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Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink

Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink

Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!

Released Apr 24, 2014 Developer Artifex Mundi Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Hidden ObjectAdventureCasualSteampunkPoint & Click
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

92.1%positive1,162 reviews
Recommended · 79 found this helpful

“If you like the Artifex Mundi style, then you'll probably like Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink. I have to admit, this developer has changed my opinion on hidden object games in general because their titles consistently manage to combine an engaging story with puzzles that are…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 50 found this helpful

“I have to admit that Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink went and snatched the first place among my favorite Artifex Mundi games so far. I wonder why I haven't played this earlier. I knew I was getting myself a satisfactory HOG when I bought this, but I had no idea that I'll be…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 34 found this helpful

“Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink (IHOG) Options include separate sliders for Music and Sound, Custom Cursor, Voiceovers and Full-screen/Windowed, plus your choice of Casual, Advanced and Expert play. Hidden object scenes vary from Fragmented Objects to Silhouette to the usual…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-05 via SteamCharts.

207all-time peak
0 25 50 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 34 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

19achievements
53.0%median completion
16.2%rarest: SPY MASTER
60.7% of players 60.7% of players 59.0% of players 58.9% of players 57.8% of players 57.8% of players 57.1% of players 55.1% of players 54.3% of players 53.0% of players 51.7% of players 47.4% of players 35.5% of players 35.0% of players 33.5% of players 31.2% of players 26.5% of players 24.4% of players 16.2% of players 60.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.7%AMONGST BUGS — Finish your first FROG puzzle
60.7%FIRST OF MANY — Find your first steambug
59.0%HELLO, BIRDIE — Get Matthew up and running
Rarest badges of honor
16.2%SPY MASTER — Complete the game on Expert Mode
24.4%THE CHALLENGE — Solve all puzzles without skipping
26.5%CATCH THEM ALL — Find all underground steambugs

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #3

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May 31, 2019
Irony Curtain reviews digest (SPOILER: they're awesome!)

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May 23, 2019
Irony Curtain: Revolutionary Update #2

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May 18, 2019
Irony Curtain's Revolutionary Update #1

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May 16, 2019
Irony Curtain Premiere TODAY with 10% OFF!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Casual
Player tagsHidden Object · Adventure · Casual · Steampunk · Point & Click · Female Protagonist · Puzzle · Mystery · Singleplayer · Family Friendly · Great Soundtrack · Indie (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil *
Achievements19
Official sitehttp://www.artifexmundi.com/page/clockwork/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 128 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space