Thinking with Time Machine

Thinking with Time Machine is a single-player mod for Portal 2 developed by Stridemann, and released by SignHead Studio. It was initially released to Steam on April 18, 2014, for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux systems, available freely to users who own Portal 2 on Steam.

Thinking with Time Machine
Developer(s)Stridemann
Publisher(s)SignHead Studio
EngineSource
Platform(s)Windows, OS X, Linux
ReleaseApril 18, 2014
Genre(s)Puzzle platformer
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay
Main article: Gameplay in the Portal series
Chell holds a clipboard in her left hand, allowing her to use the game's time travel mechanic.

Like in Portal, Thinking with Time Machine gives the player the Portal gun, and puts them in the same environments and with many of the same testing elements. However, the player now also has a device known as the "time machine". The device allows the player to record their movements, and summon a double who performs those motions.

Most of Portal 2's testing elements are included in the mod, and new elements are shown through an instruction board. For example, it teaches the player that crouching down as a clone will let the character jump on her later. If the clone stops crouching when the character on it, they are pushed up a little and can jump higher.

Reception

Alice O'Connor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun said of Thinking with Time Machine "For those lacking in some of the social niceties, it’s perhaps the closest we’ll get to playing Portal 2 co-op.”[1]

References
  1. O'Connor, Alice (April 23, 2014). "Portal 2 Mod Adds Time-Travelling Legs". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
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