Play the loop
You've got a few seconds: run, jump, press plates and open doors.
A time-loop puzzle platformer
AFTERSELF
Team up with your past self
Each loop lasts just a few seconds. When it ends, time rewinds and your echo repeats exactly what you did. Plan across time, team up with yourself and clear the way to the exit.
In development for
- Android
- iOS
- PC
- Browser
- 20 levels
- 4 chapters
- Online leaderboard
How it plays
One loop. One echo. One new idea.
Rewind
Time snaps back and the world resets… but now your echo replays every step you took.
Team up with yourself
Your echoes hold doors and plates while you reach the exit. Fewer loops, more stars.
Echoes
Your past is on your team
Every recorded loop becomes an echo that replays your moves to the pixel. Step on a plate now so the door stays open in the next loop.
- Echoes press plates, block lasers and become stepping stones.
- A deterministic world: what you record is what happens.
- Retrying a loop is free. No frustration.
Anchor
Stop time whenever you want
Hold Anchor to end the loop at just the right moment: your echo freezes where you left it, holding whatever needs holding.
- Timed doors and plates only your present self can press.
- Solid echoes: build towers out of yourself.
- Paradoxes: never shut the door on your own past.
Online leaderboard
First try!
First clear rewards beating each level on your first go; All-time keeps your best score, so every replay can take you higher. Fewer loops, less time, no retries… that's how you climb.
- Global and per-level boards: First clear, All-time and Time.
- Just a nickname: no accounts, no email, no personal data.
2-3Present Tense
- Cleared
- +1000
- Loops: 3 (goal 3)
- +500
- Time (14.6 s)
- +277
- First try!
- +300
Total2,077
#3 of 128 on this level
4 chapters · 20 levels
Every chapter bends the rules
Shorter loops, tighter budgets and a fresh idea in every level.
Chapter I
Echo
Learn to work with your past.
Chapter II
Weight
Plates that need more than one body.
Chapter III
Body
Your echoes are solid: climb on them.
Chapter IV
Paradox
Your past has right of way.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is Afterself?
Afterself is a time-loop puzzle platformer. Each level is played in short loops of a few seconds; when a loop ends, time rewinds and your echo repeats exactly what you did. You team up with your past selves to open the way to the exit, across 20 levels in 4 chapters.
What is an echo?
An echo is a copy of you that replays one of your earlier loops, to the pixel, in every loop that follows. Echoes press plates, hold doors open and block lasers for you; in chapter III they become solid, so you can climb on them.
How does the time loop work?
Every loop lasts 7 to 10 seconds and each level only gives you a few. When time runs out, the level resets and your new echo joins in. Hold Anchor to end a loop early, use Retry loop to redo it without spending another one and Undo echo to erase the last one.
Is Afterself free? Is there a demo?
Yes: the demo is free. It includes all of chapter I (5 levels) and runs in the browser on your phone or computer, with nothing to install and no sign-up. The full game, with 20 levels, is in development.
Which platforms is it coming to?
Afterself is in development for Android, iOS, PC and web browser. The free demo already runs in any recent browser with WebGL 2: Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari 16 or later.
How does the leaderboard work?
There are three boards. First clear keeps the score of the first time you beat each level, All-time keeps your best score (replay to climb) and Time ranks the fewest loops, then the fastest time. Each level is worth 200 to 2,100 points: clearing it, few loops, speed and a first try add up; extra attempts, retries and undone echoes subtract.
Which languages is it available in?
The game and this website are available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German and Italian. You can switch language at any time.
What data do you collect?
Very little. The online leaderboard is optional and only stores a nickname, a random identifier and your results: no account and no email. The waitlist stores your email and language only if you sign up and confirm. On the website we count visits and anonymous actions, such as tapping a button, without cookies or personal data.
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