Is there a way to remove the timer?
Unfortunately, no. You’ll only have 24 minutes to escape (Which is brutal), so you’ll have to keep moving and hide less often.
I managed to manipulate hunger meters with cheat engine, but when trying to do the same with in-game timer, it either wasn't working or just kept crashing the game.
What cheat engine did you use, and if you are willing could you share it
What can you do with cheat engine?