The Hourglass Expanse
Sand-slow puzzle worlds where every grain is a turn.
6 TITLESSTAGE 0100:00
CP.01
CHRONO
.GAMES
WORLD CLOCK
LOADING…
> booting cartridge…
> mounting sprite banks…
> press any pixel to begin
A curated library of time-bending games — hand-picked, hand-played, and arranged along a 16×12 grid of worlds to explore.
CP.02 →
STAGE 0200:00
THE WORLD MAP
Four zones.
Four zones.
One long afternoon.
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Clockwork Reach
Gear-driven platformers that rewind on command.
9 TITLESThe Calendar Wilds
Open worlds that change with the day of the week.
4 TITLESTwilight Arcade
High-score runs that only open after sundown.
12 TITLES
CP.03
STAGE 0300:00
NOW PLAYING
A cartridge
A cartridge
for the afternoon.
SESSION
00:00
CHRONO SERIES
HOUR OF
THE HOLLOW EDITION 07 / RARE
THE HOLLOW EDITION 07 / RARE
A slow puzzle-RPG about a village that ages one hour for every step you take beyond its walls. Thirty-two hours of quiet, careful play.
CP.04
32HOURS
08CHAPTERS
128SPRITES
STAGE 0400:00
THE LIBRARY
Shelved by
Shelved by
time signature.
4/4Common time
3/4Waltz worlds
6/8Running tide
5/4Odd meter
- 01A Quiet HourPUZZLE02:14:00
- 02Second HandACTION06:40:00
- 03TidewalkerEXPLORE11:02:00
- 04Midnight RewindRPG32:00:00
- 05The Long AfternoonSIM∞
FIN.
STAGE 0500:00
Built from
code, not pixels.
Every sprite on this page is drawn with CSS box-shadows. Every wipe is a clip-path. There is no image file hiding on this cartridge — just typography, color, and the occasional 8-bit gesture. Made with love, in the shape of a Z.
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PALETTE: CANDY-BRIGHT · GROUND: DEEP SOIL