Game Overview
An extra-credit favor turns into a cheerfully chaotic mission across history, as student Ari gets roped into helping physics professor Raventhorpe impress the school’s history teacher. The result is a story-led platform adventure with Saturday-matinee energy: romantic stakes, a missing tiara, shady opponents, and an elevator capable of dropping its passengers in entirely the wrong century. Rather than treating time travel as solemn science fiction, LIFTED plays it for warmth and comic misadventure, with 1980s-inspired charm and a cast that includes the suspiciously well-informed chinchilla Julius.
Play centers on steering Ari through colorful historical locations, following leads, collecting what is needed to retrieve the tiara, and solving route-based environmental puzzles. Movement is designed to feel quick and responsive, so platforming remains central whether Ari is escaping an avalanche, navigating unstable scenery, or scrambling past dangerous enemies. The Anytime Elevator acts as the adventure’s unusual hub: choosing a floor sets the time period, while map choices determine where the ride may land. Raventhorpe supplies scientific guidance from the sidelines, but progress depends on reading the environment and making the right moves under pressure.
LIFTED stands out through its deliberately wholesome tone and the way it mixes classic point-and-click-style clue hunting with more hands-on 3D platforming. Its time periods provide room for changing scenery and playful historical setups, including a pirate-filled stop in Tortuga, while the voiced characters give the quest a stronger personality than a purely mechanical collectathon. Players who enjoy the approachable exploration of A Hat in Time or the storybook mood of older adventure-platformers should find plenty to like here. It suits newcomers looking for a light, guided adventure, while veteran platforming fans may appreciate its faster danger sequences and puzzle-driven detours.
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Installation
- Click the green button below to be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 15 seconds, then hit “Free Download.” (Free downloads may be slower — upgrade to UploadHaven Pro for faster speeds.)
- Once downloaded, right-click the .zip file and choose “Extract to LIFTED.” (You’ll need 7-Zip for this.)
- Open the extracted folder and run the game as administrator.
- Enjoy! 🎮 If you see missing DLL errors, check the _Redist folder inside and install what’s needed.
System Requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 22H2
- Processor: i5-6600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 950
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for LIFTED?
After extracting LIFTED, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 6.63 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Why should I run the game as administrator?
Right-click the game executable and select "Run as Administrator" to avoid save file issues and permission errors. This is especially important on the first launch.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
This game requires Version 12. Try running in compatibility mode, install the latest DirectX runtime, or install the All-in-One VC Redist Package.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
Antivirus false positives are common with pre-installed games. Temporarily pause your antivirus during extraction to prevent it from quarantining game files. You can re-enable it after the extraction completes.