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The Clockwork Man

Total Eclipse · 2011-08-10

Steam

IndieCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 10, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 10, 2011 (Linux), Aug 10, 2011 (Mac)

Explore a fantastic vision of the Victorian era in The Clockwork Man, an epic hidden-object game.

57%
positive of 87 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
$6.99
steam price (US)

The latest in a long line of engineers and inventors, Miranda Calomy has always had a knack for creative problem-solving. When a strange letter from her grandfather arrives at her London flat, Miranda puts aside her plans and embarks on a global adventure. Can she manage to compile the parts to the world's greatest invention before it’s too late. Join Miranda and Sprocket on an amazing journey of hidden object challenges and perplexing puzzles in a Steampunk setting.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 44,816 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.5k–7.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 87 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.39 at Steam (2020-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320112025Week of 2011-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2012-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2012-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2012-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2013-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2013-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2013-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2013-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2014-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

IndieCasualPuzzleAdventureSteampunkHidden ObjectPoint & Click

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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