Time Surfer Evolution

What Time Surfer Evolution is

Time Surfer Evolution is an Android physics game in which you pull back a slingshot, fire a surfer on a board across prehistoric hills, and watch the distance build. The developer is TabTale, and the store rates it USK 12+. The listing presents it as a hyper-casual game meant for short runs as well as long stretches of idle play.

Slingshot launches and ragdoll surf physics

Each run starts when you pull the slingshot and release the surfer onto the board. The launch sets the starting speed, and after that the surfer and board move under ragdoll and surf physics, so the body tumbles and the board slides over the ground as the run plays out. Speed and drag decide how far the ride goes, and the run ends when you come to a stop.

Earning coins and upgrading between runs

Each stop pays out coins, and coins keep accumulating while you are not playing. You spend them on two upgrades: slingshot power, which adds launch speed, and the surfboard, which reduces drag so the ride is smoother. Faster launches and less drag let each run go farther, and the progression has no fixed end point according to the listing.

The listing describes the upgrades as the main way the game moves forward, so each run feeds the next one.

Prehistoric hills and downhill steering

The rides cross a Jurassic landscape of hills, dinosaurs and rough terrain. On the downhill sections you steer and balance the surfer yourself, rather than leaving the board to run on its own.

Quick sessions and long idle play

The game works for a few launches between other things, or for leaving it running to collect coins over a longer period. The developer pitches it as easy to start and hard to master, with runs that are short enough to repeat.