KUTO: The Lock of Time — temple key art

Action-Platformer · Metroidvania

KUTO: The Lock of Time

Jokoan Kuto, a Time Guardian betrayed by his pantheon, survives as the vessel of titan Kronos. Chain dashes, jumps, and strikes with the Scythe of Kronos. Hold the Rewind Key and pull the last few seconds back.

The world

A dozen locations. Two bosses.

The current build is the opening era, Ancient Greece, a dozen locations with the Rewind Key and the Scythe of Kronos — then the Minotaur and Athena. Below: the world it is cut from, as shown on the Steam page.

The world so far

The current build

Rewind death. Cut with the scythe.

A 2.5D action-platformer metroidvania built around rewinding time. Hold the Rewind Key and pull the last few seconds back. Chain dashes, jumps and strikes with the Scythe of Kronos. Further time abilities get named only once they are in development.

Gameplay in motion

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Rewind Key

Hold it. Pull the last few seconds back.

A missed jump, a trap you read too late, a hit that should have ended the fight. Every rewind burns Kronal Dust, and the only way to get more is to take it from your enemies.

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The Scythe of Kronos

Always in your hand.

Chain dashes, jumps and strikes into one line. Heavy, short dash, the fight lives in the gap.

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Dash and strike

One uninterrupted line.

The scythe is heavy, the dash is short, and the distance between them is the fight.

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Opening region

A dozen locations in one era.

Ancient Greece, playable start to finish, with the Minotaur and Athena waiting at the end of it.

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The Minotaur

Guards the lower sanctuary.

Reads your habits. Beatable the moment you stop repeating them.

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Athena

Waits past the Minotaur.

Same rule: she reads your habits. Two bosses in the current build.

The story

The prophet who saw himself.

Jokoan Kuto, the Scythe of Kronos on his shoulder, staring wide-eyed past the elders of the Order

Jokoan Kuto had a steady job as staff prophet for the Order of the Guardians of Time. The Order keeps the Temporal Columns standing, and the Columns keep the titan Kronos locked away.

Then Kuto saw the future. A man with a scythe burned the temple and the whole city with a wave of his hand. The reaper was older and darker, but it was unmistakably Kuto himself.

Kuto did the honest thing and told the elders. The elders did the sensible thing and sent him to the sacrificial fire. The ritual did not go as planned.

Now Kuto carries the Scythe of Kronos, and the titan's spirit is riding along inside him. The gods want Kuto gone. Kronos wants to break free. Kuto just wants to stop running.

He'd seen how this ends. He'd like a second opinion.

The Game

Cut. Rewind. Survive.

KUTO: The Lock of Time — gameplay still

Scythe combat

You carry the titan’s own weapon. Combat is fast and physical — chain dashes, jumps, and strikes with a scythe that hits as hard as the legend it came from.

Rewind death

A missed jump, a trap, a hit that should have ended the fight — hold the Rewind Key and pull the last few seconds back.

Outrun the gods

Betrayed and cast out, Jokoan Kuto survives as the vessel of titan Kronos. The story earns its dark, dry sense of humor about the whole ordeal.

KUTO: The Lock of Time — gameplay still

Two bosses

The current build ends with the Minotaur and Athena.

A 2D Metroidvania

Interconnected ground to learn, hidden ways to find, and routes that open as you master the Scythe of Kronos and the Rewind Key. The map rewards the players who go back and look again.

The opening region

Explore ten interconnected rooms with the Rewind Key and the Scythe of Kronos.

Trailer

See time break.

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Quick facts

What is KUTO: The Lock of Time?
A single-player 2D action-platformer with a Metroidvania structure. You play Jokoan Kuto, an outcast bound to the titan Kronos, fighting with the Scythe of Kronos and the Rewind Key.
When does it release?
Steam Early Access is planned for Q1 2027. Wishlist it to be notified when it launches.
What platforms is it on?
PC (Windows), via Steam.
How much will it cost?
The price has not been announced yet.
What languages does it support?
English and Ukrainian.
Is it single-player or multiplayer?
Single-player only.
What sets it apart from other action-platformers?
Steam: a 2D action-platformer metroidvania built around rewinding time. Hold the Rewind Key and pull the last few seconds back. Chain dashes and strikes with the Scythe of Kronos. Current bosses: the Minotaur and Athena.

Coming to Steam

Bound to Kronos. Cut your way out.

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