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Stargate: Timekeepers
Developer Slitherine Ltd.
Stargate: Timekeepers is a real-time tactics video game developed by Slitherine Poland and published by Slitherine Software. Players attempt to stealthily complete missions with a team of soldiers set in alien worlds from the Stargate franchise. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
262 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
99 positive · 68 negative
95% range 52–66%
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| Steam reviews | 99 | 68 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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95 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
175 of 284 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 262 · most liked firstFirst of all, I would like to point out that I was one of the developers (and creative director) of the fan game called ‘Stargate Network’ that received a cease and desist order from MGM right after the Timekeepers announcement in May/June 2021. Although I am truly saddened that we have been forced to shut down Stargate Network after 14 years to clearly avoid any possible competition with this official game, rest assured that this is not the reason why I am giving a bad review. I also specify…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. And despite the game being pretty awful in the beginning I still tried to give it a fair shot. I took a break. Took a deep breath....and then came back to it with a clear head. But I don't like this game. It's a STEALTH GAME. Don't come into this expecting it to be a tactical game or a strategy game like you'd expect. (Yes it does have some inkling of strategy and tactics) But the whole point of this game is stealth. You are severely punished for trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why have a stargate game with no stargates lmao
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shal'kek nem'ron I'm not much for the stealth games but Stargate is my bread and butter and while I'm sure this game is great if you like stealth games like this but I feel like it missed the mark. I have to ask, why did you sideline the Zat'nik'tel? That thing is usually on most SG teams, especially during stealth ops. From what I could tell reading the manual only one character uses it. Why? Instead I'm walking up behind people and hitting them in the back of the head so I can tie them up…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a stealth game with the dumbest stealth mechanics I have ever seen. During the tutorial, you have to sneak over to a gun for one of your soldiers. So you stealth over, get past a guard, and then see two Jaffa discussing it. They are just chilling talking about guns vs staves, and one of them is saying that even our "simple" weapons can be effective. Side note, I love this bit of world building. The Jaffa are having interesting conversations in the background! That's pretty awesome! But…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Many reviews have said that this should not have been a tactical stealth game because that doesn't fit the Stargate setting, and I for one completely agree! How dare they do this? Didn't they watch the finale of season one, "Within the Serpents Grasp" in which SG-1 stops Apophis by boarding his flagship and clearing every single room with fire from their belt fed M60's, leading to a standoff between O'Neill and Apophis, which the colonel wins by making a "Duke Nukem" reference and blowing him…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alright, so, this would be a 'Maybe' review if steam let you. I want to like this. Infact i mostly *do* like it. However. There are a couple of problems i would like to lay out, and one big thing that really almost turned this from a yes to a no review. So, bear in mind, the game has a Quicksave and Quickload bound by default. This is for a reason. Timekeepers can be quite trial and error, and it is *always* reminding you how long its been since you quicksaved, with good reason. The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whomever decided on the controls system on this game sure as hell wanted to make sure this game fails. As none of the controls work, they're all set on stupid keys like spacebar is crouch/stand while pause is T. It's janky and badly thought out, it really feels like it's out to ruin the whole Stargate franchise. After 32 minutes playtime I could no longer suffer through it, how many times do I have to tell them to pickup an item, or tie the guy up. How many times do I have to tell them to sync…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can recommend this game but only to a very specific group of players. First you obviously have to love Stargate (but that is why you are reading this right?). Then you must be into Real Time Tactics games like Commandos, Desperados, Shadow Tactics and let's be honest that is a niche genre. You should also be fine with the fact that it is less polished than the mentioned games. And you should be ok with the fact that they included timed missions/sections. Achievements should also not mean much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worst Stargate Game I have ever played. This game is nothing but stealth. PERIOD. no action.. no common sense scenarios, nothing to attack or overcome. You simply walk around trying not to be seen. If your a Stargate fan avoid this game at all costs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So much hope crushed by this game. been waiting decades for a stargate game and we get this steaming pile
