A Wise Use of Time overview

Overview

A Wise Use of Time comes from Choice of Games and is published by Choice of Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 4, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

A Wise Use of Time's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 15:23:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 122 reviews.

Language and system requirements

A Wise Use of Time is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

A Wise Use of Time has sold up to 6,643 units and has 118 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $22,113. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

A Wise Use of Time overview details

A Wise Use of Time combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

With the power to freeze time, you can ransack a casino, rescue a celebrity, or cheat death itself! "A Wise Use of Time" is a thrilling 260,000-word interactive sci-fi novel by Jim Dattilo, author of "Zombie Exodus," winner of the 2011 XYZZY "Special Recognition" award for interactive fiction. Your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. When you freeze time, no one can see you, hear you, or stop you, except, perhaps, a handful of mysterious time controllers like yourself. Every second you steal puts more stress on your body and mind. Will you bring justice to the mobsters who run rampant in your city? Will you steal from them to provide for those in need? Will you share your power with friends and family? Will you destroy your own powers, or will your powers destroy you first? Play as male or female; gay, straight, or bisexual. Develop relationships with one of four main romantic options (or a secret one). Track your relationships and moral stats as they change. Level up your time-control powers, or nullify them to protect yourself and others.

SteamPulse editorial summary

A Wise Use of Time is listed as a game with $6.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 15:23:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RPGIndieChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionText-BasedLGBTQ+

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