Clockfall

Each run in Clockfall begins with a ticking clock and a dungeon to clear. Players fight through procedurally shifting underground zones, gathering resources and earning time extensions before the clock expires and the run collapses. Whatever time remains feeds into a village defense phase, where the same weapons, spells, and fortifications built during the dungeon crawl are turned against an incoming horde. The two halves are not separate modes bolted together — how aggressively a player pushes into combat determines how prepared the village is when the siege arrives.

Rever Games GmbH built the moment-to-moment combat around a blend of melee and magic, described as visceral and fast-paced, with roguelite variance altering the rules and balance each run. Character progression is deep enough to actively reshape strategy: weapon choices, skill unlocks, and defensive structures compound across a run rather than sitting as flat stat upgrades. The pressure point is always the clock. Spending time exploring for better gear risks leaving too little margin for the defense phase; rushing the dungeon means arriving at the village underpowered. Managing that tension is the game’s central decision.

Players who prefer either pure dungeon crawling or pure tower defense in isolation may find the forced marriage of both systems frustrating — neither half can be optimized without conceding ground in the other.

Clockfall entered Steam Early Access on June 4, 2026. A first update went live within weeks of launch, accompanied by the developer’s first public devblog. A second devblog followed in July 2026, suggesting active communication during the Early Access window. The game’s roadmap distinguishes the current Early Access build from a planned 1.0 release, though the specific content differences had not been detailed in public materials as of the update feed.