Lair of the Clockwork God

Lair of the Clockwork God is a platforming and point-and-click game developed and published by Size Five Games for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2020. It is the third game in the Ben and Dan Series.

Lair of the Clockwork God
Developer(s)	Size Five Games
Publisher(s)	Size Five Games
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows macOS Linux Nintendo Switch Xbox One PlayStation 4[1]
Release	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux WW: February 21, 2020 Nintendo Switch, Xbox One WW: September 4, 2020 PlayStation 4 WW: November 6, 2020
Genre(s)	Point-and-click, platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Lair of the Clockwork God is a two-dimensional side-scroller. Ben is controlled by the conventional point-and-click style, whereas Dan is controlled as a platformer, on a mission to recover a flower that can cure cancer.^[2]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	PC: 84/100[3] XONE: 84/100[4] NS: 80/100[5]
OpenCritic	95% Critics Recommend[6]

The game received generally favorable reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

According to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Lair of the Clockwork God has a firm grasp on comedy, calling it a stress test for the rib cage. It goes on to say that it "celebrates the tension between old and new, and finds profound comedy in the juxtaposition".^[7] Per The Guardian, the game strikes an impressive balance between point and click games and platformers.^[8]