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Games Like The Watchmaker

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Puzzle Platformer.

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The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!

Reviews: Mixed — 49% — of 81 reviews
Released: 2018-05-17
Developer: Micropsia Games SpA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 18 min
Mean playtime: 10.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 35%

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  2. #2 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
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    95% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2019
    Dev: Desert Beagle StudiosPub: FIEA
    Windows

    Malediction is a third-person puzzle/platformer that gives the player the ability to control space and time! Use your magic to solve puzzles, navigate through a cursed city, and fight magic clones to reclaim your powers.

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    Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive92% of 752 reviews2020
    Dev: Size Five Games
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    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    89% matchVery Positive89% of 126 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
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    Dev: Total Eclipse
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
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    67% matchVery Positive98% of 192 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 97 reviews2017
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    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
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    68% matchVery Positive82% of 288 reviews2018
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