Cool take on the theme! The puzzles are fun with the clock mechanic, I liked the art a lot, and the music really set the steampunk atmosphere
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The Clocksmith's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #665 | 3.698 | 3.698 |
| Creativity | #681 | 4.140 | 4.140 |
| Enjoyment | #1577 | 3.605 | 3.605 |
| Artwork | #1790 | 3.767 | 3.767 |
| Narrative | #2111 | 3.023 | 3.023 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
A clock sits in the middle of each level, constantly "counting down". You must wind the clock's hand back up to solve puzzles and traverse through the Clocksmith's basement.
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All assets were made by a member of our team (charlsst, impossible909, HideousPillow).
Comments
Haven't played all levels yet, but I think it's good! (Sometimes it's kinda hard because you die immediately when you step into steam.) Also I'm stunned that your team made all the assets!
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It's the Final CountdownThanks for playing! I would recommend levels 8 and 9 for their puzzles (and lack of steam). I agree that the steam can be harsh!! I gave a slight window of time to allow you to get out the way, but evidently the level design should probably make the steam easier to avoid anyway... Glad you enjoyed though :)
This was a really creative take on the theme! I had a lot of fun, and I particularly enjoyed the pursuit level. Music and art were great, I initially assumed they must've been premade assets, so it's impressive you all managed something of this quality in a game jam. Good job!
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SHOW DOWN at high noongreat puzzle game! the music syncing up to the clock is a nice touch. the insta death did make it a bit hard, but everything pushes/slots into place in the case of the gears really easily which helped.
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Earth OdditiesAMazing game. The music an the ambients are great I wonder how talented you are the concept is clever too. Keep it up :) if you have spare time please check out my game too
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5 More Minutes!Artwork and atmosphere on top, the music and ambient sounds really took this to the next level. The game had an absourd level of polish for being made in only 4 days! The theme integration was perfect and it was nice not seeing a timer as the main feature of this puzzle game. Thruly a wonderful entry, congrats!! :D
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Detective Goblin: Last Minute CaseGreat puzzle, though pushing the gear wheel ends up being a bit of a hassle mainly because of the instant death that don't let space for any little mistake
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RIGHT ON TIME!A very creative puzzle game with a strong interpretation of the jam theme. I really liked the main idea, the visual style, and the character design. The project has its own distinctive look, and as someone who enjoys puzzle games, I found the concept genuinely interesting.
I completed four levels, but they took quite a long time because I was constantly trying to avoid making even a small mistake. The instant failure from touching the steam made the gameplay feel slower and more cautious than I think it needed to be.
One possible improvement would be to give the player a small amount of health or resistance that quickly regenerates. Touching the steam briefly would then reduce it instead of instantly restarting the level, while staying in the steam for too long would still be fatal. I think this would allow players to act more confidently and complete the levels much faster without changing the core mechanics too much.
Overall, it is a very interesting and creative puzzle game, but the current pacing felt a little too slow for me.
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Turn Back TimeThanks for the feedback!!! I feel like I'd consider making steam either deal slight damage or just knock you back if I were to polish this game for a post-jam release (which I may). Annoyingly I feel levels 8 and 9 best represent the puzzle aspect of the game, I definitely should've reordered some of the levels! :)
Hello! Thank you for commenting under our game! I like the idea of the game, puzzles have always been addictive for me, I've been playing it for a long time!
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THEY WILL DESCENDthe concept with the clock blocking out parts of the puzzle was really unique, i enjoyed the level design! art and music were also really nice too, this is a very polished submission :)
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Dan and the DateIncredible work! I love this concept for a puzzle game, I wonder if a time mechanic should be involved to give it even more of brainscratching. It's already pretty complex for me but I had fun going through the levels. Thanks for the game!
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The Broken ClockThe puzzles are well designed and there are so many levels that you could definitely play this for quite some time, especially with the added speedrun timer.
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Count's Counting StairsI absolutely loved the music!
The puzzles where also well thought out.
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