- Lair of the Clockwork God- Daily Deal! - 27 January 2026
If you haven’t picked up Lair of the Clockwork God yet, or have friends who absolutely MUST play it, now is a fantastic time as this is the deepest discount we’ve ever run, making the game an absolute STEAL. We’re also featured on Steam’s front page, hurrah! If you’ve come from there, welcome in - you should definitely buy this game! If adventure games are your jam, you can pick up both Lair of the Clockwork God and my new game, Earth Must Die with an extra 10% discount in this bundle - Earth Must Die is an adventure game about space-dictator VValak Lizardtongue, who to reclaim his throne must complete a myriad of point and click puzzles that feature cube-shaped chickens, _weird_ orgies, short-lived space bugs, and exploding bodies. Sound good? Intriguing? GREAT NEWS, I have a demo right here for you to try - There’s also a whole heap of incredible voices, including Joel Fry, Alex Horne…
- EARTH MUST DIE - coming 27th of Jan - 14 January 2026
HEY HEY good news everyone, there's finally a new game coming out! Are you ready to take on Earth and reclaim your sprawling space-empire? I’m delighted to announce that my next game EARTH MUST DIE is headed to Steam on January 27th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/Earth_Must_Die/ You’ll pilot Vvalak Lizardtongue through a myriad of point and click puzzles that feature cube-shaped chickens, _weird_ orgies, short-lived space bugs, and exploding bodies to take back your throne by any means necessary. Sound good? Intriguing? GREAT NEWS, I have a demo right here for you to try - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/Earth_Must_Die_Demo/ Throughout your adventures, you’ll be joined by a star-studded voice cast, including Joel Fry, Alex Horne, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mike Wozniak, Ben Starr, and many more! Have a listen here - This game has been pure joy from start to finish, and…
- This unique 9/10 adventure game is just $4 on Steam, but not for long - 26 November 2023
Take the classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure games of the '90s like The Secret of Monkey Island or Sam and Max, with all their charm and humor as you explore, talk to people, and combine items to solve puzzles in all manner of weird ways. Then add the wall-hopping of 2D platformers such as Celeste and Steamworld Dig 2. What you now hold is Lair of the Clockwork God , a very funny indie game that boasts a 94% Steam rating and can be yours for just $4 right now thanks to a generous Steam sale offer. Read the rest of the story...
- LIMITED boxed Collector's Editions AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW until Jan 30th 2022 - 6 January 2022
These brillo Collector's Editions of the game are on sale NOW, for a limited time - you've got until the end of January 2022 to order one, or that's it FOREVER. >> Click Here to Check them out You've got two options, a special Collector's Edition with loads of EXCLUSIVE stuff inside, like a massive journal and a neat enamel pin, and a Standard Edition which is just the game in a box. You're going to want the Collector's Edition, because it's resplendent: Collector's Edition Lovely Big DOS-style box with exclusive artwork PS4/ Switch case with exclusive artwork Ben's Journal a 78-page account of the events leading up to, during, and immediately after the game Manual- apparently we had to provide one, so we wrote one for the wrong game entirely Enamel Pin you can wear and look cool Full Soundtrack to listen to if you still have a CD player? Loads of art including an exclusive canvas print…
- How hard is it to make your video game dog pettable? - 22 January 2021
Dogs. We all love to pet them. And in the game. And thanks to the Twitter account Can You Pet The Dog? , we know where to find them. Pettable dogs where they weren’t before can make gaming news . But of course, “can you pet the dog?” is only one question. “ Why can you pet the dog?” is quite another. I spoke to some indie developers about their experiences creating the pettable dogs in question, alongside Tristan Cooper, the curator of the Can You Pet The Dog? account, which is now at nearly half million followers. (more…)
- How hard is it to make your video game dog pettable? - 22 January 2021
Dogs. We all love to pet them. And in the game. And thanks to the Twitter account Can You Pet The Dog? , we know where to find them. Pettable dogs where they weren’t before can make gaming news . But of course, “can you pet the dog?” is only one question. “ Why can you pet the dog?” is quite another. I spoke to some indie developers about their experiences creating the pettable dogs in question, alongside Tristan Cooper, the curator of the Can You Pet The Dog? account, which is now at nearly half million followers. (more…)
- Lair of the Clockwork God review - platform meets adventure with hilarious consequences - 7 September 2020
Heh, I'm still smiling thinking about Lair of the Clockwork God. It's so cheeky. I love how it does everything in service of a good joke. It's even prepared to let you get the wrong idea about something so it can pull an 'a-ha!' moment on you later on. I'd been planning to tell the game off for something in the review until I realised it had all been a big joke and I felt silly. What a wonderful long con. I've never seen a game do it, not like that, nor have I seen a game bundle a separate game, a prequel, that you won't understand the use of until you're about half-way through the main game. It's inspired. Let's recap a bit. Lair of the Clockwork God belongs to the Ben and Dan series, not that you need to be in any way aware of it to play and enjoy this. The previous games were Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentleman, Please! from about 10 years ago. They're point-and-click adventure g…
