Every co-op group knows the sinking feeling of a game slipping away in the final round. Trouble on the Tempus builds an entire game around that moment, and then hands you a way to do something about it. This cooperative disaster game from UK indie Minor Disaster Games lets your crew rewind the clock and replay a doomed spaceship's maiden voyage, keeping everything you learned the first time around.
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Start organising for freeTwo to five players crew the flagship Tempus, scrambling to repair the Hyperdrive and steer home while fires, breaches and other disasters cascade across the ship. The clever bit is the Time Drive. When things go badly, you can jump back to the start and try again, armed with the knowledge of exactly when and where it all went wrong. Each loop adds a Paradox card that twists the rules, so a reset is never a clean do-over. A game runs 60 to 90 minutes for ages 10 and up.
There is a real small-studio charm here too. Minor Disaster is the work of Kristian Mitchell-Dolby, Liam Mitchell-Dolby on design and Caley Powell-Mitchell-Dolby. The Kickstarter funded in June last year at 281% of its goal, with more than 370 copies pre-sold across 11 countries, and the game is now in manufacturing.
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See how it worksThe studio is showing Trouble on the Tempus at UK Games Expo 2026 from 29 to 31 May, and late pledges are still open through Hive if you miss the show. For groups who love a tense co-op puzzle with a twist, the time-loop hook is well worth a try.
Sources: Trouble on the Tempus | Our Board Game Life
