Forward Starship command, in your browser
Standing Orders
Captain a starship. Make the calls, send the away team, and live with who doesn't come back. Story missions in your browser, on phone, tablet or PC.
PastForward Games
Story games about the past and the future. Free to play in your browser, on your phone or tablet.
No download, no account needed, no ads.
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Our games
Past games: history reimagined, set in or played like an earlier time.
Forward games: futures unwritten, from the next launch to the far stars.
No Past games in the browser yet. Hardpoint and Ramjet are coming to Windows PC, below.
CommandStory tours and the Daily Tour · 30–45 minDamage ControlTriage while the ship burns · ~2 minPatrolFly the ship, refit each wave · 2–10 minTacticalMan the main viewer · 2–10 min
Forward Near-future spaceflight, in your browser
UpMass
Pack a reusable rocket, land the cargo on the Moon, and grow a city on the rim. A daily packing-and-flying game in your browser, on phone, tablet or PC.
Colony RunStart here · five lifts to a colony that breathes · ~10 min a legDaily LiftSame overweight manifest for everyone · score, streak, shareFree buildThe Program: 100 t lifts, Shackleton Rim, the Sling · open
Forward A daily space-fact game, in your browser
One Small Fact
Five facts a day, the same for everyone, hosted by Glim, a small see-through alien with one very large eye. True or false, which is bigger, which came first: every answer comes with a one-line why and a real source.
On the way · Microsoft Store
For your Windows PC
Forward A Kestrel Launch story · Windows PC
The Third Leap
Hand-fly a reusable rocket to orbit, catch the booster at the tower, and keep twelve people alive through their first winter on Mars.
Past A 1992-style shooter · Windows PC
Hardpoint
Wake in a cell in Castle Varn and shoot your way out, floor by floor: keycards, secret walls and a tally at the end of every floor.
Past Fast, loud and goofy · Windows PC
Ramjet
Rex Ramjet, an out-of-work stunt pilot with a jetpack, takes on the alien landlords who came to collect Earth's rent.
More titles are in the works, set in the past and the future. Each one will have its own daily challenge you can share.
Also from PastForward
Beyond the games
Sky camera · twilightscan.com
TwilightScan
Point an ordinary camera at the night sky and let it watch while you sleep. TwilightScan ignores the stars, names the lights it can (planes, satellites, meteors) and keeps the ones nothing explains for you to look at in the morning. Sign in, upload your clips and share what your sky saw with the community.
What we will never do
Our promise
- No ads
Not now, not later. No banners, no videos, no "watch this to continue."
- No third-party trackers
No ads. No third-party trackers. We count visits with our own cookie-free, anonymous analytics: no cookies, nothing stored on your device, nothing shared. Your progress stays on your own device unless you choose to sync it. See exactly what we count and store.
- No sign-in needed
You never need an account to play, share or send us feedback. Syncing across devices and leaderboards are optional.
- No pressure
No energy timers, loot boxes or pay-to-win. Story modes wait for you; arcade modes pause whenever you like.
Who we are
History reimagined. Futures unwritten.
PastForward Games makes story games for grown-ups who know their history and their science fiction. We build games with real decisions and consequences, rather than twitch reflexes.
Everything is original: every ship, crew member and piece of music is our own work. The music in our games is composed in code and played by your device.
We are an LTC Labs company. Found a bug or have an idea? We read every message.