The ultimate frustrating game

I want to kill something now. I don’t know if it’s clever or just plain stupid. Me and my boyfriend played it to the end and I’d call it our first fight. It wouldn’t take that long if I didn’t keep stopping and starting over how frustrating it is. Love the art. Storyline a little confusing but straight forward. The ending really made me feel all the time I’d lost playing it. Wish there were more games like it, we’re running out.

The game even said we “Wasted our time”

Me and my Girlfriend tried to play this game, and at first it was a good one. Small puzzles and teamwork was a must. But as the game went on it felt like the puzzles were leading nowhere. We took a few days break and came back to it today to meet Chapter 3. We find ourselves so lost within the games puzzles that even though the solution felt simple, it took way too long to achieve the final goal. Now onto the point of the title. We reached the end of the game and were met with a message that we “wasted 174 minutes of your life.” I feel that message was hurtful and somewhat demeaning. I played your game to have a great time with the woman I love and you went back and told us that we wasted our time. Not a very good message to add into a game as frustrating as this. This games story also has no meaning because we felt no connection to the characters and no true bond with each other as players. I have been gaming the past 10 years of my life and I have to say that this is the least thoughtful game I have encountered. Great visuals, no good game.

excellent duo game night

my wife and I play a lot of board and video games together and honestly this style of game might be my favorite. similar to The Past Within and a step up in difficulty, this game requires good communication, cooperation, and insight from both parties. I love the cerebral nature of it and how it forces you to use your words and ask for what you need. it's a real lesson in good communication honestly. and it's ultra satisfying to complete the harder puzzles together. the vibe of this one is great. it's spooky without being scary or corny. the story unfolds in a very interesting way. love the ambiance. love this - would certainly buy more like it and

Need more games like this one

My wife and I are escape room fanatics. We've played, written, and built out countless number of rooms. With COVID-19 tearing through the country, we haven’t been able to play one in a long long time. We stumble across this game and it was just the type of thing we were looking for to temporarily take the place of our beloved pastime. However, now that we’ve finished Tick Tock, there’s nothing else left. Sure, there are hundreds of escape room games for iOS, but none that I have found that are multiplayer. We really do need more games like this.

Prematurely ends, 2 hours at most of gameplay

It was fun while it lasted, but it ends abruptly in the middle of the story with no explanation. We were playing for about 2 hours when we reached the end and it said something about how it is designed to waste time (story line was supposed to be about clock makers or something and people disappearing into the clock). My guess is the developers didn’t feel like working on it anymore and decided to go with the whole “wasting time” theme at the end as a cop out. Also the puzzles start to just be a bit random over time, but that is a minor flaw compared to it randomly ending with no explanation.

So much fun, wish it could be longer

I played this with my husband, each of us using our phones (but this is also available on the nintendo switch). It took us about 2 hours & 20 minutes from start to finish, and we enjoyed every minute. The puzzles are not too easy, not too hard; require a nice level of teamwork/communication, but not frustratingly so; and the artwork & sounds really fit a great aesthetic. I only wish it was longer or that there were more games like this one. Please make more!!

Challenging, creative, and FUN

My wife and I, much like the other reviewer, are HUMONGOUS escape room fanatics. I even work for a company making mystery games. Tick Tock is so clever and innovative, I was continuously in a state of enjoyment, even during the moments that had us scrambling for answers. The presentation of this game was flawless, the story was unique, the challenges were hair-pullingly complicated at times (in a very very good way), and I greatly hope this team is able to release more games in this style. I’ll definitely be eager to download it! Thanks!

Amazing game!!

I played with my twin sister (which made the story resonate even more!) We had a blast and finished in a little under two hours. The puzzles are all very clever (some big “eureka” moments were had) and there is a fun story and atmospheric mood. This is perfect for puzzle or escape room lovers who are social distancing due to covid-19! I played on my phone and she played on her Switch—two states apart on voice chat—and everything worked great. Nice work, team!! If you make another of these we will definitely buy it :)

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