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The Narrow Hour
Command a mobile base along the thin habitable band of a slowly turning planet. Mine at the edges of frost and fire, research, and assemble a ship to escape before the band slips away.
Tidelock Games · independent studio
Small worlds, narrow margins.
We make strategy and survival games about holding on where life barely fits: deep systems, readable at a glance, built to be played again.
Our games
Now in development
About the studio
Why “Tidelock”
A tidally locked world always shows one face to its star. One side burns, the other freezes, and life clings to the twilight strip in between.
That is the kind of place we like to build games in: tight, demanding worlds where every choice has weight and the margin for error is part of the fun. Tidelock Games is a small independent studio. We make games for PC and publish them on Steam.
- Studio
- Tidelock Games
- Type
- Independent developer
- Founded
- 2026
- Platforms
- PC (Windows), Steam
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Games
- The Narrow Hour
Systems first
Mechanics that interlock, so the interesting stories come from play, not from scripts.
Readable at a glance
Depth should not mean clutter. If something matters, you should see it on screen.
Worth replaying
Seeded runs, shifting conditions and choices that play out differently every time.
Made with care
A small team, no shortcuts. We would rather ship one polished game than three rushed ones.
Contact
Say hello
Players, press, content creators and partners are all welcome. We read every message.