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a huge Stargate fan and was incredibly excited for this game. I really really really wanted to like it, but unfortunately I really can't recommend it. It is a stealth game that is begging to be turn based so badly, but isn't. It is not a strategy game, there is no base, no upgrades, no customization and no role playing. You are punished for playing the game any way other than in a stealth mode and are forced to sneak up behind the majority of enemies to knock them out and tie them up.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For everyone not seeing this on the first glance. This is commandos clone so yea obviously no base, no upgrades etc. just trial and error to get through to mission objectives. After finishing the first mission and getting half way throught the second one I can say one thing, this is very rough around the edges or some may say poor man's commandos clone. Looking at the achievements there is 7 missions so I make this "review" basically a placeholder and giving recommendation just because of my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to love this game but frankly I can't. It's too slow, it's very much focused on hide and slowly sneak around and the Stargate itself is really not used in level. I kinda wish this was more open world like Stargate Worlds was going to be and you can traverse the stargate and complete missions. It doesn't make sense in the fact that there is rarely more than 2 people in a team in a mission (whereas in Stargate it was always 3-4+) I paid for it so I will eventually finish it but I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a long time Stargate and strategy game fan, I really wanted to like this game. Unfortunately, I didn't. The game feels rushed in many respects. Up to a point that the basic game mechanics do not work well, yet. I say yet, because I feel that the game could actually be pretty good if the developers would rework the underlying mechanics a little. It plays like a proof of concept or early test, as many of the flaws can be traced back to a lack of feedback from actual players. Stargate…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plays like Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. If you liked that game you'll probably like this game. If you like XCOM and not tactical stealth go check out Jagged Alliance 3. The Main menu and chapter select is pretty bare bones but the gameplay in-mission is good. They tutorialize how to use each of the characters' tools via interactable points on the ground so you can read it when you want to or skip them entirely. It's up to you to remember to use what's available and if you've reloaded…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Upsides: - only stargate game we’re going to get - stealth tactics genre fits the show far more than action or walking simulator. - generally fits the aesthetic of the show (see downsides below) - as a slitherine published game post launch support is more likely even if sales are not amazing. Cons - Really should have been released as an early access title, as it’s half finished as of this review - Lack of side missions really undermines one of the most basic themes of the show: using the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the genre. I love Stargate. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game could have been so much better you could have created Stargate system to explore created new system or just added some from the show. the SGC would have been a mini base building armor, weapons tech, rooms that could make you command center bigger and better. you have everything you need from the show enemy difficulty. but that is not what you get. i would not recommend this game if you are a fan of Stargate SG-1
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the franchise, but this isn't it. The game is simple, repetitive and could be improved a lot. I finished it in 9 hours, there are seven missions, including the tutorial mission, however, they were still introducing new mechanics through about six of them. So it always felt like you were in a tutorial. The game has potential, but is not a real time tactics game at all, it's more a puzzle game. They have set a map with challenges and you need to figure out how to overcome those…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL:DR - If you want a difficult stealth game, this is a good buy. If you want a Stargate game, don't bother. --- This is a stealth game with very, very little room for error. Enemy visual cones fill up quickly when they spot you and take a while to empty if you can get out of sight in time. They are also very quick to call for backup the moment they register you as a target. There is also no autosave, which makes sense because you need to save almost every couple of minutes, and after you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everyone who loves star gate will like the story, the game play is boring and redundant no real challenge just hours of killing hundreds of NPC's
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Important notice: Part 2 of the game has 2 timed sections in it! Make your purchase decision based on that information.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am Biggest fan of Stargate Series (Since SG-1). I never once give a bad review to a game even how bad they are. But man, it is stargate!!!, once in the life time game like these come out. i purchased a moment they arrived and extremely sad,the game is boring,the invisible+wistle = OP
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Star Wars ZCOM has reminded me how unfair it is Star Wars gets so many good games, and no other big western sci-fi gets anywhere near that rep. Star Trek should have just as many! Doctor Who's been starving for a real game for decades! A Stargate game would probably suck, but I wanna see it try!
unlabelledView post →I couldn’t handle more than 10 minutes and moved onto something else. While not for me, try the demo first. https://youtu.be/jqx46PVH74s
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short Review: Have you played Shadow Tactics, Desperados 3, or Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew? If so, and if you liked those games, then you'll like Stargate: Timekeepers. Long Review: A lot of the negative reviews on here are because people were expecting a Starcraft version of Stargate. This isn't that game. It plays exactly like Desperados 3. It's a stealth/tactics game where you control a small party of soldiers and eliminate enemies along the way. The exact same mechanics exist in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not a gamer but I would absolutely have played this Stargate game. youtu.be/NAAdmCbqU94
unlabelledView post →I want you guys to know how much it sucks to write this. I have been a Stargate Fan from the jump. I love the movies I even loved SGU before it was cool. I even didn't hate the cartoon. But I write this not as a slam peice but in the hopes that there is still a chance to right the ship because there are some good bones here. It took me 2 days and 3 separate sessions to get though the first level not because it was hard but because it was just such a slog to get though. I really wanted to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Between doing a full rewatch of Stargate SG-1 and running a Daggerheart game with magical creatures in it, my biggest takeaway right now is that I should be allowed to expense a live on-the-fly voice changer that can make me sound like a Goa'uld.
