Somewhere in Time

How to play Somewhere in Time

Identify the earliest and latest albums first. Those anchors make it easier to position the middle releases without rearranging the whole list repeatedly. Every submitted sequence is checked as a complete order. Feedback reveals the chronology with release years and links to the official studio-album discography, so you can check precisely where an album belonged.

Keyboard and touch controls

In arcade games, use P to pause, H for the control guide, R to restart and Esc to return to the arcade. The bracket keys switch games. These shortcuts are disabled while you are typing in a form.

Choose your difficulty before starting

Every game offers Easy, Normal, Hard and Nightmare. A run keeps the difficulty chosen at the start, and personal bests are stored separately for each tier in your browser. To change an active run’s difficulty, return to setup and begin again.

A useful starting strategy

Group releases into broad eras before learning the exact years. The neighboring albums within an era are what make the harder puzzles challenging.

Do I need an account?

You can play this arcade game as a guest. A Maiden Arcade account unlocks daily rewards and the daily trivia challenge, badges, My Maiden collections and forum posting. Device-local arcade bests remain separate from account fan points.

This is an unofficial fan-made game. The title and artwork reference Iron Maiden; the band does not operate or endorse Maiden Arcade. See image credits and sources.