Clockwork Cleanup

Clockwork Cleanup

David Stears · 2025 · Strategy, Auto Battler, Puzzle, Roguelike, Casual

PC
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About Clockwork Cleanup

Goo creatures are running amok in the spell factory and its up to you and MAC (Magical Automatic Custodian) to stop them! Guide MAC through five waves of creatures with a boss at the end of each wave. Choose a reward after each fight to craft an unstoppable spell arsenal! Clockwork Cleanup is an auto-battler where MAC's actions are defined by spell tiles placed in the central grid. The spell tiles are powered by elemental sources located on the perimeter of the grid. You must use pipes and splitters to route the energy to the tiles. Some tiles require multiple elements which can quickly create congestion. Space is limited, but there will be opportunities to expand the grid as you progress.Modifier tiles can be attached to spell tiles to modify their behavior. A tile that may seem weak could shine with the right mods. Mix and match to find useful combinations.Once per wave, the workshop offers you a chance to further modify your grid and tiles.
  • Fuse two elements together to create a dual-element tile.
  • Cut a tile into two smaller tiles.
  • Re-arrange the location of input connectors on tiles.
  • Increase the mod limit
  • Heal up
  • or just scavenge for resources in the recycling bins.
You must manage the grid space carefully to craft the right mix of offense, defense, and routing to save the factory!

Features:

  • 34 spell (action) tiles
  • 17 modifier tiles
  • 5 special routing tiles and 4 pass-through tiles
  • 35 fights split into 5 waves with a total of 22 enemy types

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this game as an excellent hybrid of deck-building and puzzle mechanics with fair, thoughtful gameplay that rewards strategic thinking and doesn't overstay its welcome. The main criticisms are that it's relatively short and limited in content, with some minor language errors, though most feel the free price point makes this a non-issue and would gladly pay for an expanded version.

Recommended Jul 22, 2026
Absolutely a gem of a game! If you like pipe-laying / tile arranging game this one is a must!
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Recommended Jul 25, 2026
small but perfectly formed
Recommended Jul 25, 2026
Awesome if you like stuffing as many things as you can in as small of a space as possible.
Recommended Jul 25, 2026
great game, tons of fun and interesting puzzle solving! I just wish there was more, maybe like a mode where the grid keeps getting bigger to be truly endless.... or like... more to unlock...
Recommended Jul 22, 2026
Fun little tile puzzle rougelike. Art is amazing. Gameplay loop is easy to learn and fun to play.
Recommended Jul 21, 2026
perfect and free

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