Lair of the Clockwork God | |
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Developer(s) | Size Five Games |
Publisher(s) | Size Five Games |
Platform(s) | |
Release | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
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Genre(s) | Point-and-click, platformer |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lair of the Clockwork God is a platforming and point-and-click game developed and published by Size Five Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2020. It is the third game in the Ben and Dan Series.
Lair of the Clockwork God is a two-dimensional side-scroller. Ben is controlled by the conventional point-and-click style, whereas Dan is controlled as a platformer, on a mission to recover a flower that can cure cancer. [2]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PC: 84/100
[3] XONE: 84/100 [4] NS: 80/100 [5] |
OpenCritic | 81/100
[6] 95% Critics Recommend |
The game received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
According to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Lair of the Clockwork God has a firm grasp on comedy, calling it a stress test for the rib cage. It goes on to say that it "celebrates the tension between old and new, and finds profound comedy in the juxtaposition". [7] Per The Guardian, the game strikes an impressive balance between point and click games and platformers. [8]
Lair of the Clockwork God | |
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Developer(s) | Size Five Games |
Publisher(s) | Size Five Games |
Platform(s) | |
Release | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
|
Genre(s) | Point-and-click, platformer |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Lair of the Clockwork God is a platforming and point-and-click game developed and published by Size Five Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2020. It is the third game in the Ben and Dan Series.
Lair of the Clockwork God is a two-dimensional side-scroller. Ben is controlled by the conventional point-and-click style, whereas Dan is controlled as a platformer, on a mission to recover a flower that can cure cancer. [2]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | PC: 84/100
[3] XONE: 84/100 [4] NS: 80/100 [5] |
OpenCritic | 81/100
[6] 95% Critics Recommend |
The game received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
According to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Lair of the Clockwork God has a firm grasp on comedy, calling it a stress test for the rib cage. It goes on to say that it "celebrates the tension between old and new, and finds profound comedy in the juxtaposition". [7] Per The Guardian, the game strikes an impressive balance between point and click games and platformers. [8]