We Love It's Guide to…
As a time detective, search evolving maps across five eras, trace clues between time periods, and stop crimes from altering history.
Released 21 Jul 2023
Search Maps Across Time
Trace People Through Time
Prevent Timeline Crimes
Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!
Developed by Bad Seed · Published by Maximum Entertainment






You play a time detective working with EVE, an advanced AI, to investigate crimes and anomalies that threaten the timeline. The story spans five eras, from the Steam Age to the Aeon Age, with a recurring mystery linking events across centuries.
Each era has a large, zoomable map shown at different points in time. Search for people, objects, and clues, then follow leads across time periods to resolve cases involving crimes such as hacking, murder, and theft. Deduction sequences are interspersed with puzzles and other minigames.
Solving cases changes the maps and unlocks new investigations, while EVE gains features over the course of the campaign. A separate mode lets you move more freely between time periods to track over 30 characters and piece together their stories.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its detailed, colorful maps, hidden-object searches, and the way locations change across time. Some also enjoy following characters in the freer side-story mode and spotting pop-culture references. Recurring criticisms describe the main campaign as repetitive and heavily guided, with minigames and lengthy dialogue or animations interrupting searches; some players also find clues vague or solutions overly specific.






| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 20 |
| Age ratings |
|
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Metacritic | 69/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
Games similar to Crime O'Clock