#timeloop recs

[too-ranty]

Ok, has anyone read Diary of a Time Looper and the sequels following, specifically After Day ??? I NEED to talk about it... NEED

What you mean Loop Twilight leaves behind the consequences of her actions, UNKNOWINGLY, and now the Twlight of that universe has to suffer it ???

Loop Twilight desperation, then descending into madness, then acceptance, then a slow transformation to God-complex ??? I mean—

I seriously had to bring out my whiteboard and markers to map out what's happening cause how does a fanfic, short and unconventional as it is, mess with my head so much???? AND IT'S NOT EVEN FULL LENGTH IT'S LIKE CRUMBS

My poor baby Twilight having to go through such a psychological hell, how do you even get out of something like that ?????

[insertdisc5]

TIMELOOP GAMES REAL!??!??!!

hi i made a timeloop game called In Stars and Time and this is a whole post about other timeloop games you can also play.

some i liked. some i loved. some i didnt like. all are worth playing and like also listen the second friends and family heard i was making a timeloop game, i got bombarded with timeloop media recs. so here is a sampler in no particular order! NOTE: knowing some of those games are timeloop games is a spoiler. but. you are here. for timeloop games. so timeloop games you shall have

Outer Wilds

If you need to play one timeloop game, it's this one. Please play it blind. I swear to god you won't regret it. it's timeloops in space!!! it makes you think!!! there are so many "HOLY SHIT WAIT I GET IT NOW" moments!!! please just go play it please please please. some of the best environmental storytelling in a game. so many hints in plain sight. JUST PLAY IT

[way more timeloop games under the cut]

Oxenfree

I didn't actually like Oxenfree very much. But also it stayed in my mind for weeks after I finished playing it. that's how you know it's a good game. I really enjoyed the dialogue system in this, and how much the loop affected the characters. and it got so spooky!!!

Hikeback

i'm in the credits for this one because i was one of the inspirations heehee <3 i loved playing it… short little game about trust, self-sabotage, and never-ending cycles. highly recommend it

The Stanley Parable

Listen babes it absolutely counts. I replayed it a bunch while making ISAT, and I got immensely inspired by the dialogue, and how it catches you off guard sometimes? You get SO SO used to the narrator's "All of his coworkers were gone. What could it mean?" at the start of every game, and then for no reason instead it says "A soft wind blew outside and perhaps rain started, and if it did it stopped shortly after. Stanley hoped that he would one day see weather." like WHAT THE FUUUUCK IM GETTING CHILLS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT

12 minutes

ok i know we all made fun of this game when it came out because the story is batshit insane HOWEVER!!!!!!!! i REALLY REALLY LOVED how doing the same actions multiple times would have slightly different outcomes. If you battle someone, the first time you get knocked out in one hit and the loop restarts. the second time you try, you evade the first hit, but get knocked out. the third time, you last a little bit longer, and a little bit longer, until you can pretty much hold your own against your enemy. And it applies to so many things in this. Retrying different things to see how they would change was a delight.

this game is also so bad its almost good, and if you're interested you HAVE to play it with friends so you can yell about how bad it is together.

Zero Escape

it's just a good series ok. escape rooms, and also time loops! the 3rd game in particular goes deep into The Math of how timeloops would work, which i think is interesting. sometimes timeloop games just go "yeah you can timeloop dont worry about it" and others go "OK HERE'S THE HOW AND WHY IT WORKS" and both are interesting!

START AGAIN: a prologue

this game has almost everything i could wish for in a timeloop game. depression. lines repeating. dying brings you back. you get new levels and skills because you're aware of the loops but your party members don't. so you get overpowered next to them and they Notice. just. party members who dont know about the loops still noticing something is wrong. you are acting differently than yesterday. you look sad. you are acting weird. you know too much. how did you know where the keys were? how did you know this would happen? what's wrong? talk to us. and oh my god this game has a sequel? which will probably have Actually Everything i could wish for in a timeloop game? i can't wait. who made this? (its me i made this)

Ghost Trick

ok its not really time loops and more time travel and only for 4 minutes HOWEVER!!!! you should play it. you know you should play it because everyone says so. so go play it

Elsinore

im sure its a great game but ive never seen/read hamlet. so thats a failing on my part. because. you absolutely need to know hamlet to understand this game lol i did like the whole "make sure to find out which events are Important and which ones aren't so you can have The Perfect Loop"! very fun. or it would be. if i. knew. hamlet

The Forgotten City

a friend kept recommending it to me and i didn't like it. its good! just not for me. but if you like to think a lot you should play it. another "make sure to find out which events are Important and which ones aren't so you can have The Perfect Loop" game

Gnosia

Gonna be real. I didn't like the story very much, in part because the game lets you choose your gender but still acts like youre a straight dude. HOWEVER the gameplay was very inspiring to me. Every loop is pretty much just an among us meeting, and you have to find out who the imposters are or everyone dies and you loop again. and sometimes you ARE the imposter, so you need to make sure no one finds out. or you loop again. rules get added as time goes on too. i REALLY loved how quickly the loops stacked up. seeing "loop 100" was such a nice moment. ive been here so long! i tried to recreate that somewhat for my own game…

Loop Hero

Technically not a timeloop game, but a loop game. It still absolutely counts because it's about loops and memories, and what are loops and memories together if not a timeloop. You have your little guy going through a closed loop, battling enemies, getting cards, and making the world whole again by using those cards to make forests, towns, lakes come to life. I am famously a Story First Gameplay Second kinda player, but I did play this 45h for the gameplay alone. I learned a lot about battle balancing and randomness by playing this!

You and Me and Her: A Love Story

you know doki doki litterature club? this came before. and one might say. it's. better. in some parts (and i say that as someone who LOVED ddlc!) i won't say much except it's a dating sim but with timeloops. with a lot of what it implies. why are you dating this girl a second time? a third time? a fourth time? choose another one already! it was such a fascinating game to play, and is incredibly meta in the way it talks about dating sims and visual novels. had a lot of very impactful moments however, i played the hentai version. some of the worst, most cringy sex ive ever read and heard. however, one might say the sex is an integral part of the game and its deconstruction of hentai/dating sims…? no. just play the steam version which doesnt have the horrible sex scenes and you will have a great time i think (or play the hentai version. if you like. to watch. horrible sex scenes???)

Higurashi

knowing this is a timeloop game is a massive spoiler. however, this game is more than a decade old, so,,, honestly if you havent played higurashi what are you doing. i know i just spoiled you on it but i was also spoiled on it and i can GUARANTEE YOU that you will still have an amazing time. one more thing. you gotta play with the original sprites or you're a fake fan

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

starts as a visual novel/management sim/dating sim kinda thing, until you realize that every replay is a new timeline. so the main character can save people, because they remembered about them dying in a previous one. i wish the timeloop would affect the game/story more (let me find a certain character quicker once ive found them in a previous playthrough!!!), but timeloop aside, it's a very fun game to play!!!

that's it! hope you will find a nice timeloop game you like

[luckylectio]

(A boy stood alone in the center of a large room. He clutched a blue cane, and stared in horror at the scene around him.

This couldn’t be how things ended.

He reached for—)

For @starlight-eclipsed's A Retconned Legend!

[beatlesficrecs]

A Matter of Time by D12fan

Link here

john/paul, AU, timeloop

Summary:

On February 9, 1964, The Beatles participate in the Ed Sullivan show, achieving what no British act has done before them and becoming an overnight success in America. A week later, John Lennon quits the band.

To this day, Paul McCartney has only one question: why?

Rec:

an incredible story about fate, and inevitability, and love.

beautifully written, poetic, full of memories, sensations, details and feelings that flash up at an unstoppable speed. excellent, satisfying characterisation for both john and paul that is nuanced and not always flattering. they each have a messy, honest, awful streak inside them that feels true to life. love, jealousy and grief are not simple, and they are not kind to everyone.

there's also something important here about beatles legacy and mythology and the way that innocuous moments retrospectively gain a sense of predestination. it's also viscerally about preemptive loss, the idea that there is the tragedy of an ending already woven into every beginning. the concepts of fate, storytelling, grief, love, and the shape of a life are so present in this story.

absolutely devastating, and a highly recommended read.

.

[steddieunderdogfics]

For hurt/comfort weekend:

When it’s over, you’re the start by Ammis (implied, referenced non-con)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52142113

And

Let’s (not) do the time warp again by Here_We_Go

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42297414

When it's over, you're the start by Ammis

Rating: Teens and Up

4,684 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Protective Robin Buckley, Protective Eddie Munson, Post-Battle of Starcourt (Stranger Things), Rape Aftermath, Established Relationship, Hurt Steve Harrington, Implied/Referenced Torture

Summary:

Set immediately post Starcourt. In a universe where the Russians didn't stop at beatings, Steve is holding on by Robin's hand and Eddie Munson had reasons to think there'd been one more body in the rubble.

