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'''''Thinking with Time Machine''''' is a 2014 [[Video game modification|modification]] for ''[[Portal 2]]'' developed by Ruslan "Stridemann" Rybka, and released by SignHead Studio. The game revolves around the concept of a tablet-like [[time machine]] that is controlled by the player. The tablet allows the player to record their movement and replay the recordings, creating a double that performs the recored tasks. Additionally, the mod allows the player to see their own legs by looking down.
Initially released on the ModDB[[Mod DB]] website, ''Thinking with Time Machine'' went through the [[Steam Greenlight]] process, after which it was released as a free modification on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on April 18, 2014. The time machine concept and the ability for the player to see their own legs by looking down were commended by critics, while the lack of usage of the [[portal gun]] and the mod's short length were criticized.
== Gameplay ==
== Development ==
''Thinking with Time Machine'' was developed by Ruslan "Stridemann" Rybka and published by SignHead Studio.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Orland |first=Kyle |date=May 3, 2015 |title=Steam Gauge: Measuring the most popular Steam games of 2014 |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/steam-gauge-measuring-the-most-popular-steam-games-of-2014/3/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |work=[[Ars Technica]] |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716013609/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/steam-gauge-measuring-the-most-popular-steam-games-of-2014/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Torrejón |first=Rocío |date=April 19, 2021 |title=Portal 2: 10 años de la penúltima obra maestra de Valve |trans-title=Portal 2: 10 Years Since Valve's Penultimate Masterpiece |url=https://as.com/meristation/2021/04/19/reportajes/1618822119_095027.html |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Meristation |language=es |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804180147/https://as.com/meristation/2021/04/19/reportajes/1618822119_095027.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Stridemann said that the development of the mod began after the release of ''Portal 2''.<ref name=":1" /> Initially, the mod was published on the ModDB[[Mod DB]] website in 2013.<ref name=":1" /> "It took two years... there were ups and downs... I felt depressed and inspired... I wanted to give up so many times... but the desire to complete this miracle won out", Stridemann said.<ref name=":1" /> The mod later went through the [[Steam Greenlight]] process and was accepted due to the mod's concept.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Svetlichny |first=Sergey |date=April 27, 2024 |title=Thinking with Time Machine: добавляем в Portal 2 четвертое измерение |trans-title=Thinking with Time Machine: Adding a Fourth Dimension to Portal 2 |url=https://itc.ua/articles/thinking-with-time-machine-dobavlyaem-v-portal-2-chetvertoe-izmerenie/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=ITC.ua |language=uk |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804180055/https://itc.ua/articles/thinking-with-time-machine-dobavlyaem-v-portal-2-chetvertoe-izmerenie/ }}</ref> The mod was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] for free on April 18, 2014, for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[OS X]], and [[Linux]] platforms.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="pcg2">{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Phil |date=April 22, 2014 |title=Portal 2 mod Thinking With Time Machine now available on Steam |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/portal-2-mod-thinking-with-time-machine-now-available-on-steam/ |access-date=November 11, 2017 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |archive-date=November 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205540/http://www.pcgamer.com/portal-2-mod-thinking-with-time-machine-now-available-on-steam/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 23, 2014 |title=Découvrez le mod Thinking with Time Machine avec Portal 2 |trans-title=Check out the Thinking with Time Machine mod for Portal 2 |url=https://syfantasy.fr/actualites/decouvrez-le-mod-thinking-with-time-machine-avec-portal-2/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Syfantasy |language=fr |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625005620/https://syfantasy.fr/actualites/decouvrez-le-mod-thinking-with-time-machine-avec-portal-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Considering that it is a modification, users must own ''Portal 2'' to play ''Thinking with Time Machine''.<ref name="pcg" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hurley |first=Leon |date=April 25, 2014 |title=New Portal 2 Mod Adds Time Travel |url=https://kotaku.com/new-portal-2-mod-adds-time-travel-1567628112 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> The game was one of the top 200 on Steam in 2014.<ref name=":2" />
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