NICK OF TIME: Dodge Saws, Parry Late, and Risk One More Room
Six kinds of saws. One last-second shield. Plenty of reasons to panic.
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What is NICK OF TIME?
NICK OF TIME is a top-down action roguelite about dodging saws, grazing them for rewards, and raising your shield just late enough to send them flying back. Across three floors, you'll face rooms with their own rules and a boss at the end of each floor. The shop offers 46 items, including cursed deals that probably deserve a second look.
How to play NICK OF TIME
1. Move through the saw storm
Move with the arrow keys or WASD. Watch for six saw types: straight, curved, giant, speedy, pulse, and seeker.
2. Put that shield to work
Use SPACE, SHIFT, K or E to raise your shield. Time it at the last second to parry saws back, including a boss's own saws.
3. Risk a close shave
Skimming past a saw by a hair earns a reward. Reckless? Absolutely. Rewarded? Also yes.
4. Read the room, pick your route
Room rules can bring slippery ice, blackouts, shrinking spaces, or saws that rewind. When the doors open, choose where to head next.
5. Spend stars between the scares
Collect stars and spend them on shop items, from sneakers to a phoenix. Cursed items may look like bargains, but the source description explicitly warns against trusting them.
6. Pause when you need a breather
Press ESC or P to pause. Mouse and gamepad input are also supported, though their button mappings aren't specified.
Why risk another room?
Turn incoming trouble around
Last-second shield timing sends saws back instead of just keeping you out of their way. Bosses can get their own saws returned, too.
Bring a friend into the chaos
Local two-player play gives you someone to share the room with—and someone whose grave you can stand on to revive them.
Give those clean parries a purpose
Challenges such as consecutive perfect parries and no-hit boss wins contribute to unlocking the 40-character roster.
A few things to remember
Late shields send saws back
The parry depends on raising your shield at the last second. Boss saws can be reflected back at their owners, too.
💡Time your shield for the last second to return a saw.
Watch for the waiting shadow
One room hazard is a shadow that chases you if you stand still. Parking yourself in place isn't always a quiet option.
💡Keep moving when you encounter the shadow.
Revive your local teammate
A fallen friend can return during two-player play. Their grave is the spot you need.
💡Stand on your friend's grave to bring them back.
What's waiting behind the next door?
22 rooms with different rules
Ice, a black hole, a disco, and blackouts all appear among the room variations. There's also a shadow that chases you if you stand still, because apparently saws weren't enough.
Three floors, six bosses
The roster includes the Shredder, the Clock, the Swarm, the Scrapper, the Metronome, and the Dark Twin. Bosses get faster and angrier floor after floor.
A shop full of questionable ideas
Spend stars on 46 items, including cursed picks. Five helpful pets and 11 secret combos add more possibilities to your runs.
40 characters to unlock
Beat challenges to unlock characters. Those challenges include chaining perfect parries and beating a boss without getting hit.
Two players, one computer
Play locally with a second player on the same computer. If your friend falls, stand on their grave to bring them back.
Upgrades, endless mode, chiptunes
A workshop lets you power up between runs, and endless mode opens after you win. Chiptune music changes with each room, while the retro filter can be switched off.
Straight to the saws, no install
Play NICK OF TIME directly in your browser without installing a download. Jump into the browser version here and get ready to put that last-second shield to work.
Quick questions before the saws arrive
Q:How do you control NICK OF TIME?
Move with arrow keys or WASD, use SPACE, SHIFT, K or E for the shield, and press ESC or P to pause. The source also lists mouse and gamepad support without specifying their mappings.
Q:What do you do in NICK OF TIME?
Dodge and parry saws, survive rooms with changing rules, and tackle the boss at the end of each floor. Collect stars for shop items and choose your next route when the doors open.
Q:Can two people play together?
Yes, NICK OF TIME supports two players on the same computer. Standing on a fallen friend's grave brings them back.
Q:What happens after you win?
Winning unlocks an endless mode. There's also a workshop for powering up between runs.
Q:Which languages are available?
The game is available in English and Spanish.