--- key: mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09 type: mechanic id: metroidvania--family-group-09 lang: en title: 'Space, time and layers of the world' summary: >- Switching world layers, space or time changes available platforms, passages and solutions. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09.md aliases: [] tags: - Metroidvanias - Capabilities sourceIds: - source-a8250ec4313ea2ef sources: - id: source-a8250ec4313ea2ef title: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: metroidvania id: family-group-09 title: Metroidvanias url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/metroidvania/#family-group-09' categoryIds: - section-3 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: 'Space, time and layers of the world' description: >- Switching world layers, space or time changes available platforms, passages and solutions. image: src: images/mechanics/systems-guacamelee-00.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/275390/ss_4a2e30658f289684a4ae3e53750b891de99c146f.1920x1080.jpg?t=1764280942 credit: Drinkbox Studios / Drinkbox Studios / Kepler Ghost rights: >- © Drinkbox Studios / Drinkbox Studios / Kepler Ghost. All rights reserved. caption: The ghostly layer indicates another version of the space alt: The ghostly layer indicates another version of the space markers: - x: 48 'y': 62 label: Translucent geometry reveals the other world layer tips: - Preserve landmarks when switching between versions of an area. examples: - title: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/metroidvania --- # Space, time and layers of the world id: metroidvania--family-group-09 type: mechanic key: mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/metroidvania--family-group-09/ Switching world layers, space or time changes available platforms, passages and solutions. ## At a glance ![The ghostly layer indicates another version of the space](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/systems-guacamelee-00.webp) [Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/) · © Drinkbox Studios / Drinkbox Studios / Kepler Ghost. All rights reserved. 1. Translucent geometry reveals the other world layer - Preserve landmarks when switching between versions of an area. - [Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/) ## How it works Switching layers, space and time changes the connections of the world and the solutions available. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Short teleportation. Rule: Instant carry overcomes a gap or a given type of obstacle. - Return label. Rule: The hero leaves a position and later instantly returns to it. - Swap places. Rule: The character changes position with an object, projectile or double. - Related portals. Rule: Two points in space are connected for the hero, objects or attacks. - Transition between layers of the world. Rule: One area has different geometry and properties in different realities. - Materialization of objects. Rule: Switching the state makes the platform or obstacle solid or permeable. - Inversion or reversal of gravity. Rule: The direction of fall and the set of available surfaces change. - Rotate the room. Rule: Changing the orientation of an entire space creates new paths... - Slowing down or stopping time. Rule: The speed of environmental processes changes relative to the player's actions. - Rewind state. Rule: The game returns the previous position of the hero or the state of objects. - Action recording and time double. Rule: Repeating a recorded sequence allows you to combine actions in different places. - Changing the past and future. Rule: An action in one temporary version of a place changes another version. - The cyclical state of the world. Rule: Changing days, tides, or other periodic conditions change routes and interactions. ## Context and limits The author's working taxonomy of mechanics, access rules, structural patterns and support systems. This is not an industry standard or a statement that every item is required or present in every game. Hybrids and support are highlighted separately. Any finite list is limited by the level of detail; combinations and new options remain open. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275390/) (id: source-a8250ec4313ea2ef) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors