Polychron

Reality is fracturing. Your only chance of survival is to break time itself.

POLYCHRON is a high-octane, neon-soaked top-down bullet hell where time manipulation isn't just a feature—it's your only lifeline. Weave through impossible patterns, fool your enemies with temporal decoys, and stop time to deliver the killing blow. But beware: the more you bend time, the more reality breaks around you.

CONTROLS

• WASD: Movement
• Mouse: Aim & Shoot
• Space (Hold): Time Stop
• Shift (Hold): Time Slow
• E (Hold): Time Erase
• Q: Phase Dash

Will you master the fracture, or will the void claim you?

CREDITS

Visuals & In-Game Assets: Everything you see in-game is built using Godot's native Polygon2D nodes. By utilizing geometry instead of traditional sprites, the game maintains a crisp, high-contrast aesthetic that allows for dynamic color-shifting and "Time Fracture" visual effects.

Sound Effects (SFX): All sound effects—from the bass-heavy Time Stop to the sharp laser blasts—were custom-crafted using bfxr.com. Each sound was designed to provide tactile feedback for the game's various temporal states.

Music & Soundtrack: The pulse-pounding electronic soundtrack was generated using Suno AI, specifically prompted to match the neon-cyberpunk atmosphere and the frantic pace of the gameplay.

Cover Art: The project's promotional cover art and icon branding were created with the assistance of ChatGPT (DALL-E).

Github repo: https://github.com/scarf-y/Polychron

V1: First release of the game
V2: Added keybind remapping settings