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Clockwork is a time-bending puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in the great city of Watchtower. Explore the city, discover its mysterious past, control time and fight terrifying boss battles. Clockwork features over 60+ hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired levels.

Release DateOct 10, 2016
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)63.6% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 63%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.9% Bottom 30% / 59.5%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)33  / 73
Curators9 reviews
Median Play Time3.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers692 
Owners± 12K 
Copies Sold± 2.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 6.9K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Clockwork steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Clockwork's Steam rating and reviews between October 2016 and November 2023. Steam's rating varies between 94.7% (November 2016) and 62.8% (October 2021).

Considering the 73 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Clockwork could be a small indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Clockwork and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Clockwork's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by French (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 13 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Clockwork percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Clockwork depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 134 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Clockwork and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • enjoyable puzzle mechanics
  • good level designs
  • challenging gameplay
  • steampunk theme is persistent
  • decent and relaxing music
  • full controller support
  • nice mix of easy/slow paced puzzles with challenging/fast-paced ones
  • mechanics get more challenging as you progress
  • characters and environments all look good
  • steampunk theme is persistent
  • issues with character passing through closed platforms
  • enemy robots bug out and get stuck
  • level bugged out and required relaunching game
  • character animations feel slow
  • robot language voices are annoying and repetitive
  • no way to delete copies and portals without restarting the level
  • controls are not very responsive
  • level design could use some improvement
  • boss fights could have more action
  • text presented in a type writer fashion and cannot be skipped

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 63.6%  Bottom 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Clockwork's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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