# The Watchmaker

Summer DB entity ID: 4b1d5ac0\-7770\-4e21\-a020\-5ca05edbf634

Steam App ID: 504430

In The Watchmaker, a puzzle\-adventure game, players take on the role of Alexander\. In his steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, Alexander’s routine involves repairing his precious clock tower every day, adjusting its mechanisms, oiling the gears and polishing everything down to the smallest piece\. For years, this is the only life he has known\.  But one day Alexander is awakened by a mysterious voice\. This disembodied voice alerts him that something has gone wrong: someone, some unknown being, has sabotaged his beautiful tower\. With the clock not working properly, time has gone mad\. Consequently, Alexander starts ageing abnormally quickly, leaving him only a handful of time to repair the damage\.  Guided by the mysterious voice and armed with a magnetic glove and the ability to control time, he must search the halls and arcades of the tower in search of the saboteur\. Various obstacles, enemies and riddles buried in the clock’s intricate mechanisms stand in his way\. But Alexander must push on to save the clock and restore time to its natural rhythm, all while gradually uncovering the mysteries of the tower and its even stranger past\. Features    Steampunk puzzle\-adventure set in 5 extensive locations   Unique ageing process that replaces the usual health bar   Numerous Collectable items   Diverse gameplay, with a mix of exploration, puzzles, platforming action and boss fights   Environmental puzzles to be solved using magnetic gloves and the ability to control time

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Micropsia Games SpA

- Publisher: Micropsia Games SpA

- Release date: May 17, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_c8341b35899dd06d9e52bdeaf53b19bc3acd891a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_54f73be6310415809ec51d138a632fbb7d5a16dd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_942f6ec6a3ff882632d347eea220c08a28724e25\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_dba0bd0cfaae5f254e37cc884aa209f24b0920a9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_89e8b3507c29434cdeb8ea5475f1851822b2c579\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_8c0098abb93c6b532f60e10f5262ccdd66666ef5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_55f20742e10d1820e2e701be61d788599e31fc63\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/504430/ss\_a4cdaa5089cbca951f8d0504b3283c2ef25657fa\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667182033

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 82

- Steam positive reviews: 40

- Steam negative reviews: 42

- Steam positive percentage: 48.78048780487805%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/4b1d5ac0-7770-4e21-a020-5ca05edbf634/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/4b1d5ac0-7770-4e21-a020-5ca05edbf634/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T13:00:50\.177917\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T13:00:53\.264994\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T13:00:52\.943662\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/504430/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/4b1d5ac0-7770-4e21-a020-5ca05edbf634)

