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. 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.
  2. 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

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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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