unlabelledView post →This game is really terrible. I would not recommend anyone to play it. I was very excited for a Stargate game but the controls are very clunky, the characters at time unresponsive and it overall a disappointment. If I could go back in time I would not pay for this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Paradise Killer is 60% off on Steam ($7.99 in US) and I genuinely seriously cannot recommend this game enough if the idea of an Agatha Christie locked-door murder mystery crossover of Warhammer 40k and Stargate, with the characters from JoJo, and set in the Miami of Miami Vice appeals to you.
unlabelledView post →I am a huge fan of Stargate and I really, really wanted to like this game but its one of the clunkiest most poorly designed games that i have ever played. I would not recommend this game for anyone but the most hardened masochists.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its a stargate game with no stargate you drag around a toon that cant fight on their own controls are hard at best to use lvls easy med or hard are all hard spent 2.5 hrs never got past a 1/4 of the first lvl on easy what a waste of my money and time you cant pick your own toon total let down for this ip and game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First game that I requested a refund. Clunky mechanics, meh presentation, grating voice acting. Didn't even finish the first level before I gave up on it. Not even being a fan of the show is enough to save this game. Indeed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My videos often stem from vague memories I have of stuff I played as a kid but could never identify. I had flashes of a flight combat game set in ancient future space Egypt before I ever knew what a Stargate was. Gremlin Interactive games are always a fun little rabbit hole.
unlabelledView post →Not worth the $39 Canadian price tag. Don't waste your money on it unless you're a die-hard Stargate fan. At this point, if I'm only going to play it for the story, the gameplay is really 0. The controls aren't fluid, there's a huge delay before you can pull them out (I almost get the impression that the devs have no idea how a P90 work or any firearm in general). Otherwise, enemy reactions are terrible: for example, you can shoot right next to them without them even noticing. A big 0 for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stargate Timekeepers is a stealth/tactics game within the Stargate SG-1 universe, following a parallel story after the end of season 7. One can see from the get-go that it's not a high-quality, big budget production: writing, voice acting, animations are all a bit lacking, and the game is not the blockbuster Stargate fans may have wanted. At the same time I thoroughly enjoyed playing it: the gameplay is polished and fun, the story was engaging, and, most importantly for me, it was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is extremely annoying control with poor customization ... in all stealth games you can pan the map by touching the edges of the screen with your mouse pointer . Also when you change the move to LMB the run function stay unchanged and there is no option to customize it . this game still needs a lot of improvements so far
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did buy this game because it is the only stargate game which was released. It's not for me, I love Stargate though. Simple stealth game, I wasn't hooked by the game mechanics so it was unplayable for me. Edit after reading other reviews: I have played Desperados and Desperados 2 back then and also shadow warrior shogun, these games are far better stealth games and make indeed fun, I also got hooked on the mechanics, this game is no match to compare with a Desperados.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Might be worth checking out for that Stargate game
unlabelledView post →I'm a fan of both Stargate and stealth tactics games but after four missions, neither aspect is working for me. I've yet to see anything go through a stargate, the staff weapon is only usable in melee, and the team's scientist is a moron. The maps are narrow, the tactical mode is buggy to the point of being unusable, and the performance is abysmal. Will revisit after a patch, or maybe when the full game is out. If you want more Stargate, watch SGU instead (it's better than its reputation) and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Personally i like this idea and premise but i was hoping for a more Stellaris/Xcom type of game. if you want pure tactical squad game it works but i want to build ships like Prometheus or Deadulus after just operating the SGC sending out teams a few i don't control but a few missions i need to play Xcom style collecting resources making treaties and trade agreements. Basically i was hoping to do exactly what they did in Stargate SG-1 because that's what everyone want to do run there own SGC and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is pretty awful. Such a wasted opportunity. Dialogue sounds very stilted and AI Generated. Controls and Gameplay are un-intuitive. This may change if you play past the first level. But i will not be wasting my time to find out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the game though there are several thing i like and i some thing is don't. Game takes play after end of season 7 with the death of Anubis. You do not play as SG-1 but as several other members of SG command.Game is play as tactical strategy