Fast-paced action card & dice game
Warriors from different eras and worlds, thrown into the same fight. Crisis within Time is an unforgiving battle game of tactics and fate, set in a shattered timeline where worlds collide. Choose your Elseborn, master your tactics, roll the dice, shift your loyalties or stick to the plan, and be the last one standing.
Late pledge is live, packs from €23.
No build-up phase... No long turns...
One roll flips the table!
Plan your tactics. Fate gets the last word.
Every card in your hand is an attack, a defense and the measure of your luck. Play fast, strike hard and react instantly to counter-attacks.
Three game modes
Duel for intense 1v1 battles, Arena for chaotic free-for-all action, or Alliance to team up with your allies.
5 minutes to learn
Easy to learn, impossible to quit. Minimal table space. Language-independent icons let anyone at the table play right away.
“Light, fast and easy to learn card & dice game. Competitive!”
“Crisis within Time delivers fast-paced card battling with a beautiful tactical edge. The ‘Call for Help’ mechanic in the Alliance mode is an incredible addition.”
“Y’all are so receptive to feedback and very on top of the campaign. The art and gameplay looks great.”
“Doing dominance dances, shooting back to back arrows through the heart, and drinking mead to stay alive. This is Crisis within Time!”
10 decks.
10 artists.
We paired 10 unique character decks with 10 independent illustrators. No AI, no shortcuts. Every stroke is hand-drawn by human artists.
Amazonian
Atlantican
Nomad
Oltman
Aristion
Corsaan
Tganiaz
Zamrani
Kobushi
Tahamenish
Terrana
Extinct creatures, erased civilizations and unwritten futures were ripped from their timelines and thrown onto the same world in a single flash.
Empires collided, ages fought for survival, and past met future in a struggle for dominance.
Who are we?
In 1999, five friends locked themselves in a fifth-floor apartment with no elevator for a two-week tabletop RPG marathon. When the food ran out and no one wanted to walk down five flights of stairs, we drew swords, rolled dice and made a game where the loser had to put their shoes on and get the groceries.
More than twenty years later, that apartment game became Crisis within Time, refined with professional art, balanced rules and zero publisher compromises.
Try before you buy
Play Crisis within Time right now on Tabletop Simulator.
Want to test your tactics before pledging? Jump onto Steam, load our official Tabletop Simulator mod, and play full matches with our dev team and community on Discord.
Five ways
into the box
From two decks and a box to ten decks, a game mat, a dice tray and a Collector's Box that holds all of it.
Get your box before the print run locks
Packs start at €23. Backer packs ship in February 2027, months before the game reaches stores.
Open the campaign page and choose a pack. You need a free Kickstarter account.
A late pledge is charged when you make it, at the price shown on Kickstarter.
Shipping and taxes are charged when your reward is ready to ship. We ask for your address before then.
From a funded campaign to a box on your table.
Where the project stands today, and what happens next.
June 2026
Funded on Kickstarter
The campaign closed with 190 backers, and Kickstarter named it a Project We Love.
Now
Late pledge is open
Late pledges have taken the campaign past 140 percent and more than 230 backers. This is the last chance to get packs and add-ons before we lock the production run.
END of 2026
Production starts
The production phase begins: cards, boxes, dice and accessories.
Q1 2027
First backer packs ship
Duel, Arena, Six Pack, Terrana and Collector's packs ship to backers worldwide.
Mid 2027
In stores worldwide
Crisis within Time hits store shelves worldwide. Retailers can reach us at comms@cry4games.com.
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