Intriguing story and funny twist ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The story is genuinely wonderful and unfolds in a really clever way between two players”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Other Tales Interactive2019Puzzle · Adventure · Casual
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, clever offline two-player puzzle game built on describing your screens to each other, with lovely art. Skip it if you hate gotcha endings or want a long game.
Great for
Couples and friends wanting a one-evening co-op puzzle game over voice chat
Main risk
Very short, needs two copies, and the "you wasted your time" ending feels mocking to many
What players love
Creative puzzles at a fair difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the puzzles are creative and the difficulty is just right to make you and your partner use your brains but not be stuck for a long time”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Cheap, fun evening with a friend or partner
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Very short, but a great puzzle game for you and a friend for the price!”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Communication-driven co-op puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Each player sees different parts of the same world, so every puzzle depends on describing, listening, and thinking together.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Beautiful, atmospheric art and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The hand-drawn art style is charming with a slightly eerie, fairytale vibe that fits the time-loop mystery well.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Works offline, no netcode issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“you play two seperate games where you need answers from one another to go on in the story, so no internet problems!”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ending mocks you for wasting time
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I absolutely hated the ending where it claims I've wasted my time.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Thin, confusing or unfinished story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the ending is mostly just confusing in terms of antagonist motivations, and how the magic clocks give and take”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Unclear, illogical puzzles, especially chapter 3
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Chapter 3 sucks, frankly. It is very poorly designed and has far too many leaps in logic.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Too short for the price, two copies needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“90 minutes for $12.00 (since you have to have 2 copies of the game) is steep.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive co-op puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it was more like playing through the game with half a walkthrough while your counterpart has the other half.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Bugs and translation errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Player 1 is bugged: There's a part where you need to enter a date into a calendar, and I'm only occasionally able to successfully click one of the dates.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel i5 Quad-Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Storage2 GB available space
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