game (Much like commandos, synticate or Desperados) Each character have their own unique abilitys to take down enemies. I finish the game on Normal. Pros: - First and fore most: This is the very first StarGate game that have been release. There…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is this game perfectly polished? Nope. Was it lots of fun? YEP. Hear me out. You’ll see some other reviews talking about lack of polish and shine in this game. And they’re not wrong. HOWEVER, this is a seriously fun game. Great characters, fun puzzles/challenges. When a Jaffa officer sees you dragging a body.. and you dive into a bush, quickly scout the officer with a unit in the distance, then wait for him to get close and clock him? It’s a few seconds of rush - but when you pull it off,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Come on you apes. You wanna live forever? Wrong franchise. So. I love stealth strategy. I loved RTS since i discovered C&C in the 90s. Blown away. Then came Warcraft 2 which i loved. I loved those games but they were missing something. I then found Commandos. HOWLEE SHMIDT. Blew my mind. Played it and had friends over to play. We group completed it and it was too good. Fast forward 20+ years and i see this game called "Shadow Tactics". I check it and fell into the groove. Loved it. Instant…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm disappointed, but not surprised.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Or Stargate... or Sex Lies & Videotape... or Boston Legal/The Practice... or... or... or... I'm too old to play this game anymore I think 😆
unlabelledView post →Finally, Stargate fans have a complete game in the franchise! Called “Season 1,” Stargate: Timekeepers may be a spark for reviving this beloved universe, hopefully paving the way for more games or even a new series. Gameplay and Mechanics First off, I don’t usually enjoy tactical games; they tend to feel slow and repetitive to me. That said, I decided to play on “Story” mode, the easiest difficulty, hoping it would make the game more enjoyable. Unfortunately, it still felt a bit tedious,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was very ultra bored.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fact no one has made a game that has the exact structural layout of X-com and skinned it as Stargate, with you managing the Cheyanne Mountain base and research projects and hiring new soldiers and leveling them up and forming multiple SG teams to send out is fucking criminal.
unlabelledView post →Billionaires could be doing cool stuff like funding an open world, planet hopping Stargate video game. Opening up chain food stands that sell low price nachos and Frito pies. Education funding so teachers get the wages they deserve. But no... they want the high score on being a greedy piece of shit.
unlabelledView post →I'm really a big fan of Stargate but sadly this game is not fun. It's kind of clunky and I find most defeats are from accidental clicks or fumbling around trying to tie up a knocked out enemy. I really wanted the first Stargate game in a long time to be fun but sadly it's not. I can hope there will be a better one in the future.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The new Stargate starship battles table top game looks wicked cool. The Odyssey is facing off against 2 Lucian Alliance Ha’tak in order to protect a newly discovered ancient Dyson type sphere. Several wings of F-302 fighters were launched #GeekDen #Shipyards #Stargate SG1
unlabelledView post →It could have been such a nice game... You're constantly reminded of how long it's been since you last saved the game and that's for a reason: almost every action you take fails the first time and you'll need that save. The Tactical mode is iffy, because you can barely stack actions. The controls are bad, because you constantly need modifiers like shift and when attacking an enemy while crouching, you can't stand up until after the attack, or by cancelling the attack, standing up and attacking…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →German below! Deutsch weiter unten! I was able to try out the game for two to three hours beforehand and still feel immediately transported into the Stargate universe. Right from the start, the SG story is immediately recognisable with the battle for Antarctica or the names of the protagonists. And even though I'm not or never was a fan of games like Commandos or Syndicate, the story and atmosphere are convincing enough to make the game fun enough. The graphics are OK, i.e. the effects and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My friends are introducing me to Stargate SG-1 and the hat game in this show is off the charts. And I need one of these snake helmets immediately. I would 100% wear this casually.
unlabelledView post →I was really hoping this was going to be another Commandos game but this game is far from being polished and optimised. The AI in this game is a joke; i can literally knock out an enemy right next to another enemy and no one notices. When the enemy is alerted, they seem to meander around aimlessly, with no logic to their pattern. And when they do see you, they seem to be able to shoot through solid objects when you cannot. I can also run passed an enemy and they don't notice you either. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a series not meant to be a rts stealth game would have been happier with any other format
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