A rhythm puzzle-adventure with multiple protagonists and a giant hand sent from the future to save the planet

As a multi-genre adventure drawing from rhythm gaming, role-playing, and claymation,Starstruck: Hands of Timeisn’t easily classified, but that’s a good thing! The upcoming PC and PS4 title from Createdelic brings me back to the let’s-try-anything-and-everything oddball energy of the PS1.

As much as I’m more interested in the “giant destructive time-traveling hand” that strolls around like Thing fromThe Addams Familyand stomps a playground-esque diorama city, I respectStarstruckfor trying to blend other elements (like guitar gameplay) into a multi-protagonist puzzle adventure.

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The first act– around an hour of twoor gameplay– is readily available on Steam in aPrologue demo.

As for the final release, it’s planned for PlayStation 4 and PC in 2021. What a cool-ass game.

The ghost at the end of the hallway

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse