Clockmaker, Belka Game’s hugely popular story-based match-three puzzler heads to Japan.
Starting on April 19th, this latest season consists of new stages, new story content, and lots of exclusive goodies across three separate in-game events.
More on all that later. First, here’s a quick recap on Clockmaker for the uninitiated.
Clocksville has been cursed by the dastardly Clockmaker. Players have to undo this curse by solving a succession of match-three puzzle stages while exploring the game’s charming Victorian environment.
It sees you swapping gems on a grid to bring matching colors together and clear them. Of course, there’s a lot more to it than that. If you bring four or more gems together, for instance, you’ll create a special boost—and you can also obtain these boosts by completing quests or purchasing them at the shop.
Okay, you’ve got the gist. Clockmaker is a very solid match-three puzzler with a neat aesthetic and a compelling story.
And that story takes a few twists and turns in the Japanese season. After following a black cat through a portal, Emma finds herself in a Japanese town that’s been struck by the same curse as Clocksville.
She also meets Riguro, a game developer who makes the alarming discovery that his game—Clockmaker—is merging with reality. Layers within layers.
The first event of the season, Shores of the East, begins on April 19th. This one sees you playing a whole new collection of match-three puzzle stages in order to earn special tickets to exchange them to acquire exclusive decorative items that bring the serene beauty of Japan to your game.
The Gem-Collecting Tournament is next up, on April 22nd. The goal in this event is to collect as many gems as possible. If you can out-collect your human rivals and top the leaderboard you’ll be in line for some excellent in-game rewards.
Finally, the Temporary Japanese Town event begins on April 25th, letting you explore a whole new environment as you attempt to work out what is going on up there.
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