Time in Place
Set in Berlin, Germany, Time in Place is a game about life, love, chores, and morning coffee. Explore a cozy apartment, play musical instruments, make coffee, and work on your novel. No timers, no pressing needs, just relaxing mornings to explore, experience, and exist in.
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Time in Place is a cozy, interactive fiction where you experience life's journey through 6 distinct stages, all within the walls of a single, evolving apartment. Detailed, immersive interactions and sounds combine with a colorful, singular art style to create a rich world you can feel at home in. 
Each of the six levels is an endless morning from a unique period of life. A sunny day to put on the radio and do some chores, or a rainy vibe perfect for playing games and reading.
You are free to explore and live in each levels as long as you wish and only progress when you choose to. Return to any level later, to enjoy its unique interactable objects, activities, and vibes.
An ambient narrative is told through the objects and spaces unique to each level. That means it is in part up to you to decide how much you want to learn. Dig through drawers, and piece together notes on scrap paper to discover back stories and romances. Or let the space and objects communicate the vibe.
Create and Express Yourself: Play in game synthesizers, guitars, and drum machines. Record it all on a retro 4-track cassette recorder and export to mp3. Add your own ending to a short story or poem.
Tangible Nostalgia: Find and listen to multiple vinyl records, take photos on an instant camera, and play with toy trains and car.
Morning Rituals: Each level has its own unique coffee brewing technique to master, messes to clean, or relaxing activities to enjoy.
Games within Games: Load up floppy disks, pop in cartridges, and click on icons! Each level contains multiple time period specific mini games, from text adventure to freely skiing, to 64-bit console favorites.
Do what brings you happiness. This is a game about life, about living, and about home.
A lush audio world that shines when you INTERACT, and ambient sounds from the street or courtyard bring the cozy world to life.
PLAY a beautifully sampled piano, synthesizer, drum machine, or guitar. EXPERIMENT with guitar pedals, or your own voice (USB/console mic).
RECORD your own 4 track songs, mix them, and save to an mp3 to share.