Let's (not) do the time wrap again by Here_we_go

Rating: Teens and Up

22,393 words, 3/3 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time Loop, another steve is stuck in a timeloop fic &lt;3, saving the world with the power of exasperation and metal music, and love of course, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Protective Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, BAMF Eleven | Jane Hopper, BAMF Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Angst, Humor, Protective Robin Buckley, BAMF Nancy Wheeler, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Hurt/Comfort

Summary:

“Explain,” Erica snaps from where she and the others have all turned to watch the show. “That was my time loop password!” Dustin says and spreads his arms as much as he can while still wrapped up in Steve, clearly expecting awe. Lucas is the only one who delivers, “No fucking way,” he gasps. “Yes fucking way!” Dustin crows - Or Steve Harrington finally breaks the time loop and the aftermath.

Thanks for the recs!

These recs are a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Hurt/Comfort.

Know a fic that deserves extra love? Submit through our asks or the submission box!

[alto-tenure]

here is my giant Professor Layton fic recs document; I've separated it by section (mainline/next-gen/plvspw) and then again with some ship categorizations (separate sections for layclaire, ranlay, and katriana within their sections). other than that I haven't done any other sorting. all spoilers are tagged. consider this a living document that can be edited and check back for more fics in the future, I guess.

[uniasus]

Fic rec! 5K angst DP fic

Summary: Jazz knows she can save her brother, she has before! But as the cycles continue, she's beginning to think something doesn't want him alive.

Comments: This is a devestating timeloop fic. It takes Jazz a bit to notice what's happening, but when she does things take a sharp turn deep into angst. Each loop gets darker and darker, Danny dying over and over again, even when in the first few loops Jazz remembers saving him. Clockwork is a low-key callus dude in this, and Jazz at the end just silently letting things happen will break you.

[khunspikesficrecs]

Title: the morning after

Author: madsabouthugh (@melodydrifts)

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Kinn Theerapanyakul/Vegas Theerapanyakul

Summary:

Vegas roams the streets, mind racing. The bruises Kinn left behind burn on his neck and chest. Teeth marks that will eventually fade from his skin, but will never fade from his mind. And now, they won't leave Kinn's either. -- Fresh out of a time loop, Vegas must now figure out where to turn next.

[theneighborhoodcryptid]

i love the idea of timeloops. like, my body is sixteen years old but i’ve lived this day more times than i can count and really i’m a thousand years old but i still pretend to be young and naïve because if i don’t, then i’ll have to explain. i’ve explained it a hundred times over and sometimes you believed me and sometimes you didn’t, but nothing ever changed so there’s no point in doing it again. i know you love me, but you love a version of me that was left behind in little pieces in every past loop. you’re my family, but the girl you know isn’t me anymore. i’m your family, and i’ve learned every fact about you, but you always forget me once the sun comes up. we know each other so well, but we’re strangers.

[insertdisc5]

someone on cohost asked me for timeloop games recs. so here it is. also follow me on cohost teehee

[chronicowboy]

friday fic rec fun

tagged by @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy thank you <3333

most hits: the persistence of memory

"I know what your blood tastes like, Eddie." He breathes. Eddie's heart starts to slam itself against his ribcage. "I know what your blood tastes like. I shouldn't know that. I shouldn't, but I do. And there were so many times—so many times where I thought that's all I'd ever know. That that'd be the only part of you I'd ever get to taste. And some sick part of me was greedy about it. Sometimes, I'd be lying next to Taylor," Eddie tries to hide his flinch, fails miserably, "and I'd think about Ana kissing you, but I'd know that she'd never tasted your blood and that was— I could convince myself that was enough."

most kudos: please? (can't say no)

"I like it when its us three." Chris mumbles.  Eddie straightens up, eyes flickering to Buck's. There's something in his eyes that makes Buck's breath hitch, but its just as indecipherable as it is powerful.

"Hey, uh, Chris?" Eddie sets him down on the ground, hands on his waist to steady him. His eyes flick between Buck and Christopher's as he swallows. "How would you feel if I were to date Buck?"

Buck blacks out.

most comments: the persistence of memory

most bookmarks: let's build this house (into a home, baby)

"You had me worried," Bobby sighs.

"No, you don't understand," Buck cries. "He's so hot. Like unfairly hot. Like looks like he just walked off a photoshoot or a porn set hot."

"Don't make me call in a HR representative," Bobby warns.

"Bobby, you don't get it." Buck squeezes his eyes shut. "If he was just hot, it'd be fine, you know? But he's not just hot. He's kind, and he listens, and he's funny in this dry way that kind of sneaks up on you, and he's such a good dad, oh my God. And pretty. He's soooooo pretty its insane."

"Awww," Hen coos, crinkling her nose with a smile, "our little Buckaroo has a crush."

most words: i love you (and i like you)

"Buck, I've been gay for twenty-eight years, and I hadn't kissed a man until this morning," Eddie mutters into the underside of his jaw. "I think I'm allowed to be a little needy."

