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The campaign starts at the end of ''Portal 2'', after which the player is introduced to the time machine concept through a series of tutorials.<ref name="pcg" /> There is no custom [[voice acting]] in the mod.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Yasuda |first=Nobuki |date=April 25, 2014 |title=『Thinking with Time Machine』 Greenlitも納得、貫禄のファンメイドMOD |trans-title="Thinking with Time Machine" A fan-made mod that Greenlight is conviced of |url=https://automaton-media.com/articles/impressionjp/impression-thinking-time-machine/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |work=Automaton Japan |language=ja |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130161239/https://automaton-media.com/articles/impressionjp/impression-thinking-time-machine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Thinking with Time Machine'' features a [[level editor]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Thinking with Time Machine |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/286080/Thinking_with_Time_Machine/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714184620/https://store.steampowered.com/app/286080/Thinking_with_Time_Machine/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Development and release ==
''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 [[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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