Lair of the Clockwork God

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. Detigepak
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    The humour in this game is absolutely phenomenal, got it at 25% off on an e-shop sale and would have been more than happy to have paid full price. Honest, brash writing, great art direction, cohesive design and a level of self-awareness I haven't seen before from a dev-studio. This is what makes indie gaming such a special thing.
  2. dan-man
    Feb 13, 2022
    7
    An occasionally hilarious little game, that dragged on a bit with annoying platforming and obscure puzzles, and letdown by its leftist political rhetoric (caring for your country and race is not racism Dan Marshall, get a grip). Clever writing, however, is affordable and somewhat fun.
  3. Reed618
    Jan 10, 2021
    8
    This is a really interesting game. it's full of charm and has some dark humor which made me laugh more than a few times. There's a nice story too although it can be obvious at times where things are going in the narrative.
    As a point and click adventure I think it works really well but some puzzles can be a bit too confusing. As a platformer it's fun but it can feel frustrating on    This is a really interesting game. it's full of charm and has some dark humor which made me laugh more than a few times. There's a nice story too although it can be obvious at times where things are going in the narrative.
    As a point and click adventure I think it works really well but some puzzles can be a bit too confusing. As a platformer it's fun but it can feel frustrating on occasion. Overall I enjoyed my experience with it. Definitely worth a look for fans of platformers and point and click adventures.    … Expand
  4. 103percent
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    One of the finest adventure titles on the platform. Smart puzzles that never veer into 'adventure game bs' territory. So many 'oh that's so cool' moments that remind you why got into videogames in the first place. Play this before you start your next massive game.
  5. Online_NPC
    Oct 14, 2021
    5
    I think LOTCG tries too hard to be two things, and doesn't succeed at either. there's the occasional puzzle where i was really enjoying myself, then a series of puzzles that were slow and repetitive for no reason. I couldn't get into this game for a lot of reasons. first, there were graphical glitches. several times I would jump and then get stuck inside the ground, and I ended up quittingI think LOTCG tries too hard to be two things, and doesn't succeed at either. there's the occasional puzzle where i was really enjoying myself, then a series of puzzles that were slow and repetitive for no reason. I couldn't get into this game for a lot of reasons. first, there were graphical glitches. several times I would jump and then get stuck inside the ground, and I ended up quitting because I got stuck on a loading screen after the second area.

    After reading the other reviews, i suppose the game gets better, but you don't get a second chance to make a first impression and my first impression was underwhelming for a $15 game.

    Graphics: 4
    Gameplay: 6
    Audio: 7
    Story: 5    … Expand
  6. Wbf0004
    Jan 10, 2023
    3
    This game looked really cool when I ordered it from the trailers. Yeah I was wrong. Don’t buy this. Don’t play this. This is a game that tried to be two things and failed at both. I honestly felt that it was an uninspired mess that made you believe you would be “fighting the Apocalypses’” and instead you are teaching a computer how to empathize with human emotions. It’s boring andThis game looked really cool when I ordered it from the trailers. Yeah I was wrong. Don’t buy this. Don’t play this. This is a game that tried to be two things and failed at both. I honestly felt that it was an uninspired mess that made you believe you would be “fighting the Apocalypses’” and instead you are teaching a computer how to empathize with human emotions. It’s boring and downright just bad to false advertise your game like that. The characters need to shut up. The dialogue is juvenile and honestly is just the developers not making a game for the public and a game that is for them entirely. It is jokes that 12 year olds make to each other. It’s bad. The game is not well tested because I had to restart the final sequence about 10 times because it kept locking up or a player would get stuck in the side of a wall. Not talking about the intentional bug they put in when you jump on the adventurer guy. 3/10… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Cubed3
    Feb 11, 2021
    70
    Fans of adventure games will get a big laugh out of Lair of the Clockwork God. Sadly, the platforming half of the experience is mediocre and unpolished. The experiment of Size Five Games is mostly a success with managing to find a careful balance of platforming and puzzles, but the team needed to refine the experience with tighter quality control. The writing and humour elevate this from being average, to being worth a look towards anyone who enjoys the adventure genre.
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  2. Starbit
    Sep 28, 2020
    70
    Lair of the Clockwork God sets a rather ambitious purpose for itself: to successfully merge platforming and point and click mechanics and wrap them up in a funny and enjoyable package with its own brand of humour. It succeeds at the latter, less so at the former. Indeed, platforming and point and click still feel entirely separate from each other in this work, but that doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed.
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  3. Switch Player
    Sep 22, 2020
    80
    Lair of the Clockwork God is a joyously nonsensical adventure filled with sharp wit and an eclectic mix of challenges. As a merging of two genres (platformer and point ‘n’ click adventure), it mostly succeeds. Are you game for a laugh?
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