You play as Hermes, trapped in a time loop after pulling a nasty trick on Chronos! Find the blessings of the gods to unlock new abilities, and hourglasses to extend your time in this roguelike, 2D platformer-- lets see if you're TRUELY faster than time!

Goal: Collect all of the god's blessings and confront Chronos.

Controls:

1. C to restart
2. WASD for running
3. Space to jump
4. E to interact

Abilities: Locked until collected:

1.  Space (jump)  against a wall to wall jump
2. LShift to dash

*Abilities are saved upon reset or when the timer runs out

Credits:

1. saucefishman: ALL Programming (CARRIED!!!!)
2. BewitchingBiohazard: Level Design and Tilemap/Item Assets
3. Buank: Character Design and Art

Other Assets:

1. CraftPix: https://free-game-assets.itch.io/free-sky-with-clouds-background-pixel-art-set (Sky)
2. Nitro Angel: https://nitrogenangel12.itch.io/leafy-tileset (Leaf tilemap and the moving cloud sprite)

Diversifiers:

1. Hideo Game - Add a reference to a Hideo Kojima game into your game
2. Historical - Set your game in a historical period or location
3. Upgrade! - Have the player gain new abilities over the course of the game

Submission for Texas Game Jam 2025