Welcome to Time to Rogue support! Time to Rogue is an iPhone and Apple Watch roguelike where the resource is real-world time. If something feels off, or you just want to understand the mechanics, this page should help.
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It's working as designed. Time to Rogue is a game of patience, not fast tapping. Movement, attacks, and waiting spend focus, and focus recovers over real-world time (hours, not seconds). Using an item does not spend focus or advance enemies. The skill is knowing when to make a move and when to walk away and come back later. Early deaths are part of learning the rhythm.
Your view is your focus. As focus drains, the camera closes in and you can see less of the dungeon. Rest and let real time pass. Focus recovers and the view widens back out. A full focus meter means a full view.
Eventually, yes, but not right away. The maze holds still while you recover your focus, so closing the app for a bit is safe. Only once you're fully rested does it begin taking turns in real time, and from then on an enemy can reach you even while the app is closed.
From empty, Focus takes about eight hours to reach 100%, then another two hours to reach its 140% maximum. The maze stays still during recovery, then starts taking turns. If you leave partly rested, the safe recovery period is shorter.
Earn one free time-reverse each calendar day you play and hold up to 14 charges. In version 1.2.0 and later, there is no per-run limit. Each use spends one charge to rewind one turn on your current floor, and cannot undo a descent. Use Reverse in the iPhone action buttons or the Watch's hold menu, or use it from the death screen while your rescue window is open.
In version 1.2.0 and later, take a turn within 24 hours after Focus reaches its 140% maximum. From empty Focus, that's at most about 34 hours without a turn. This applies even on a cleared floor. Move, attack, wait, or descend to set a new deadline based on your remaining Focus. Just opening the app, choosing a perk, using an item, or reversing does not extend it. Check the in-game countdown.
Dying during active play gives you 24 hours from death to use a reverse. A death while you're away keeps the run's existing deadline. Once the deadline expires, the run is over permanently and cannot be reversed.
On Floors 2, 5, and 8, choose a perk that lasts for the rest of that run. Perks can improve healing, Focus Cells, or your opening attack, without taking an item slot. Every fifth floor has a guardian, defeat it to unseal the stairs and continue deeper.
Dead Signal is available from the start. Reach Floor 5 for Ink & Ember and Floor 10 for Pocket Crypt. Take a successful move, attack, wait, or descent on Apple Watch to earn the Classic ASCII theme. Existing best floors count toward the floor rewards. Earned themes stay unlocked between runs and sync to your paired device. Select a look in Themes on the title screen, you can use a different look on each device. Themes do not change gameplay.
Yes. When you have a paired Apple Watch, Time to Rogue automatically transfers the latest complete save between the two apps. Finish your moves on one device, then give the other a moment to sync before continuing. You can also play the complete game on iPhone without an Apple Watch.
Touch and hold the iPhone Home Screen until the apps jiggle, tap Edit, then Add Widget. Search for Time to Rogue and choose a size. The small widget shows your focus and run status. The medium widget also shows a read-only view of your current dungeon. Tap either widget to open the game.
Press and hold your watch face, tap Edit, swipe to the complications screen, tap a complication slot, and choose Time to Rogue. It shows your focus recovering at a glance so you know when you're ready to dive again.
Time to Rogue sends a local notification when your focus is fully recovered. Make sure notifications are enabled for the app:
No. Your run is saved and continues in real time. Closing the app doesn't end your run, but remember the dungeon can begin taking its turns while you're gone, and the run can expire if you miss its deadline. Update both iPhone and Watch to use the same rules.
The Supporter Pack is an optional, one-time purchase. It unlocks the Clockwork Reliquary dungeon theme and adds a supporter heart to the title screen. It does not change gameplay, difficulty, focus recovery, or time-reverse availability. The complete game remains free. Clockwork Reliquary replaces the previous Timekeeper look, existing owners do not need to buy it again. If a previous purchase is missing, open Supporter Pack from the title screen and tap Restore Purchases.
Time to Rogue includes the complete game on iPhone and Apple Watch. An Apple Watch is not required. Both versions use the same carefully limited dungeon view, so playing on the larger screen does not reveal more of the maze.
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