- v1.017 NOW LIVE! - 9 June 2020
Hello there! Delighted to announce I've been secretly storing up all the bugs that got reported over the last couple of months for one big boring update. With this, the game is now (as far as I'm aware) BUG FREE again so if you're playing it and you're like "hey, hang on a second, THIS IS A BUG!" it means you're very clever and please email full details to [email protected] asap so I can fix it. DISCLAIMER: That said, I have not yet fixed the one where Dan clips into the floor if you jump onto Ben's head. It's something to do with the physics. Will have another look at it asap. Here's the full list of changes: - Hopefully fixed an issue where the game could hang when you're mopping a floor - Added a custom control map for SwitchPro controllers, which didn't play nice natively - Teleporting while shifting gravity should no longer cause things to stay wibbly. - Teleporting at an inopp…
- v1.016 Now Live - 3 April 2020
Hello! I'm aware it's been a few weeks since the last update - bugs are now coming in so infrequently that daily updates no longer really make sense, so I'm saving them all up for larger patches. - Linux version now has a 64-bit version available - Fixed an issue where skipping Splash screens with a gamepad caused the 'Save warting' dialogue to be missed - Fixed missing characters in the dyslexic-friendly font option - Accessing the top bit of a boat is now way easier - Fixed an issue where starting a conversation the instant a lift started to move caused Camera Issues - Fixed some potentially-sticky ice - Fixed some extraordinarily minor typos As always, if you find a bug please let me know at [email protected], rather than leaving messages in places I might not see them. If you've enjoyed Lair of the Clockwrok God but haven't yet REVIEWED it on Steam, please please do take a secon…
- v1.014 Now Live! - 11 March 2020
There's now so few bugs in the game the patch notes are getting silly: - Fixed a weird Linux bug that could cause the game to open at a resolution of 1x1, which APPARENTLY is too small - Once you've completed the game but BEFORE you've started a new one, pressing Back on the Chapter Select screen no longer gets confused. As always if anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to a previous version by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback". PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW if you played the game. Steam reviews feed an algorithm, the algorithm gets me views, and views get me sales, which I need. Thank you!
- v1.013 Now Live - 9 March 2020
- Added Platforming Assist slider - Minor bug fixes This update adds a SUPER NEAT Platforming Assist slider, which tweaks a few platforming settings to suit your needs, including: - Dan's 'wallgrab' time, giving you more time to react - Dan's 'wallslide' speed - Slows down certain tile types (blinking tiles, collapsible tiles, lasers etc) - Removes some hazards entirely If you're finding the platforming too much of a challenge, or you're just not particularly interested in 'that side' of the game, check it out. This feature is in BETA, so may break things. If it does, or if there's something you want added to the slider, let me know: [email protected] As always if anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to a previous version by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback". PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW if you played the game. Steam reviews feed…
- v1.012 Now Live! - 6 March 2020
It's been a couple of days wince the last update. I've been saving them up for one BIG HUGE FIX: - Fixed a typo, that's the level we're down to now. - Fixed a dialogue option that should have been switched off, but wasn't - Fixed an issue where showing Dan a bra would cause Ben to never stop looking - Fixed an issue where killing Ben would make everything go black - Fixed Ben being unable to teleport in Chapter 11, if running from a load - Fixed Ben sliding along weirdly, using his nose to drag himself painfully across the floor if he dies - Flipping a switch twice and then dying no longer gets you stuck in an impossible situation - De-subtled a colour-based puzzle - Amalgamated some controls IMPORTANT: based on player feedback PUSH and CYCLE HOTSPOT now share a key (default X on a gamepad) If you're in the middle of your game, this change may prove confusing! The old button still works…
- OUT NOW for Mac and Linux users - 3 March 2020
Hello Mac and Linux users! I'm delighted to announce that 'Lair of the Clockwork God' is finally available on your computer of choice! FOUND A PROBLEM? Bear with me, it's not the easiest. If you've found an issue, please email [email protected] with details, so I can fix it, thank you! ALREADY PLAYED THE GAME? While you're here anyway, please take a second to leave a review? The reviews really help me out!
- v1.011 Now Live! - 3 March 2020
Hello! PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW if you played the game. Steam reviews feed an algorithm, the algorithm gets me views, and views get me sales, which I need. Thank you! FIXES: - Fixed a mystical omnipresent bra - Level titles no longer display over Main Menu - Mouse should no longer wander onto a second monitor in windowed mode - Fixed an issue with Ben being able to walk while the verb wheel is open, if Interact Toggle is on - Fixed SkipSpeech on a Gamepad not being user-assignable properly - Minor polish fixes As always if anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to a previous version by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback".
