Clockwork

[h1] A bit shallow and lifeless. Better to play Teslagrad or Braid if you're looking for puzzle platformer with some unusual steampunk setting. Overall not the worst but pretty much lacking. [/h1]

The game is a confusing and frustrating puzzle game with unclear mechanics. The controls are clunky, and the gameplay feels repetitive. The lack of guidance makes it hard to enjoy.

Clockwork is an ambitious side-scrolling puzzle platformer that embraces a distinct steampunk identity while telling a surprisingly emotional story. Developed and published by Gamesoft, the game introduces players to Watchtower, a massive mechanical city standing as humanity's final refuge after a catastrophic plague transformed civilization centuries earlier. The premise alone gives Clockwork an intriguing foundation, combining science fiction, fantasy, and themes of survival into a world that feels both mysterious and melancholic. Players take control of Atto, a young automaton whose ordinary life changes when he discovers Milli, an enchanted pocket watch capable of manipulating time itself. One of the game's most appealing qualities is its worldbuilding. Watchtower is portrayed as a place trapped between progress and decay, where gears continue to turn despite the fading legacy of its creators. The narrative gradually uncovers the history of the city's inhabitants, explaining how humans abandoned their physical forms to become mechanical beings in pursuit of immortality. This backdrop adds weight to the journey, making the exploration feel more purposeful than in many tradition…

Metal boy finds Milli Time bends through Watchtower's gears Two friends fix the world

Plain and simple, bad game, bad mechanics, bad story, clunky performance, with some glitches here and there, like running in an opposite direction and the game teleporting the character to the exit. Just bad and annoying. Not sure why developers think that torturing their audiences is a good entertainment model, but here we are! I tried to review my experience a couple times, thinking it was just me, but it kept hitting the same issues and the same annoying progress wall. Uninstalling and moving on now.

Clockwork is visually interesting and follows the familiar puzzle platformer formula, but it lacks polish and winds up being frustrating more than fun.