.
- Added 5 Teleport Orb and 5 Aura Potion options in the merchant.
- Added a few new easter eggs that we’re not going to spoil here!

Changes:
- Removed vibrations/haptics. We’re going to focus on music, sound effects, and in-game animations moving forward.
- Don’t show Luthor’s relationship unless you’ve reached Timecrest 3 or you have gained relationship with Luthor.
- Removed “Do Not Disturb” setting, since iOS has better system-level options for managing notifications.
- Changed the order of “Fulgur” in the Music Player.
- A song is now named “Dragon Rider” unless you learn the Dragon Rider’s name.
- Changed the One Time Welcome Pack. No longer grants 5 Teleport Orbs, instead gives 750 Gold.
- Changed the icons in the bottom tab bar.
- After picking a map location, added a last response and system message for consistency.

VoiceOver changes and fixes:
- The Messages UI will now no longer scroll under the header and footer. It was confusing when the VoiceOver cursor could move under those UI elements.
- Made references to Red Message and Blue Message more consistent across the game.
- Improved accessibility labels for the last responded option.
- Fixed bug where sometimes a blank line would be autocaptioned as “outdoors.”
- Completely reworked “Music Follows Cursor” to be smoother and less buggy.
- Added descriptive labels to header images.
- Fixed a bug where the year would not display in the Memory Oracle.
- Removed the announcement on how much gold you have when gold changes, as it intrusive. Added text stating your remaining gold when performing actions.
- Collecting from Morty now automatically closes the screen.
- Changed “Suppress Ellipses” feature. Instead of replacing ellipses with dots, now it adds commas to simulate the character pause.
- Updated outdated text in descriptive help.
- Fixed a bug where ALRA Machines would not update after purchase/vend.
- Fixed a bug where highlighting the busy timer with the VoiceOver cursor right at zero seconds will announce the wrong timer.
- Fixed a bug where responses would sometimes say “dimmed.”
- Fixed a bug where purchasing one-time welcome pack would not update the accessibility label.
3.4.1
Mar 28, 2023
Bug fixes.
3.4
Feb 23, 2023
Completely rewritten Timecrest for Apple Watch with beautiful modern UI and amazing animations.
- The watchOS app now requires watchOS 9.
- Timecrest for Apple Watch is now 100% accessible.

Bug fixes and improvements:
- Fixed a bug in Chapter 13 where an option may reference a party that you did not go to.
- Fixed a bug where if you load a game without going to the Messages screen first, the game crashes
- Made it so both the date and the fast mode indicator can be displayed at the same time.
- Fixed Merchant "Daily Teleport Orbs" to "Daily Teleport Orb"
- Can now earn 25 Time Crystals for joining the unofficial fan Discord server
- Fix map pluralization for slow path
- On an invalid Segment Id error, now gives an opportunity to contact support instead of being stuck in a crash loop.
- VoiceOver: Added 2-finger scrub gesture to some places it was missing.
- VoiceOver: Fixed an issue where Descriptive Help incorrectly mentioned “Settings” in Messages.
- VoiceOver: In Music Player, accessibility label now says which track is now playing at the beginning.
- VoiceOver: Added 2-finger scrub for Special packs and Maps
3.3.5
Feb 9, 2023
Due to a sudden change in policy for using the Twitter API, we've been forced to remove all Twitter functionality from Timecrest. This means that you will no longer be able to get Time Crystals from Tweeting and following the characters. Please look at our in-game notices for more information.
3.3.3
Oct 26, 2022
- Fixed a bug where Memory Oracles would not be marked as read in VoiceOver.
3.3.2
Oct 4, 2022
- Fixed a bug where music would restart after backgrounding the app.
- Fixed a bug where Quick Actions would not work on cold launch.
- VoiceOver: Fixed a bug where Music Follows Cursor would have music interrupted by changes later on in the scene.
- VoiceOver: Improved pronunciation mode dictionary now that VoiceOver pronunciation has improved.
3.3.1
Sep 23, 2022
- Spelling and grammar fixes.
- Fixed a bug where Close button would not show up in VoiceOver Memory Oracles on some iPads.
3.3
Sep 20, 2022
- Now requires at least iOS 15 and watchOS 8
- VoiceOver: The Memory Oracles have an all new UI to make them easier to read.
- Fixed a bug where dialogs would suddenly dismiss if you spent a long time in them. In particular, this could be frustrating when History or Memory Oracle would suddenly close.
- Fixed a bug where dialogs would dismiss when backgrounding the app.
- Fixed a bug where sometimes the last few sentences of some Memory Oracle chapters would be cut off.
3.2
May 26, 2021
Fixed an issue where Timecrest would freeze or run slowly on iOS 14.6.
3.1
Apr 12, 2021
- Fixed a bug where music would continue for a few extra seconds after backgrounding the app.
- Decrease details length when looking and completed games on small screen sizes
- History now remembers where you were scrolled.
- VoiceOver: Added an option in Settings to remove Description tags and replaced with a sound effect.
- VoiceOver: Increased default volume for messaging sounds to 100% due to audio ducking in iOS 14. You can still reduce the volume if it is too loud for you.
- Numerous spelling and grammar fixes
3.0.5
Jan 6, 2021
- spelling and grammar fixes
3.0.4
Jan 3, 2021
- fixed some visual and music glitches when switching in and out of VoiceOver
3.0.3
Dec 17, 2020
- Fixed an issue where text that is magically changed on an option would revert if you scrolled off the screen.
- Removed the text that incorrectly states you can earn Time Crystals following Luthor.
3.0.2
Dec 16, 2020
- Fixed a crash on startup
3.0.1
Dec 15, 2020
- Fixed a bug where the game could get stuck in Chapter 11.
- Fixed an issue where Memory Remnants were not being granted in Chapter 11-15.
- Fixed numerous spelling and grammar issues.
3.0
Dec 15, 2020
Timecrest 3 continues from Timecrest 2’s thrilling conclusion with Ash standing in front of The Door. Now, Luthor Timecrest has decided to give back our memories that he once erased. Memories of you and Luthor meeting and connecting and becoming friends.

We’ve added over 350,000 words, bringing the interactive story to more than half a million words and multiple endings. Experience a richer and more detailed world, and the answers to many mysteries that have been raised in Timecrest 1 & 2.

With your incredible powers, who will you choose to live and let die?

- EXPERIENCE AN EPIC STORY with over 500,000 words and multiple endings.
- IMMERSE YOURSELF with 9 new original songs added to the soundtrack.
- EXPLORE the majestic floating platforms of Unity where the Masters Council confers, and get lost in the serene landscapes of the snow-covered Icecades.
- LEARN the secrets of Sol and Scarlet Ignis, whose pasts may hold a clue to what Ash has in store in the future.
2.12
Dec 6, 2020
- The Timecrest Merchant will now sell Dragonberry Elixirs for 325 Time Crystals each. This is available beginning partway through Chapter 8.
2.11
Nov 30, 2020
- minor bug fixes
- minor spelling and grammar fixes

Timecrest FAQ

Timecrest is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
China
Timecrest supports English
Timecrest contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
300 Time Crystals
$0.99
1296 Time Crystals
$3.99
3330 Time Crystals
$9.99
6900 Time Crystals
$19.99
One Time Welcome Pack
$5.99
Memory Oracle Starter Pack
$2.99
636 Time Crystals
$1.99
6,330 Time Crystals
$18.99
2310 Time Crystals
$6.99
13,330 Time Crystals
$39.99
Click here to learn how to download Timecrest in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Timecrest.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.2 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.2 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.2 or later.

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