Crime O’Clock, an investigation and time exploration game, is set to release on June 30, 2023, for both Switch and PC platforms. The game features a deep, multi-era storyline, challenging players to solve cases through time and evolving maps. As a time detective, your objective is to prevent crimes that should never have happened by being observant and piecing together the mysteries.
Each era in Crime O’Clock comes with a huge, zoomable map that serves as the playfield for deductions and clue-finding. Players will visit and utilize multiple time markers to resolve a wide range of cases, including hacking, murder, and theft. As cases are resolved, the map evolves, unlocking new adventures and revealing a pattern of strange events unfolding throughout history.
The game challenges players to identify the force behind these time disturbances, using deductive methods to connect the missing pieces. Crime O’Clock is a point-and-click game that relies on players’ cognitive skills to unravel the intricate web of time-altering crimes.
To aid in the investigation, players will be accompanied by EVE, an advanced AI system that provides guidance and tools. Throughout the game, players will alternate between deductive sessions and engaging action and puzzle mechanics, with EVE’s systems upgrading and unlocking new features.
Crime O’Clock takes players through five distinct ages: the Steam Age, filled with automata, inventive gadgets, and gothic mysteries; the Atlantean Age, where magic crystals power a utopian civilization; the Information Age, based on the real city of Milan, Italy, showcasing iconic landmarks such as Duomo di Milano and Castello Sforzesco; the Lost Age, where the sands of time conceal enigmatic marvels; and the Aeon Age, a futuristic world of bright lights, powerful corporations, and hi-tech underground struggles.