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The Watchmaker

The Watchmaker

|Chile, Spain|Puzzle, Adventure

4.9 /10

A bit rough

Niche

82 ratings
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Why play it

In The Watchmaker, a puzzle-adventure game, players take on the role of Alexander. In his steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, Alexander's routine involves repairing his precious clock tower every day and for years, this is the only life he has known.

Story and worldbuilding

But one day Alexander is awakened by a mysterious voice. This disembodied voice alerts him that something has gone wrong: someone, some unknown being, has sabotaged his beautiful tower. With the clock not working properly, time has gone mad. Consequently, Alexander starts ageing abnormally quickly, leaving him only a handful of time to repair the damage. But Alexander must push on to save the clock and restore time to its natural rhythm, all while gradually uncovering the mysteries of the tower and its even stranger past.

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Rating momentum

A bit rough: 4.9/10 across 82 ratings. Reception is soft — don't buy on premise alone.

Play style

Leans into Puzzle, Adventure, Indie — a quick read on whether that fantasy matches what you usually enjoy.

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Chicas GamersJuanma Luengo · 31 Mar, 2022

The Watchmaker have some interesting ideas but they are not well executed technically. Although the game has been released some time ago, the development studio has not solved many of the issues already reported on its PC version. Recommended for all the puzzle game fans but they need to be aware of the limitations that this title has.

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Chalgyr's Game RoomSusan N. · 23 Nov, 2018
7/10

I really wanted to like this game because using a person's age as a timer is a unique idea, but I found myself too aggravated at little things issues. Sure, it has some awesome graphics and music, but after adding up all the cons, I actually came to dread playing The Watchmaker. It's not the idea of the game, it's that I generally hate timed puzzles, especially if input lag is a problem. In my opinion, the game has a fantastic in concept and it was poorly executed at too many points.

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COGconnectedJames Paley · 21 May, 2018
6/10

Sadly, my beleaguered appreciation of The Watchmaker's aesthetic polish was not enough to carry me all the way through to the end. As it happens, I am brimming with caustic vitriol for timed dungeons of any sort, which you may notice is like, this entire game. I struggled mightily to push as far as I could, yet the infuriating sensation of constant dread built into this game's bones utterly broke me.

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