"Time Bandit: A Dark, Retro Metal Gear-inspired Anti-Capitalist Animal Crossing"
Time Bandit is a real-time game set in a factory where players mine Time Crystals while managing energy, time, and resources. Inspired by Animal Crossing and free-to-play mobile games, Time Bandit explores anti-capitalist themes and the value of time and labor. The game incorporates consequences for mistakes and requires players to commit to the slow and methodical gameplay. It is intended to be episodic, with the first part releasing on July 24 after nearly a decade of development. The developer aims to make players think about alternative experiences of time and critique addictive game loops.