Achron in the Media
In our WikiLeaks, Cyber-Hacking Era, a Time Travel Video Game May Be a New Line of Defense
Kotaku
...is a new way to strategize—a new way to think about combat.Read More
A Game Called Achron and the Theory That Games Would be Better With Time Travel
Kotaku
I look forward to playing more. Hazard is right that what Achron does changes the way one looks at one's actions in a video game. It's empowering to see the past, present and future all at once and to know they all can be changed... Read More
Fittingly, There Is Little Time Left to Join the Achron Beta
Kotaku
A couple of years ago, I saw an amazing demonstration of a real-time strategy game that involved time travel.... Read More
Frag Reel Friday: Multiplayer time travel in Achron
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
...one of the more bizarre - and cooler - games I've seen in a long time. Read More
"Preinforcements": Achron Is Coming
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
...one of the cleverest pieces of game design I have ever seen. Read More
Destructoid Exclusive: Achron launch trailer
Destructoid
...Suffice to say, it's easily among the most promising independently developed titles I've seen in quite some time... Read More
Your Turn: Time is on your side
The Age
...The idea of having to juggle both time and space in a strategy game sounds daunting at first, however...The idea is pretty easy to grasp. ... I've been playing the game for most of the year now, through half a dozen major builds. I've yet to get tired of it. Read More
Echtzeitstrategie in der vierten Dimension
Online Welten
...I think my brain has never before been through a game like Achron. ... The more you experiment with time travel, and the better one knows how to use the resulting opportunities for themselves, the more fun the whole. Read More (English Translation)
Achron: indie RTS where time is your plaything, and enemy
Ars Technica
Time travel is a tricky thing to implement in a video game, especially when it fundamentally affects the title's play mechanics. What if time travel is not only an active part of play, but its use constantly changes the game's experience... Read More
Dancing on the time axis
Spiegel Online
Achron is the most daring attempt to establish time manipulation as a distinct element of gameplay... Read More (English Translation)
Achron Hands On
Thirteen1 Magazine
The guys at Hazardous Software decided to go beyond real-time and into meta-time with Achron. What this means, in simple terms, is that they added time-travel to the battlefield, so now as well as wondering where the attack is coming from, you also have to consider 'when'... Read More
Time Laud: Achron
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
This week I’ve been playing around with Hazardous Software’s strange RTS concept, Achron. It’s boasts the most interesting feature in, well, probably any RTS, ever. You’ll want to keep reading... Read More
Epochal: Achron, Meta-Time Strategy
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Things you can’t do in an RTS generally include: attacking your opponent in the past, undoing the future actions of your units, building things in the future and sending the back to a previous point in a game.... Read More
Time-traveling RTS Achron now playable, available for pre-order
Joystiq
Indie developer Hazardous Software has announced that you can now preorder its still-in-development time-bending RTS, Achron, on its website. "Pre-order" in this case means something a little different than usual... Read More
Achron brings time travel gameplay to RTS
Joystiq
Red Alert may have a story revolving around time travel, but Achron puts it in its gameplay. Hazardous Software's new real-time strategy title attempts to integrate... Read More
Achron — an RTS With Time Travel
Slashdot
"As much as I'm looking forward to StarCraft 2, there's a new RTS gaming tech that has me even more enthused..." Read More
The Escapist Show: Episode 43: Hazardous Software's Achron
The Escapist Show
This week we get a tour of Hazardous Software and see their original Meta-Time Strategy game, Achron... Read More
Achron Hands-On Preview
bit-tech
Lately I've been playing the alpha version of Achron, the time-travel RTS, the same version that's being offered up to anybody who pre-orders the full game.... Read More
Achron Interview: Your Head Will Explode
bit-tech
We first heard about Archon in the aftermath of Game Developer Conference this year, where everyone was telling us we had to see this strategy game where players could travel through time however they wanted... Read More
Time Travel RTS Achron Revealed
Shack News
Promising "the next revolution in time travel gameplay," developer Hazardous Software has pulled back the curtain on its "gimmick-free" real-time strategy game Achron... Read More
Hazardous Software Unveils Achron
Gamers Daily News
Designed to reinvent the real-time strategy genre by allowing all players to travel through time, Achron is a futuristic science fiction game... Read More
Achron Announced
Blues News
Hazardous Software has unveiled Achron at GDC, a real-time strategy game not to be confused with Archon... Read More
Unreal-Time Strategy of Experimental Gameplay Darling Achron
Offworld/Boing Boing
The game that's getting the biggest buzz from this year's GDC Experimental Gameplay Sessions? Christopher Hazard and Michael Resnick's Achron... Read More
2011 Best Original Game Mechanic
Editor's Choice Award - Gamespot "This was seriously one of the best games that we have ever played. If you do not pick this up, you are missing out"
[ 9 / 10 ] - RTS Guru "This game is a must buy for any fan of the RTS genre, anyone intrigued by time travel, and everyone with a keyboard."
[ 8 / 10 ] - Gamers Daily News "...what Achron does changes the way one looks at one's actions in a video game. It's empowering to see the past, present and future all at once and to know they all can be changed. It's exciting to re-shape a timeline." - Kotaku "'Achron' is so far the boldest attempt to manipulate time to establish itself as a game element. " - Spiegel » See More Media Coverage
Editor's Choice Award - Gamespot "This was seriously one of the best games that we have ever played. If you do not pick this up, you are missing out"
[ 9 / 10 ] - RTS Guru "This game is a must buy for any fan of the RTS genre, anyone intrigued by time travel, and everyone with a keyboard."
[ 8 / 10 ] - Gamers Daily News "...what Achron does changes the way one looks at one's actions in a video game. It's empowering to see the past, present and future all at once and to know they all can be changed. It's exciting to re-shape a timeline." - Kotaku "'Achron' is so far the boldest attempt to manipulate time to establish itself as a game element. " - Spiegel » See More Media Coverage
News & Game Updates
Release v1.1.1.0
Thu, Dec 15, 2011
This release improves balance and fixes a number of minor bugs in Achron and Resequence Engine.
If you have already ordered Achron, you can download it here.
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Achron Demo and Reduced Price
Tues Nov 15, 2011
The public Achron demo is finally out! We're dropping the price of Achron to $19.99, and with your purchase you get a code to give a full copy of Achron to a friend.
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