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Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. 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!
Crime O'Clock is a investigation, hidden object and 2d game
developed by Bad Seed
and published by Maximum Entertainment.
Released on July 21st 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 416 reviews of which 293 were positive and 123 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 1.95€ on Steam with a 90% discount, but you can find it for 0.62€ on Gamivo.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+)
- Processor: Dual-Core 1.8 GHz or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card with 1024 MB of VRAM or higher and DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
MacOS
- OS: 10.13
- Processor: Apple Silicon, x64 architecture with SSE2.
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
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Crime O’Clock is an absolute gem for fans of detective stories, hidden object puzzles, and clever time travel twists! I didn’t expect to fall so hard for this one — but wow, I’m hooked. 🔍✨ The game is all about solving crimes by examining large, highly detailed maps that change over time. You’re not just looking for clues — you’re tracking how events evolve, what people do, and how seemingly small actions spiral into big consequences. It’s incredibly satisfying to piece together the story bit by bit and uncover the full timeline of a crime. The black-and-white comic-style art is stylish and readable, and the way the game slowly adds layers and mechanics keeps it feeling fresh throughout. Some later puzzles really made me stop and think — it’s challenging, but in the best way. It’s also surprisingly cozy! Despite the crime theme, there’s no violence or gore, just pure brainy fun and clever storytelling. It’s perfect to play solo with a cup of tea or even co-op with a friend helping spot clues. If you love games like Return of the Obra Dinn, Where’s Waldo, or anything time-loop-related, this one’s a must-play. I truly hope we get more in this universe!
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I'm going to recommend it, but with a few major caveats. As a hidden object game, it's hit or miss. My favorite part of the game were the side-quests that allowed you to find a certain character throughout all 10 stages in a particular age. They were all interesting in-universe takes of various pop culture references. Seeing the One Piece reference in the Atlantean age, for example, made me very happy. However, as I read in another post, each time you complete one, they spend about 10-15 seconds recapping on each stage you found in order to "tell the story" you already saw. This makes it take 1-2 minutes just to complete a find, and there's no way to skip it. On the other hand, the main story attempts to be some sort of detective whodunnit, but because of the massive amounts of hand-holding, it's really difficult to really engage with any of it. I ended up taking a several month break from the game after finishing the side-character finds and don't feel like I really sacrificed my enjoyment of the game doing it. In fact, completing the story felt like a chore, seeing as between every find, there's an injection of unnecessary dialogue that makes each stage take so much longer than you'd think. The boss stages and final stages (Minutes to Midnight section) were definitely my least favorite part. During boss fights, they show you the items you found previously as "attacks" and different (somehow related) items as hints as to which item you use. While the first three were straightforward, the final two were obtuse and difficult to understand. The second-to-last boss fight shows you a bunch of dots or shapes, and you're supposed to link them to 3D figures (like a cube, icosahedron, etc). While I was able to figure most of them out, some didn't make much sense to me at all. Ended up just requiring counting dots and linking that number to the number of sides to a polyhedron. The last one, though, had me incredibly frustrated and scratching my head the whole time. Yes, I understand "pillow" links to "alarm clock" and "lamppost" sheds light on a "sundial", but glasses? Pearl necklace? Even the design of what I think is a pen is so ambiguous that I can't even figure out what it was supposed to be. And on top of that, I have 0 clue how a chair or table is supposed to link to any of the time-related items I have. I spent that entire fight hoping to land on one of the three connections I knew worked and failing continuously on all the other ones because there was no way to work out the logic. I also accidentally clicked through one of the "Minutes to Midnight" dialogues and blanked entirely on what was said, leaving me entirely lost on what to do since I had no recollection and no hint as to what I was looking for. I had to click every single character on the map to figure it out, which is NOT fun. Having "Find the first human virtue" in the top left is NOT a hint and is NOT helpful in any way, and seeing as I had that several month break, there was basically no chance I could remember each and every case up until that point, or how they related to these virtues. I doubt that even someone who marathoned the game in one sitting would be able to handle that, so the ending is definitely the weakest part of the game. Honestly, as a finding game, it's fine. I like how it created a storyline you could follow with the side-finds you could do, and would have preferred the game to lean more on that instead of the incredibly linear hand-holding "adventure" we got instead. The finale was fine all things considered, but was incredibly tropey and telegraphed from the moment it started. The strengths of the game are overshadowed heavily by the story, and the lack of freedom outside of the extra quests made the game feel like a chore. My recommendation is to play the story up until the point where all 5 ages are unlocked and enjoy the much more enjoyable side-game. After that, finishing the game's story is entirely up to you.
