The Best Time Loop Games to Play for Groundhog Day 2022

Okay campers, rise and shine because there are video games to be played. What better way to celebrate Groundhog Day than by sticking yourself in a virtual time loop and going full Phil Connors? Time loop video games have seen a huge surge in popularity over recent years. That means there’s more for you to play than ever before. Here at Overclockers UK, we’ve picked out our favourite time loop games for you to trap yourself in for Groundhog Day. 

Deathloop

One of 2021’s most-hyped releases has managed to break free and follow us into this year. You’ll play as Colt in Deathloop, trying to break the time loop trapping the isle of Blackreef by killing the eight ‘Visionaries’ within one single loop. Like an assassin Bill Murray, you’ll use every day to improve yourself and learn more by unlocking useful abilities and mastering the island’s layout. 

Complicating matters is Juliana, one of the Visionaries and the only other person who retains her memories through the loops. Outwitting her, mastering the map, and assassinating your targets will quite literally all have to be in a day’s work for Colt. 

Braid

What better excuse than Groundhog Day to revisit 2008’s critically acclaimed temporal puzzle-platformer Braid? While not a time loop game in the narrative sense, it manipulates the fourth dimension for one-of-a-kind puzzle solving.

As Tim, you have the ability to affect time which manifests differently in each of the six worlds. This includes the ability to rewind time, creating a time ‘shadow’ of yourself, and more. Play with time as you solve puzzles, explore a beautiful world drawn in a painterly style, and save the princess. 

Outer Wilds

What’s better than a time loop game? A time loop game…in space! Taking on the role of an extraterrestrial astronaut, Outer Wilds plunges you into a solar system that goes supernova every 22 minutes. You’ll restart each loop with all knowledge you previously acquired, such as your ship’s launch codes.

Exploration is the focus as you seek to uncover what is causing both the time loop and the supernova. With knowledge the only equipment upgrade you’ll find, you need to rely on your big ol’ brain to save this little corner of the galaxy. 

Twelve Minutes

Ah, a time loop game for the intellectual gamer! And certainly one for fans of Kubrick and Hitchcock. Twelve Minutes is the result of developers Annapurna Interactive finding a new angle for point-and-click adventure games. Played from a top-down perspective, the game is set entirely in the apartment of an unnamed husband and wife.

Their evening is interrupted by a cop arresting the wife and strangling the husband to death, starting the time loop and the husband’s quest for answers. With James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe lending their vocal talents, this is a scintillating Hitchcockian mystery that employs the time loop mechanic to compel you deeper into its folds. 

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son

Drop the pretense of homage and have yourself the most Bill Murray of Groundhog Days! In this VR exclusive, you play as Phil Connors Jr and become trapped in a time loop in Punxsutawney like your father before you. Your goal is of course to break out, but not before exploring the setting of the classic movie itself. 

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son features puzzles and a branching narrative, employing the same comedic tone of its cinematic predecessor. If you’re a die-hard fan of the film, there’s few better games to play to pay tribute to it. And what other time loop games will let you spend the 2^nd of February interacting with actual Groundhog Day characters? 

Make Groundhog Day Gorgeous

What better use of a time loop is there than self-improvement? So, we’ve picked out some hardware to help you get the best graphical performance for Groundhog Day. Whether your PC needs an upgraded GPU or your screen has seen better days, good time loop games deserve to look their best. 

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• Powerful Intel Core i7 11700KF CPU can handle everything from high-performance gaming to content creation.
• Immersive gaming experience with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU, providing a whole new level of ray tracing performance and more
• Ample storage space for all your favourite games with 500GB SSD and options for a second drive
• The perfect PC to power your VR gaming experience
• Beautiful RGB tower case gives you extra flair for your gaming set up

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Sapphire Radeon RX 6500 XT Graphics Card

• Experience intense 1080p gaming and impressive frame rates, with up to 4GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory
• Immersive gaming technologies, including DirectX Raytracing and AMD FidelityFX, deliver rich details to draw you into the action
• Thanks to AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, you’ll see an average boost of 2.4X in your frame rates for an optimised gaming experience
• Supercharge your gaming experience on Windows 11, with support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, Auto HDR, and bespoke Radeon software

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ROG Swift PG279QM 27″ Gaming Monitor

• This 27-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) gaming monitor is perfect for fast-paced action games like Deathloop
• NVIDIA G-SYNC processor provides smooth gaming, with ultra-low motion blur
• Built-in NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer precisely measures your PC’s responsiveness and performance
• Liquid cystal display elements, controlled by ASUS Fast IPS panel technology, with 1ms GTG response time
• Gorgeous ambient lighting powered, which can be synchronised to other ASUS Aura Sync hardware

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LG UltraGear 27GP850 27″ Gaming Monitor

• Be the game changer with this 27-inch QHD monitor from LG UltraGear
• Experience breathtaking gaming performance on Nano IPS 1ms technology
• Features AMD FreeSync Premium technology for fluid, hi-res gameplay, and compatible with NVIDIA G-SYNC
• Fluid gaming motion with an ultra-fast speed of 165Hz (Overclock 180Hz)
• Virtually borderless and eye-catching design, with adjustable base to make your gaming experience comfortable.

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Corsair K55 RGB Pro Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Bundle 

• Get a kickstart to your PC gaming experience with this RGB keyboard and gaming mouse bundle
• The K55 RGB Pro Gaming Keyboard features six dedicated macro keys, and is IP42-rated dust and spill-resistant
• This gorgeous gaming keyboard features dynamic five-zone RGB back-lighting
• The lightweight HARPOON RGB PRO Gaming Mouse features a comfortable, contoured design and an easy plug-and-play setup

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HTC VIVE COSMOS VR Headset

• The perfect VR headset to dive into Groundhog Day and other AAA titles with SteamVR support
• Blazing fast processor makes every move count and mean even more with the COSMOS’ 1440 x 1700 pixel resolution
• Headset and controllers with Link Box and cables – all you need to jump right in!
• Immerse yourself in the experience thanks to the built-in speakers with active noise cancellation
• Inside Out tracking for more advanced interaction with your VR games.

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