[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-clockwork-empires":3,"game-clockwork-empires":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":105},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":14,"companies":17,"genres":22,"platforms":26,"reviews":28,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":100,"userReviewCount":101,"previewCount":101,"publishers":102,"developers":103,"userReviews":104,"hasUserReviewed":105,"steamAppId":14},108208,"Clockwork Empires","Take on the role of a Junior Bureaucrat (Colonial Grade), sent forth to seek fame, promotions, and natural resources to feed the ravenous maw of Imperial Industry & Commerce. Build a prosperous colony, fill it with magnificent factories worked by oppressed labourers, and harness the awesome power of steam through fearsome machines invented by determined men and women of Science! History is yours to seize for fame and fortune, for Science, and for the Queen and the glory of the Clockwork Empires!","108208\u002Fclockwork-empires-cover.jpg","108208\u002Fclockwork-empires-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FHO1z2C9cl6U","2016-10-26",null,9764,"clockwork-empires",[18],{"company":19,"developed":21,"published":21},{"name":20},"Gaslamp Games",true,[23,24,25],"Simulator","Strategy","Indie",[27],"PC (Microsoft Windows)",[29,45,61,73,87],{"id":30,"author":31,"outlet":34,"summary":40,"review_url":41,"review_date":42,"original_score":43,"normalized_score":44},1602,{"id":32,"name":33},116,"Travis Williams",{"id":35,"logo":36,"name":37,"website_url":38,"score_format":39},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Clockwork Empires has a solid foundation, but all of the events that should be challenging and tell memorable stories mostly end up being small blips on the game's radar.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fclockwork-empires-review-nerf-fortress","2016-11-09","6.5",65,{"id":46,"author":47,"outlet":50,"summary":56,"review_url":57,"review_date":58,"original_score":59,"normalized_score":60},31719,{"id":48,"name":49},3334,"Ian Birnbaum",{"id":51,"logo":52,"name":53,"website_url":54,"score_format":55},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","A Lovecraftian colony sim that launched before the Old Ones were ready.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fclockwork-empires-review\u002F","2016-11-02","50",50,{"id":62,"author":63,"outlet":66,"summary":71,"review_url":72,"review_date":13,"original_score":43,"normalized_score":44},73257,{"id":64,"name":65},4920,"Leif Johnson",{"id":67,"logo":68,"name":69,"website_url":70,"score_format":39},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","There's a lot to love in the way Clockwork Empires attempts to break up the construction sim framework with Lovecraftian creatures and almost assured destruction, but it often takes too long to get to the best parts and fills that time with dull busywork. For most of the hours spent, it's largely a standard colonization simulator that's hampered with an unwieldy user interface and weak AI.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2016\u002F10\u002F26\u002Fclockwork-empires-review",{"id":74,"author":75,"outlet":78,"summary":84,"review_url":85,"review_date":86,"original_score":83,"normalized_score":14},49262,{"id":76,"name":77},4168,"Alec Meer",{"id":79,"logo":80,"name":81,"website_url":82,"score_format":83},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","Updates have been promised, at least. It's not at all impossible that UI updates and excising a few of the construction stages could give it the flow and fluidity it so desperately needs, but after quite some time in early access, the road ahead of Clockwork Empires still seems so very long.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fclockwork-empires-review","2016-10-28",{"id":88,"author":89,"outlet":92,"summary":97,"review_url":98,"review_date":99,"original_score":43,"normalized_score":44},79974,{"id":90,"name":91},5926,"Sean Colleli",{"id":93,"logo":94,"name":95,"website_url":96,"score_format":39},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Clockwork Empires has a lot of promise but numerous technical issues and a baffling UI, not to mention disappointing use of the steampunk aesthetic, make the game a frustrating and tedious experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F5281\u002FClockwork-Empires\u002F","2016-12-02",5,0,[20],[20],[],false]