The machines beneath the city of Aeternum have been breaking up and you, as one of the city outstanding Scholar-Engineers, have been sent to the labyrinth underneath the city to discover what is going on and restore the Prime Gear to full functionality.

Clockwork Depths is a first-person roguelike developed in seven days, with a focus on environmental interaction.

The game plays like a mix of roguelike and old school dungeon crawler. Kill enemies to collect gears to upgrade you Engineering-Staff at designated workbenches and mind the environment around you: one wrong step and you may become minced meat or fall to your death in the belly of the Great Undermachine.

Instructions

• Use W or the up-arrow key to step forward and attack enemies.
• S or the down-arrow let you step backward.
• A/D or the left/right arrow keys let you change your facing without costing a turn.
• Press space to wait for one turn, which may be important when faced against certain environmental hazards.

Hints

• Environmental Hazards works against enemies too, try to learn their pattern and use them at your advantage.
• Steam vents are timed, compressors are triggered by stepping on them.
• Watch the conveyor belts to understand their direction and learn to time your steps accordingly. Skip a turn with space to adjust your position on them.
• You cannot move over edges, but you can still be pushed into an abyss and to your death...

Known Bugs/Limitations:

The current build has been written in 7 days, and some non-breaking bugs have been left for lack of time.

• Going full screen may make the UI behave erratically, you can try starting it immediately/refreshing if it happens or play in window mode.
• Sometimes the attack animation does not trigger, you still do damage.
• Sometimes enemies can get stuck or appear idle. In general, they are not interactable and will not break the game.
• No background music and some missing sound effects :( if you have some free assets to suggest feel free.
• When too many steam vents play together, some glitchy sound may occur.