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Sigh. I get what people who gave negative reviews meant, this is not a perfect game by a long shot, but I still enjoyed it immensely, so I just have to throw in my 2 cents. This is basically Where's Waldo in black and white, with a few minigames thrown in the mix (some of them I didn't care for, but overall they weren't too difficult). There is a plot, and it's all linear, no alternate endings, no branching storylines, nada. The core loop is scanning the large maps for specific people and/or things, moving time forward/backward in the process. If this is not your cup of matcha latte, you better spend your money on something else. For me, it was immensely enjoyable to hunt for every single thing/creature/person I needed (I'm a person who prefers puzzles to action) and watch their stories unfold (and sometimes change course). What added to my enjoyment was the cute and charming art style, even if the events portrayed in the game were anything but (robberies, deaths, and more that I can't go into because of spoilers). I did figure out some plot twists before they were revealed, but I don't think they were supposed to be a big secret anyway. What delighted me was the whole bonus storylines feature: they're not required to complete the main story, but their inclusion makes the game universe so much more interesting. Also, I love crossovers, Easter eggs, and pop culture references, so this was totally my jam. I think some of the characters I recognized didn't even have their storylines? This game is jam-packed with things to discover, and I'm sure I missed a ton. I repeat, this is not a perfect game, and sometimes I was annoyed by it, but overall I had a great experience, so I do recommend it. If you're a puzzle freak like me, it's definitely worth checking out. :)
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I liked this game for a few reasons. It was easy to grasp the concept and mistakes didn't mean horrible outcomes. It was enough to engage the brain without being to much of a challenge - great for unwinding. There were times it moved slowly and I wished it to be more fast paced. It also had moments that seemed a bit repetitive. However the result is I didn't rush through playing one crime a day so it lasted for a long time. Overall I don't think it is a game for everyone, but if you like daily puzzles with a bit more story I think you would enjoy this game. There is a lot of content at a reasonable price point.
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Overall a good game that I would recommend for people who like simple puzzle games (Where's Waldo style). Crime O'Clock reminds me of the board game Micro Macro Crime City. I kinda liked the will of trying to have a story linking all the investigations. The artstyle is very nice and all maps are full of references which are great. Although I found the game having a real rythm issue : - During your investigations, you are constantly cut by dialogues at each step which is quite annoying after a couple hours of gameplay - Lots of camera zoom which could be avoided : when doing a recap, you have the camera zooming on each step you found and no way of skipping - Mini games are ok, not so challenging and quite repetitive but you have to play them very often in story mode to complete your investigations. Again, after a couple hours, this starts to become a pain point - Music is nice, but gets repetitive also after some time on the same map I honestly liked the idea and the artstyle, I just think there is room for improvement !
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Crime O'Clock is currently priced at 1.95€ on Steam.
Crime O'Clock is currently available at a 90% discount. You can purchase it for 1.95€ on Steam.
Crime O'Clock received 293 positive votes out of a total of 416 achieving a rating of 6.71.
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Crime O'Clock was developed by Bad Seed and published by Maximum Entertainment.
Crime O'Clock is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Crime O'Clock is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Crime O'Clock is not playable on Linux.
Crime O'Clock is a single-player game.
Crime O'Clock does not currently offer any DLC.
Crime O'Clock does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Crime O'Clock does not support Steam Remote Play.
Crime O'Clock is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Bad Seed
Publisher
Maximum Entertainment
Release
21 Jul 2023
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