"Christ." Buck hangs his head and curls his hands around the edge of the countertop. "Telling me I'm the only man you've kissed is not an effective way to calm me down."

"Implying that I'm not the only man you've kissed is not an effective way to get me to back off," Eddie retorts with a hum. "And, besides, who said I was trying to calm you down?"

fewest words: i couldn't say no

The first time Chris asks to see Buck, Eddie doesn't hesitate before saying no. The second, third, fourth, fifth times follow immediately after, Christopher's fury growing with each denial. But Eddie doesn't budge. He'll accept the abuses hurled at him, accept the weak punches Chris throws at his chest, accept the I HATE YOU! and slammed bedroom door.

okay its not technically friday here anymore but time works in mysterious ways and whatnot so ig i'll tag whoever wants to do this bc idk who's already been tagged lol

[steddieunderdogfics]

The Lathe by AroaceMoron

a German translation of the lathe by palmviolet

Rating: Mature

18,585 words, 3/13 chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Time LoopFix-It, Angst with a Happy Ending, Temporary Character Death, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, gratuitous use of chekhov's gun, Slow Burn, it takes getting stuck in a time loop for steve harrington to Realise Things about himself, Protective Steve Harrington, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, 80's Music, Survivor Guilt, Eddie Munson Lives (eventually), eldritch horror, Hurt/Comfort, Good Babysitter Steve Harrington, Dungeons & Dragons References, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, the inherent existential dread of repeating the same day over and over, Steve Harrington Has a Bisexual Awakening, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, someone needs to give steve and eddie a break, that someone is not me, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, german translation

Summary:

GERMAN TRANSLATION THE ENGLISH ORIGINAL WAS WRITTEN BY PALMVIOLET UNDER THE SAME NAME „Dieses Mal wird er es richtig machen. Dieses Mal wird Eddie weder in seinen Armen verbluten, noch in irgendjemand Anderes Armen. Dieses Mal wird Steve es richtig machen.“ – Oder, Steve durchlebt den Tag, an dem sie versuchen, Vecna zu töten, immer und immer wieder und Eddie kann einfach nicht aufhören zu sterben. Steve findet das völlig inakzeptabel.

Thanks for the rec!

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics in Non-English Languages.

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[yusuke-of-valla]

Ok so some of these are going to be super obvious and if I mention something youve Obviously seen/read already, it's because I couldn't find evidence from just punching the name of it into your blog and I don't want to miss the Obvious. Or I started writing this and im on a phone, remembered something midask and just shoved it in, i cant check those.

Which is why I start with Steins;Gate, where the VN is far better than the anime and absolutely worth experiencing even with it's poorly handled character. It's young adults accidentally making a time machine and trying to figure it out before it goes horribly wrong.

From there, people who worked on steins;gate also worked with Uchikoshi before Zero Escape on the >Infinity< visual novels. They're just really good, but Remember11 might be best for your current brainworms.

From there, the Steins;Gate writer was lead on Bravely Default, which is a really good 3ds jrpg, and then you must play the sequel Bravely Second, which is the best jrpg on the console.

The second best jrpg on the console is Radiant Historia, which isn't quite timeloops but has a lot of player selected branching paths and interlinking Things that might be very interesting.

The <key> visual novel, Loopers, might be up there, but I'd go with 'Little Busters!' personally, because it's series of reveals go so insanely hard.

no one has to die is a 40 minute long newgrounds game that is worth time invested.

Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise is probably a really good pick too.

The Outer Wilds is a fun little space exploration game where nothing ever goes or ever went wrong.

There's nothing quite as direct as Gnosia or Stars and Time, but these should be really good.

Oooh thank you much!

[lokh]

fic so good i finished it in one sitting. it’s 12am. you chose so well thank you so much i’m definitely going to end up rereading this even if i never get into the games. god that was good

YAYYY im glad u liked it!!!!!! i think I did the same thing lmao, if u ever feel like reading the other ones lmk how it goes!!

[beeneedssleep]

I feel like I don't see enough fe3h doomed timeloop fics. Like rewinding time and the fact that you can't save everyone is literally canon.

Like where is my 100k long fic where Byleth slowly goes mad trying to save Jeralt, and sacrificing every kind and gentle part I'd themselves to do so?

Or a fic where Byleth keeps having to save Edelgard, Life is Strange style, because she was supposed to die in the prologue chapter, and she has to decide whether she's willing to sacrifice Fodland (and therefore effectively erasing all of edelgards work and sacrifices just to save her life) or give up on the person who taught her love etc etc...