The Best Manipulation Games

Update, : Demolition Master added at rank #26.
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Timelie (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Timelie is a stealth puzzle game in which you play as a little girl and her cat, who must find their way out of an abstract world through a tiled layout. You can control and manipulate time, fast-forwarding and rewinding the world around you at will. You also have the ability to fix bridges, floors and areas that previously broke with special shards. It promotes a single-player cooperative experience, where you control both the young girl and her cat to complete tasks. The visuals are reminiscent of Monument Valley while the soundtrack is vibey.


Pros:
  • Unique single-player cooperative experience
  • Time control mechanic
  • Easy to pick up and learn
  • Stylish visuals
  • Vibey soundtrack
  • Non linear stages
  • Varied difficulty levels
Cons:
  • Must be precise when selecting tiles for actions

  • puzzle
  • stealth
  • manipulation
  • time
  • cats
  • time-manipulation
  • robots
  • strategy
  • adventure
  • isometric

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COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.


  • dynamic
  • manipulation
  • souls
  • swordplay
  • 2d
  • tutorial
  • time
  • attack
  • score
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • narration
  • mech
  • platform
  • action-adventure

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Iron Danger (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4

Iron Danger is a tactical combat game with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.


  • manipulation
  • tactical
  • combat
  • steampunk
  • fantasy
  • real-time
  • turn-based
  • time
  • fight
  • rpg
  • role-play
  • isometric
  • arpg
  • puzzle
  • stealth

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Touhou Luna Nights (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action.  Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.


  • metroidvania
  • faith
  • manipulation
  • bullet-hell
  • beat-em-up
  • time
  • exploration
  • scroller
  • anime
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • 2d

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Timespinner (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS vita PC Windows Linux Playstation 4 Xbox One

Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.


  • platform
  • time
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • manipulation
  • lgbtq
  • travel
  • scroller
  • castlevania
  • empire
  • cooperative
  • exploration
  • rpg
  • late-game

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Lemnis Gate (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows

Lemnis Gate is the revolutionary turn-based combat strategy FPS taking place in a time loop. Master the unique abilities of powerful deep-space operatives and compete in mind-bending four-dimensional battles.


  • time
  • shooter
  • manipulation
  • first-person
  • pvp
  • fps
  • tactical
  • character
  • travel
  • arena
  • class
  • 3d
  • competitive
  • real-time
  • customization

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Rayland 2 (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Welcome to Rayland. The inhabitants of this island use the energy coming from the laser beams to survive and to transport this energy they use the repeating cubes.

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  • puzzle
  • clicker
  • futuristic
  • manipulation
  • point-and-click
  • minimalist
  • casual
  • isometric
  • strategy
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • grid
  • family-friendly

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Cursed Angel: Time Paradox (2023)

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early access PC Windows

In 2028, a programmer creates the Mask of Time. Anyone wearing the Mask of Time can control time and space in the universe. The programmer, who calls himself Cursed Angel, uses the mask to travel back to Atlantis City in 200 B.C.

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  • strategy
  • manipulation
  • time
  • real-time
  • dating-sim
  • magic
  • grand-strategy
  • gothic
  • visual-novel
  • sandbox
  • rpg
  • dark
  • top-down
  • medieval
  • 3d

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Timeloop: Sink Again Beach (2022)

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A non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.


  • manipulation
  • time
  • cinematic
  • immersive
  • pirates
  • narration
  • action-adventure
  • hand-drawn
  • parody
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • sci-fi
  • open-world
  • comedy
  • visual-novel

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Inua - A Story in Ice and Time (2022)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows Android Mac OS

Inua is a point & click narrative game where three protagonists roam the same places in the far North, decades apart. Explore each era, collect ideas, and influence their decisions to change the course of history.


  • space-time
  • historical
  • manipulation
  • time
  • narration
  • text
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • nature
  • stylized
  • dynamic
  • isometric
  • supernatural
  • adventure
  • story

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