- v1.010 Now Live! - 2 March 2020
HELLO! Here's todays list of quibbles you've found that I've addressed: - You can no longer avoid death by just chatting away through it - Game no longer pauses when it loses focus - Controls menu should now show "." correctly as the default for for SkipSpeech - Long conversation options are now better-selectable with a mouse - Aiming no longer stays activated when dying while using mouse controls - Ben no longer does sassy talkback when dead - It's no longer possible to teleport in the brief gap between conversations - Fixed an issue where returning from school could lead to infinite blackness - A few minor polishy tweaks As always if anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to a previous version by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback". PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW if you played the game. Steam reviews feed an algorithm, the algorithm gets…
- v1.09 Now Live! - 1 March 2020
Hello! Another day, another slew of weird stuff people found fixed up. - Fixed an issue where Chapter Select would not load Lair objects correctly (thanks Astrid!) - Weird thrusting issue now DEFINITELY fixed (thanks Sam!) - As far as switches are concerned, being dead now counts as "moving" - Improved a puzzle if ColourBlind mode is on - Fixed the resolutions options getting stuck down the bottom end - Fixed a squiffy bit of wall you could get stuck in - Fixed some UIs not closing when you open the main menu - A few minor dialogue tweaks/ bug fixes If anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to a previous version by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback" ALREADY FINISHED THE GAME? No need for the fun to stop! Choo-choo! All aboard the Clockwork God Forever Fun Train! Why not have fun saying thank you by posting a lovely Steam review? They r…
- v1.08 Now Live! - 28 February 2020
FIXED: - It should no longer be possible to piggyback Ben into going sideways - Dan should no longer be able to get himself into an unwinnable situation with a naughty upside-down crate. - Ben will no longer yammer all over the intro credits if you try to make him jump. - Fixed a gamepad issue where Dan could stick to walls weirdly if you held the stick a specific way - Addressed an issue that could make the camera feel 'snappy' on some systems - Fixed a puzzle that was solveable in a breakable kinda way (Chapter 6) - Splash achievement should now pop like the others. - Fixed the 'dying at the end' Achievement - Fixed an issue that could see the "invisible walls" Achievement not unlock at low Verbosity levels - Fixed a tutorial tip not dispaying properly on PS4 controllers - Tweaked a challenging bit of platforming to be slightly easier - Fixed up a handful of very minor bumps and scrap…
- v1.07 Now Live! - 27 February 2020
FIXED: - That weird 3D cube no longer has two LookAt options (TO BE FAIR this kind of made sense) - A bunch of beer bottles should no longer spring up out of nowhere, shockingly - Ben no longer knows about a test before he's been informed about the existence of the test - Tweaked dialogue in a few places to better signpost some mechanics and puzzles. - Fixed a couple of bugs related to the new Interact Toggle mode WHOOPS If anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to v1.05 by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback" Also, a reminder to please review the game if you enjoyed it!
- Wot I Think: Lair Of The Clockwork God - 26 February 2020
Developer: Size Five Games Publisher: Size Five Games Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam Price: 14/ 15/$18 In the streets of a not so distant future, between the public onanism booth, and the bouncer employed ironically by a nightclub’s post-millennial owners, stands an enormous phone display encased in concrete. Squint into the solar flare brightness of its 20-foot screen, and you can just about make out some of the messages as they scroll by. Local youths are voting on whether Ben and Dan, Lair Of The Clockwork God ‘s dual protagonists, should be let into the club: #YE or #NA? “@dan total dinosore – upgrad yur vesties,” advises one. “Nice historhythm gramps,” chides another. “Paleofoot much?” The polls are in, and they’re predicting an emphatic #NA. Lair Of The Clockwork God is a game about getting older: the bewilderme…
- v1.06 now live! - 25 February 2020
WOW, it's the boringest update yet! You can tell the game's in ship-shape condition by how pissy and dull the patches are becoming. UI fixes? Oh, big whoop. FIXED: - Added Accessibilty Option: "Toggle Interact", so you no longer have to hold the button to use Ben's interaction wheel - Information windows now show the cursor if you're using mouse and keyboard controls. - Added an icon for if you rebind the gamepad to L3/ R3 - Achievements should now pop-up at the moment they're "achieved" - Fixed an issue where Colour Blind mode may not function if you had Screen Shake deactivated - Couple of minor tweaks you wouldn't even have noticed If anything has gone WRONG with this build, because I'm an idiot, you can rollback to v1.05 by opting into the Beta branch called "rollback" FOUND A BUG? email me! [email protected] PLAYED THE GAME? Please leave a Steam review! Those are what helps sel…
