Duskless: The Clockwork Army

The art, game mechanics, background music, and storyline are actually quite good. However, the game has bugs. I've never played a Match 3 game where sometimes you'd match 3... and the gems simply wouldn't move. It happened to me twice in the first 2 hours of play. There's also no main menu as far as I could tell. I couldn't figure out how to exit the game without using alt-tab. If you can get it for free, it's pretty fun, but among match 3 games, there are much better ones out there.

There's a standard 'match 3' game. The kind of match 3 is "slide-to-align-3-or-more-gems". What a player can expect ? Well, the plot went by me .. didn't stick. The game play, on the other hand, is OK, albeit a little slow to handle the collateral matches. Playing earns the player 'energy', which unlocks bonuses. Making 4+ matches earn the player more energy. Using the bonuses (hammer, for example, which will crush a gem) consumes energy. And ... that's about it. The game rates each level with up to three stars, but I couldn't figure out why since you can't replay any level. Still, with each level, you earn, by playing, various materials which are used in the plot - construct buildings or something. The strange part, to me, is when the player wants to exit the game. It is achieved by starting to play a level and then a "menu" button is available in the upper part of the screen. Weird they didn't think ESC would make more sense. Anyway, this is an OK game as far as I am concerned.

Duskless: The Clockwork Army is a casual puzzle-adventure title developed by E-FunSoft and published by Alawar Casual that blends traditional match-three mechanics with a light steampunk narrative and a gentle sense of progression. Designed primarily for relaxed play rather than competitive mastery, the game positions itself as a story-driven puzzle experience where accessibility and presentation take precedence over mechanical complexity. From the outset, it makes clear that it is intended to be an inviting, low-pressure journey suitable for short sessions, while still offering enough structure and thematic cohesion to keep players engaged across its full campaign. The narrative backdrop, while simple, provides a clear motivation for progression. The story centers on Etherpoint City, a steampunk metropolis threatened by a relentless mechanical army unleashed by a disgraced inventor seeking revenge and control. You take on the role of Hiro, a gifted engineer determined to protect the city and dismantle the clockwork forces overrunning it. The plot unfolds gradually between puzzle stages through brief dialogue scenes and visual interludes, giving context to each new area and object…

This is a great Match 3 game from E-FunSoft! If you've played any of their other Match 3 games, this follows in the same lines. The same voice actor, the same power-ups, the same building style ... all of the things I've come to know and love from their Match 3 games. The one major difference is this game has better graphics. On my 4K monitor, this game looks like it was made for that resolution. I will continue to buy and play these games. While they are not new or innovative, they are fun to play.

Thoroughly enjoying this game. Good match 3 with a few power move mechanics. Pleasing music and sound. Story is decent with amateur but entertaining voice acting. Looks good at 4K. Has kept my interest and with finish playthrough.

Overall I found the game enjoyable. I wasn't big into the story line of the game but the game itself is pretty solid. Graphics were done very well. No difficulty settings but I found the game was well balanced so they wouldn't be needed anyways. Sound was good but the music started getting to me after awhile due to it being so repetitive.