Time Gap screenshots

The game starts with this Parisienne street scene then WHOOSH! everyone disappears!

After a short tutorial explaining how to play a hidden object game a ghost appears and sets a task. During the game we'll also meet Cleopatra, Napoleon, Einstein and others

One of the hidden object scenes. The early puzzles have just a few objects but later the list grows. Some puzzles use silhouettes instead of words

Solving a puzzle earns points plus bonus points for completing it quickly plus more bonus points for accuracy, i.e. not clicking randomly

Completing a puzzle earns gold, experience points, items and sometimes 'collectable items'. On the right is the player's score and the players ranked immediately above & below

An explanation of the game area

The main game screen. Each location is numbered, that's the level the player must achieve before they can open it

Buzzing around the map are disasters caused by the temporal anomaly. Thus is a whirlwind. It is destroyed by playing a match-3 mini game

These match 3 mini games are used to defeat whirlwinds. The number of moves is limited. More moves can be bought with experience points

When the player levels up they earn crystals. These can be used to buy energy. When the player runs out of crystals they can either buy more for cash or stop playing until their energy is renewed

The bubble shooter mini game is used to defeat firestorms. The number of moves is limited but more can be bought if necessary

There are lots of helpful hints on the game's transition screens

The inventory

The idea is to get people playing regularly.

The game keeps a log book of important events. As the player progresses they pick up tidbits about each historical character too

There are 161 collections in all. When a set is complete it can be traded for another in-game item, here the five 'Guardians Of Time' items can be swapped for the clock on the right