The Watchmaker (2001)

 PC
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. All Game Guide
    40
    The story is fairly solid, though sci-fi based, and the background and environments are quite beautiful in places, but the voice-acting, pace, gameplay, and interface conspire to set the entire production only slightly above amateur material.
  2. netjak
    40
    The game falls short of expectations, and will not appeal to anybody but the most hardcore adventure gamer.
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  3. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    What makes the game so irritating is that the flat gameworld textures are laughably dull. [Oct 2002, p.79]
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Awards & Rankings

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#73 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. GrahamC.
    Aug 4, 2002
    10
    Who cares about the acting, really? (Like Myst III had good acting?) The point is that all the puzzles are pretty much logical and solvable, Who cares about the acting, really? (Like Myst III had good acting?) The point is that all the puzzles are pretty much logical and solvable, which makes it better than any other game I've tried.… Full Review »
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