SummaryAssume the role of a Junior Bureaucrat (Colonial Grade), sent forth to seek fame, promotions, and natural bounty to feed the ravenous maw of Imperial Industry & Commerce. Build a prosperous colony, fill it with magnificent factories worked by oppressed laborers, and harness the awesome power of steam through fearsome machines invented by determin... Read More
Developer:Gaslamp Games
Clockwork Empires
Released On:
Oct 26, 2016
Metascore
Mixed or Average
58
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.1
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Mixed or Average
58
13% Positive
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75% Mixed
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6 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Oct 29, 2016
75
I just don’t like being limited to what I can build by an arbitrary limit, especially when I have more than enough resources to build it. I feel it’s the one thing keeping Clockwork Empires from being a great and engaging game.
Oct 31, 2016
68
My heart is screaming to love Clockwork Empires. Its premise, its setting - it is so uniquely fresh and daring that it should have amounted to something extraordinary. I’m struggling to even like it, let alone love it. No, I do like it, but it is a crying shame that it lacks the polish it deserves. As it stands, the interface throws up too much of an obstacle for Clockwork Empires to shine as it might have.
Dec 2, 2016
65
Clockwork Empires has a lot of promise but numerous technical issues and a baffling UI, not to mention disappointing use of the steampunk aesthetic, make the game a frustrating and tedious experience.
Oct 26, 2016
60
Clockwork Empires is broken, buggy, and frustrating, but manages to provide something very fun and satisfying for the right kind of player. There are no easy way to play, but perseverance will be rewarded.
Jan 2, 2017
56
Clockwork Empires is an interesting premise heavily weighed down by its unfinished feel. Too many bugs, crashes, and unintuitive gameplay options make it hard to recommend in its current state. If all the glitches are ironed out, I’m eager to see what emerges.
Nov 2, 2016
50
Persistent bugs, a convoluted interface, and incompetent colonists hold back a great premise.
Nov 10, 2016
20
If I was to make a game that I didn’t want anyone to actually play, it would look a lot like Clockwork Empires.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
3.1
25% Positive
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75% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Apr 26, 2018
2
Played it a bunch in alpha a few years ago. Game is released and still has most of the old bugs I ran into all those years ago, some of which I even personally reported on the forums. Very laggy after a few minutes of gameplay. AI is still unresponsive and slow. What a pathetic "grab the cash and run" attempt this turned out to be. If the universe was fair, these people would be sued and the customers would get their money back. That's the risk you take buying alpha games I guess.
