# The Z Axis: Continuum

Summer DB entity ID: f5d26ab3\-36aa\-4d04\-9c35\-0715e5235893

Steam App ID: 748990

Escape a bizarre world by rotating the universe\. Use portals, physics, time, and clones as floors become walls, walls become ceilings, left becomes down, and right becomes up\. You manipulate time and space at will, but do you have the mind to solve the warped reality that imprisons you?  Play the 2D puzzle platformer game inspired by Portal which started off as a popular little jam entry and has since blossomed into the 30 level reality\-defying monstrosity that it has become\. All levels are carefully handcrafted \(not randomly generated\) to challenge even the most seasoned puzzle platformer fan's understanding of physics, time, and space\.    No one escapes the Continuum unscathed\.       2D Puzzle platformer    Dark pixel art style with an ambient horror soundtrack    30 Handcrafted levels \(no procedural generation\)    Includes 6 tutorial levels and 9 "extra hard" remix levels at the end for a formidable challenge    Rotate the environment to change gravity    Portals    Clones    Character death becomes a puzzle element    Time manipulation    34 Individual achievements to gather    Includes a slew of timed achievements for speedrunners

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Lazerpants Studios LLC

- Publisher: Lazerpants Studios LLC

- Release date: Jul 30, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/748990/ss\_43e8d06a774a086dc55226f19b29c8b7d3205f41\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564977828, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/748990/ss\_0ee21ab93194647dbe1aa6ea4c54ecfa745a7934\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564977828, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/748990/ss\_999f98fe07dc31dc5f34f2a79bcd3257701f603b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564977828, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/748990/ss\_c64c343c81817ce204e4c21c6e23e358f9601a4f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564977828, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/748990/ss\_895a3bd816ed5a0a682e84fb883085ae9a48234a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564977828

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 2

- Steam positive reviews: 2

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/f5d26ab3-36aa-4d04-9c35-0715e5235893/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/f5d26ab3-36aa-4d04-9c35-0715e5235893/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T05:43:11\.787979\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T05:43:14\.486512\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T05:43:13\.806103\+00:00

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Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"f5d26ab3\-36aa\-4d04\-9c35\-0715e5235893","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\}

Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/748990/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/f5d26ab3-36aa-4d04-9c35-0715e5235893)