BORROWED TIME

Every bullet costs a second.

Borrowed Time is a fast-paced first-person shooter where time is your ammunition, your health, and your life.

You are trapped inside a hostile time facility with only a limited countdown remaining. Five automated turrets stand between you and freedom. Destroy every turret, unlock the final door, find the exit, and escape before your borrowed time reaches zero.

But every action has a price:

• Firing a bullet costs 1 second
• Destroying a turret rewards 3 seconds
• Getting hit removes 5 seconds
• Reaching zero means game over

Every shot becomes a decision. Spend time to destroy a threat and potentially earn more, or conserve your remaining seconds and risk being hit.

How it fits “COUNT DOWN”

The countdown is more than a time limit—it is the game’s central resource. Your ammunition, health, rewards, damage, and survival are all controlled by the same constantly decreasing timer.

Controls

• WASD — Move
• Mouse — Look and aim
• Left Mouse Button — Fire

Destroy all five turrets. Find the exit. Escape with time to spare.

Created solo for GMTK Game Jam 2026.