Metroidvania FPS Tempus Vitae Announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 June 2026 / 1,107 Views
Whiteboard Games has announced time-travel Metroidvania first-person shooter, Tempus Vitae, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. It will launch in 2027.
View the reveal trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
You are Alex, a time-displaced astronaut unraveling the space station Theia doomed in both the war-torn 2185 and the post-apocalyptic 2385 to find your lost brother. Master an arsenal of time travel abilities and weapons in this science-fiction Metroidvania first-person shooter: Tempus Vitae.
How can a pistol that shoots back in time be used to open a door? Like keys to a lock, gather tools to advance and defeat your enemies. Travel 200 years into the future and back and use the differences to chart a way through; Stop time and freeze the bullets of your enemies in mid-air; Find temporal anomalies to nudge history to your advantage; Fast-forward in time to build momentum; Use temporal displacement to travel from one corner of Theia to the other; and much more in the ultimate time travel game. Find the source of this century-spanning conflict. Rescue your brother. Save your life.
Key Features:
- An unprecedented crossroads: time travel, first-person shooter, Metroidvania.
- Get lost in non-linear, interconnected level paths and unlock new ones as you gain weapons and powers.
- Face formidable bosses with complex behaviors for fast-paced, precision combat.
- Follow a intervowen story with objectives, quests, and an NPC dialogue system.
- Explore different areas with clearly defined aesthetics, hazards and stories.
- Use save points and fast travel Anchors as the world grows bigger.
- Find currency, collectibles, shops and upgrades.
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