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Crime O'Clock

Bad Seed · Jul 21, 2023

PC · Switch

Everyone

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ALERT! ALERT! TIMESHIFT CONTINUUM AT RISK! Prevent crimes before they happen! It’s Crime O’Clock! Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man! As a time detective, your job is to solve crimes through time that should never have happened! Each map has multiple time markers to visit and use to resolve different cases of hacking, murder, theft, and much more. But a common thread of strange events is developing over the centuries... Something or someone is trying to disturb time, find it! A HUGE zoomable map for each era is the playfield for the deductions and the search for clues. YOU must proceed with a deductive method to combine the missing pieces. By resolving cases the map changes and new adventures are unlocked. As you can see, it's a point&click game; the only skill you need is your fully functional brain to unplan crime! You will not be alone in your job: EVE, an advanced AI, will help you, providing guidance and tools. Using EVE’s system, you have new ways to find clues and evidence: deductive sessions alternate with action and puzzle mechanics for a complete user experience. During your adventure, EVE will upgrade its systems, unlocking new features... During the investigation, you will explore five different ages: -Steam Age, with automata, crazy inventions, and gothic mysteries. -Atlantean Age, with its magic crystals and its peaceful and utopian civilization. -Information Age, based on the real city of Milan in Italy, the developers’ hometown. It features some of the most iconic buildings such as Duomo di Milano, Castello Sforzesco, The Last Supper and many more! -The Lost Age - the sands of time hide mysteries and technological marvels - The Aeon Age - bright lights, ruthless corporations and underground struggles - all hi-tech!

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PC

Critic 7.2 (14 critics) · Gamer 7.9

7.5

Nintendo Switch

Critic 6.6 (7 critics) · No ratings yet

Critic reviews

  • Hey Poor Player

    Heather Johnson Yu · Aug 23, 2023

    6.0
    Crime O’Clock’s unique spin on the hidden objects game genre is worthy of note and should be praised for its creativity; unfortunately, it delivery gets in the way of an otherwise mechanically fascinating experience. The first couple of levels will interest hidden objects fans, but the last few will lose them entirely.
  • NintendoLife

    Roland Ingram · Jul 05, 2023

    6.0
    Crime O’Clock adds a smart twist to the hidden object concept. By showing the characters in its lively scenes going about their business as time passes, Bad Seed has found a way to build masses of detail into the little worlds you explore. However, the minigames are very weak and we never escaped the extremely repetitive gameplay typical of this type of game. As a result, it’s one for genre fans only.
  • WhatIfGaming

    Ali Hashmi · Jul 03, 2023

    7.0
    Crime O'Clock is a fun hidden object game with an engaging time-traveling twist. The ability to visit different ticks in a timeline is well-realized, and the attention to detail in each level is quite impressive. It's bogged down by frequent mini-games that feel tacked on, and excessive dialogue that hurt the pacing by inducing boredom.
  • Shacknews

    Donovan Erskine · Jun 30, 2023

    8.0
    Crime O’Clock is an enjoyable throwback to hidden object games, with modern visual and mechanical design elements that eliminate the frustrations of the genre. Its art style and level of detail make each level a visual treat in addition to a challenging puzzle. I look forward to seeing if Bad Seed is able to expand on the experience with additional levels and puzzles down the road.
  • COGconnected

    Jaz Sagoo · Jun 30, 2023

    6.5
    Crime O’Clock’s lovely art direction and charming premise can’t save the game from its repetitive gameplay loop. While at first, it delivers a wave of nostalgia, it soon drowns in its concept. Even though it’s extremely accessible and fun to play with others, it quickly loses momentum as it struggles to innovate on the idea.
  • TheGamer

    Joe Parlock · Jun 30, 2023

    5.0
    Crime O’Clock feels like wasted potential. As a hidden object game, it has the foundations of something decent, with its lively scenes and impressive worldbuilding offering up just enough pixel-clicking for fans of the genre to get a few cheap thrills out of it. But instead of leaning any further into its time-bending angle and becoming a truly impressive puzzler, it’s happy to sit and throw a few naff minigames at you, hoping it’s enough to distract from the severe lack of any actual substance.

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