TimeSplitters Rewind, a remake of types of the unique TimeSplitters trilogy, is now accessible utterly at no cost on PC and with the official blessing of the IP holder.
TimeSplitters, TimeSplitters 2, and TimeSplitters: Future Excellent have been a trio of well-liked FPS titles created within the early 2000s by UK developer Free Radical. The developer was engaged on TimeSplitters 4 when it went bankrupt in 2008 and was later absorbed by Crysis developer Crytek.
A few years later in 2013, Crytek gave its official blessing to a TimeSplitters fan venture trying to maintain the franchise alive, even going as far as to offer authentic TimeSplitters property for the venture. The IP would later be transferred to THQ Nordic (now a part of the Embracer Group), which honored Crytek’s authentic settlement for the fan venture, even because it briefly resurrected Free Radical with the intent on bringing the TimeSplitters franchise again to life.
That by no means grew to become a actuality and Free Radical shut down for a second time in 2023, however the fan venture continued, lastly ensuing within the newly launched TimeSplitters Rewind. Removed from a typical remake, TimeSplitters Rewind is as a substitute described as a “best hits” assortment of maps, modes, leagues, and story content material from throughout the TimeSplitters trilogy, remade from the bottom up.
“Rewind just isn’t a standard remake in that there aren’t three separate executables, [but rather] it’s one recreation that, as intently as potential, captures the spirit of three video games in a single,” in response to the venture’s “About” web page. “So, in contrast to a standard HD assortment or remake, it’s its personal title. By the top of this recreation’s improvement, the purpose is to have intensive content material spanning three video games however our preliminary launch will deal with a subset of each present content material from the unique video games and a few new content material.”
The venture has been a very long time coming, after quite a few setbacks that noticed numerous venture leads and programmers go away through the years. TimeSplitters Rewind is lastly accessible in what its developer is asking “early entry” however that already contains an enormous quantity of content material starting from 28 multiplayer maps, 96 playable characters, 41 weapons, a brand new staff elimination mode, and the total story mode of the unique TimeSplitters. Future updates will embrace extra story campaigns, maps, characters, recreation modes, and “different community-requested options,” in response to the TimeSplitters Rewind web site.
“Sorry it is taken us so lengthy,” the venture’s web site reads. “We have solely been making the biggest free online game ever.”
These eager about testing TimeSplitters Rewind can obtain the fan-made recreation by way of its official website. Official re-releases of the TimeSplitters trilogy have been added to PlayStation 4 and PS5 final 12 months and are included at no cost as a part of PS Plus Premium.