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Clock Tower: Rewind
Developer WayForward, Limited Run Games
Clock Tower is a point-and-click survival horror video game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is the first installment in the Clock Tower series. The story follows orphan Jennifer Simpson soon after she is adopted by the Barrows family along with other orphaned girls. Shortly after arriving at the Barrows family manor, one of the other children is killed by a stalker… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
343 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
165 positive · 23 negative
95% range 82–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 165 | 23 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 42 | 5 | 101 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
285 of 320 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 166 yes, 22 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (449 of 508 positive).
Some reviewers complain about intrusive achievement notifications that spoil scares. [1][2][3] Several players recommend buying on sale due to dated mechanics and high price. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [2]
This game is great to go back to, but I am giving a negative review because there are RIDICULOUS "you unlocked a cutscene" notifications that come up during major events, cover the ENTIRE screen, and take like 10 seconds to go away. This is such an insanely bad design choice. For the first playthrough it will literally be covering your screen during some of the most intense and important moments in the game. The …
- [14]
Seeing Clock Tower, the mother of the survival horror, receiving its well deserved comeback, gives me the faintest ray of hope that Haunting Ground/Demento will be re-released one day. cries in copium
- [1]
This is actually a positive review, but the Steam version has a glaring issue: Every time you get an achievement, there is a full-screen, cannot be dismissed overlay that covers the entire game. That means that instead of getting to see the antagonist's entrance scene, I got to see a giant notification while I heard something happening in the background, and then I was dead. This is a terrible way to experience the …
- [7]
Clock Tower is easily one of best and most unique horror games ever made. It came out on the Super Nintendo in the early 90s, and was only available in Japan. The man responsible for this game was a big fan of italian horror flicks - the 1977 movie Suspiria & other giallo (thriller / horror) films of that time were big inspirations, and it really does show off in its atmosphere. In my opinion, it is one of those …
- [4]
Get it on sale. I had... some fun with this game. I at the very least liked it enough to get about 75% of the endings. However, with a game this old, and being in the genre it is, I can't recommend it at full price. There are issues both technical and in the games design that could have been hammered out in this re-release. - The cursor moves too fast and there is no way to adjust the sensitivity. - Gallery unlock …
Summarised from 34 of the 276 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Clock Tower: Rewind talk about great horror atmosphere and tension; those who didn't talk about intrusive full-screen achievement notifications ruin scares. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
For the Super Famicom release, the four reviewers of Famitsu commented on the game's difficulty and how scary it was. Hirokazu Hamamura wrote that the transition from silence to a sudden event would get the players heart racing/ while another reviewer said that the game is so scary it will make players weep. Three reviewers commented on the difficulty, saying the slightest mistake will lead to a game over. One reviewer recommended to play with a walkthrough, while another said that was just the nature of adventure games. The publication later compared the PlayStation version to Clock Tower 2 (1996). One reviewer found it superior to the sequel in terms of horror while one said the sequel…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 343 · most liked firstFor the month of September, I'll be marathoning every Clock Tower game to raise money for Palestine. As well as this, any earnings I make on Twitch (subs, bits, etc.), I will match it and donate as well. We start with the SNES game tomorrow. Saoirse don Phalaistín. www.twitch.tv/tangomushi
neutral · AI labelView post →I think one of the neatest games I have is the Wonderswan version of Clock Tower! I also have the NGage version of Sims Bustin Out. Never owned an NGage though, but I love the GBA game so owning a weird version of it is neat. One day I'll get one and play it!
positive · AI labelView post →The Bagman is a 16-bit Clock Tower inspired pixel art survival horror game coming to SEGA GENESIS and PC! www.alphabetagamer.com/the-bagman-a... 20 min Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiUn... by #gamedev @badtasty.bsky.social #indiedev #indiegames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Not a game dev, but remake of original Clock Tower, but with the graphical style and level design of RE1make. Make it scary as fuck.
neutral · AI labelView post →1995 vs 2025 ✂️❤️ Now just waiting on the Limited Run collector's box to arrive so I can finally get working on the Clock Tower video 🥳🎊can't wait to geek about my favourite horror game!!!!!! (Again!!!!!!)
positive · AI labelView post →Nightmare Kart will be part of a charity speedrun hosted by Clock Tower on twitch on the 12th @ 11:30 EST for @safeinourworld.bsky.social, who foster mental health awareness in the video game industry It will be run by @j0kerr.bsky.social, and I will be present doing commentary. See you there!
neutral · AI labelView post →CLOCK TOWER... on Game Boy Advance?! Half-homebrew, half-port, From @bobschneeder45.bsky.social & @blamerobots.bsky.social Team C.U.T.S. bring you: Clock Tower - Advance - Download NOW archive.org/details/cloc... *Fan-made, non-profit. Not official software.* #クロックタワー #clocktower #horror #homebrew
neutral · AI labelView post →The response to The FEAR vid has been awesome, thank you for watching! 🥳 Definitely want to lean more into the Japan-only retro horror niche from here on out - it pleases both my language loving and video game loving brain. But next up... Clock Tower (finally!) ✂️
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi! I'm Ayer, illustrator, concept artist and solo dev. I'm currently working on ÁGUEDA, a Spanish Catholic horror game. You can play the demo here! 🥰 (in English) ayerfinch.itch.io/agueda-demo My interests are RPG Maker games and coquette horror like Clock Tower, Fatal Frame or Rule of Rose! 💟
neutral · AI labelView post →Did another playthrough of Clock Tower for the spooky month, and I had a lot of fun I really appreciate the art in this game Each room is meticulously designed. Clock Tower has an incredible variety of color schemes, yet the main character always manages to fit perfectly into them #ScanlineSunday
positive · AI labelView post →My game is obviously inspired by: - The original Clock Tower - Maniac Mansion - The Coma - Outlast / Alien Isolation #horror #indie
neutral · AI labelView post →Checking out Bye Sweet Carole - a Clock Tower-inspired horror adventure game with the hand-drawn animation style of classic films! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7L...
neutral · AI labelView post →Midnight Special - a Clock Tower inspired pixel art point & click babysitting survival horror game! store.steampowered.com/app/2560100?... Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYhq... by #gamedev Scared Stupid Inc #indiedev #gaming #indiegame #sponsored
neutral · AI labelView post →Clock Tower: Rewind collector’s edition part 1!!!! So cool that they used the OG SNES game’s artwork for the cover! ✂️ Now the waiting game for Limited Run begins… I think about that Dan Barrows stress ball every day…… ♥️
positive · AI labelView post →This game is great to go back to, but I am giving a negative review because there are RIDICULOUS "you unlocked a cutscene" notifications that come up during major events, cover the ENTIRE screen, and take like 10 seconds to go away. This is such an insanely bad design choice. For the first playthrough it will literally be covering your screen during some of the most intense and important moments in the game. The literal FIRST SCARE IN THE GAME triggers a 10 second FULLSCREEN notification to pop…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In two weeks on Dec. 7, it's WayForward Day at Game Realms in Burbank, CA! Meet the creators of River City Girls 2, Contra: Operation Galuga, Yars Rising, and Clock Tower: Rewind, purchase a signed Yars Rising comic, get game-inspired food from Okamoto Kitchen, and more!
neutral · AI labelView post →Seeing Clock Tower, the mother of the survival horror, receiving its well deserved comeback, gives me the faintest ray of hope that Haunting Ground/Demento will be re-released one day. cries in copium
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a big celebration day - happy 30th birthday to Clock Tower! ✂️ The original Clock Tower is my favorite horror game of all time. Without it, I wouldn't have taken an interest in other horror series or even speedrunning. Knowing how many people associate me with this series makes me so happy 💙
positive · AI labelView post →just got home from a night of playing Blood on the Clock Tower and oh boy what a game
neutral · AI labelView post →Bad port to be honest. All the budget went to that nifty animated opening. Im gonna make it quick: -Extremely intrusive "you unlocked a cutscene" message that cover the entire screen, and doesnt even pause the game so you are missing on whats being shown. -Removal of autosaves from the original game in favor of manual saves for wathever reason -A rewind feature that would had been pointless if autisaves still existed -Theres no explanation whatsoever on what Rewind Mode changes other than…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Older, favorite spooky detective piece done up for @vanilleorion.bsky.social a while back! Can't remember what game she was playing, but it inspired me to make this then. Always loved the piano tunes from the Clock Tower games, very atmospheric.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice to see Clock Tower Rewind all over the local game shops in Tokyo @wayforward.bsky.social @sdxgames.bsky.social @limitedrungames.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Love the aesthetic and horror feel to the game; however, there are two major issues. The first being the controls still retain the 90's jank so screen and character movement drags on. It feels like you are moving at a snail's pace, and trying to click where you need to go can often times have you move in a way you did not want to move. You can rewind (no auto-saves), and dying means you need to rewind or load the game from a manual save. The worst offender though is the full screen pop-ups…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This version has obtrusive gallery unlock screens that weren't in the original, no option to turn them off ruining any tension. Who thought it was a good idea to have one in the first chase????
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resident Evil and Clock Tower on the PS1 gave me my first jump scares, but Fatal Frame was the first game that made me feel genuinely scared cause I always been scared of ghosts 👏
neutral · AI labelView post →Also: for every 500 entries we receive, we'll add another game to the prize pack, starting with Clock Tower: Rewind!
neutral · AI labelView post →Bought it because not only is Clock Tower the mother of the survival horror, receiving its overdue, well-deserved comeback, but because I really like JonTron's certified-classic that debuted a decade ago and gave me all sorts of nostalgic joy! (now please, please, PLEASE re-release Haunting Ground/Demento WayForward I am BEGGING you!)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WE DID OUR YEARLY RUN OF CLOCK TOWER AND I DID 8/9 ENDINGS FROM MEMORY YAY 🎉 the amount of people who said they enjoyed how I played the game and/or made them want to play it was the highest compliment ever. i love Clock Tower. i love our community. i loved this weekend. thank you all so much.🩵
positive · AI labelView post →meanwhile, in ms paint world: don't mess with a ps2 horror game protag (Alyssa Hamilton from Clock Tower 3)
neutral · AI labelView post →Clock Tower (SNES) is a beautiful horror game. It's also available on modern consoles as "Clock Tower: Rewind".
positive · AI labelView post →Checking out a Clock Tower inspired game ✖️ twitch.tv/KATLINK
neutral · AI labelView post →we NEED Clock Tower 3 next PLEASE sunsoft im BEGGING you.... its the best of the clock tower series. But Clock Tower 1 is where it all started. It CANNOT stop here. We need Clock tower 4 with more of the rooder storyline- just brilliance. Clock Tower 3 is still the best game ever made. And Haunting Ground. CAPCOM WE NEED THEM
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get it on sale. I had... some fun with this game. I at the very least liked it enough to get about 75% of the endings. However, with a game this old, and being in the genre it is, I can't recommend it at full price. There are issues both technical and in the games design that could have been hammered out in this re-release. - The cursor moves too fast and there is no way to adjust the sensitivity. - Gallery unlock visuals are intrusive and can't be disabled. Furthermore, steam achievements…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I completely understand why Clock Tower became such a classic! I thoroughly enjoyed playing through this game The puzzles definitely stumped me on a few occasions, but the vibes of this game were impeccable and I’d absolutely play this again, in the future
positive · AI labelView post →It's storming outside and I need to rest so it's time to get cosy with some horror. #ClockTower #HorrorGame #ClockTowerRewind
neutral · AI labelView post →HorrorGames, a community to post about video games with a horror theme. Memes, questions, fan art, musings, gameplay videos, news, etc. are all welcome. Clock Tower to Resident Evil 9, all titles retro and new belong here as long as there's a horror feel. [email protected]
neutral · AI labelView post →This is actually a positive review, but the Steam version has a glaring issue: Every time you get an achievement, there is a full-screen, cannot be dismissed overlay that covers the entire game. That means that instead of getting to see the antagonist's entrance scene, I got to see a giant notification while I heard something happening in the background, and then I was dead. This is a terrible way to experience the game for the first time and it completely ruined the atmosphere of the game.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I support game preservation, so I'll give this game a good rating, but I recommend you get it during a sale, since it's pretty overpriced for the content it offers. I do hope it does well though, so we can eventually get a port of the second game (the real second game, not that crap Ghost Head lol)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In honor of Clock Tower: Rewind releasing today, here is one of my first cosplays and edits from years ago 😂😂 Clock Tower finally getting a port here in 2024 is a HUGE deal! Everybody please get this game, and show Capcom and Sunsoft that we want more Clock Tower!!! 🗣
positive · AI labelView post →Clock Tower: Rewind is OUT👁️ Check out the extra content within the game to see the interview I did with the director of the game, Hifumi Kono😃
neutral · AI labelView post →RETURN OF THE LIVING HORROR GAME FANARTS! Bobby “Scissorman” Barrows Clock Tower
neutral · AI labelView post →out of nowhere i just remembered that the rerelease of Clock Tower by Wayforward and LRG, a game that utilized the PSX mouse in 1995, for some reason did NOT support mouse on modern computers when it released in 2024
negative · AI labelView post →This isn't a remaster. This isn't even a PC port. This is an emulator with a launcher, so that original slowdowns are still here. There are several minute changes within the game itself, but it's the same clunky controls and interface, trial & error gameplay, and the new Rewind feature is way too short to be of value in most instances when it should have been useful. They didn't even bother adding a mouse sensitivity option, or an audio volume slider. At least the new theme song and anime…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh shit I didn't know that game was a Clock Tower
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the best way to play one the best horror games ever! SCISSORMAN FOR DEAD BY DAYLIGHT, by the way. Let's hope a Haunting Ground rerelease is coming in the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clock Tower 3 is an absolutely absurd game and it's hard to really describe how wild it gets without showing the cutscenes. This is a speedrun where I do exactly that and you can see just how off the rails it really gets youtu.be/WhJ-CdzttTI
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly, I paid $20 because I really love Clock Tower and I want Sunsoft to know that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The PS1 game, "Clock Tower", which came out in 1995, predicted 2025 teenager gibberish.
neutral · AI labelView post →Just my Him posing with the Clock Tower 😈❤️ #Cosplay #PowerpuffGirls
neutral · AI labelView post →A pretty sad port its missing a lot of basic features that a lot of games and ports have had for years such as basic audio and volume options and the ability to change cursor sensitivity. not to mention the slow down and lag i have encountered that were not in the original release or in any emulated version I would say wait for a Hefty discount or for them to fix some of the problems above.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The terror is back! Clock Tower for SNES is one of my favorite horror games ever made! So excited to finally have an official translation and some quality of life updates for the game. 🎮 Clock Tower: Rewind 🕔 5-6 pm EET (UTC+2) 🔴 twitch.tv/eeriella #vtuber #vtuberEN #retrogamer #goblin
positive · AI labelView post →Clock Tower gameplay starting now!! 👀 so pumped to finally try this game!
positive · AI labelView post →This week is Ace Week so there's limited time badges to collect on my channel made by ppmaq! I'm planning to (hopefully?) finish up Planet DOB, do some cosplay stuff, play ppmaq's game or get more endings in Clock Tower Rewind remake. twitch.tv/zeldamomoe 💜🤍🖤 Stay tuned!
neutral · AI labelView post →time for our last horrifying game of the night ... it's CLOCK TOWER - REWIND!! twitch.tv/aqualounge_tv
neutral · AI labelView post →A rare horror game you’ve probably never played in its WonderSwan version…Clock Tower, has now been translated to English! youtu.be/RPV_AJhcrhI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →The greatest threat of them all - S-s-s-cissorman… [url=youtube.com/watch?v=foXTsDKvRgc]JonTron's video probably will cover the game at its fullest (I think…). Despite hearing about this title a long time ago (and watching the aforementioned video above), I never played Clock Tower in any shape or form. Until now. Clock Tower: Rewind greets you with an animated intro (which I think is quite good alongside the new theme song). After that, you get into the menu with the built-in emulator to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feeling like Jennifer Connelly in the movie Phenomena It's a yes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a "maybe" option rather than yes or no to "would you recommend this game?" The answer is that it really depends on how many "old game" issues you are willing to overlook to get at the heart of the game that's inside Clock Tower Rewind. The idea for a game that Clock Tower is trying to execute is actually really solid. On top of that, Scissorman is actually capable of being quite a fearsome villain. Unfortunately, he turned out to be more of an annoyance for me than a builder…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game won't launch on Windows 11
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was really happy to see this game redistributed, but there's some things that should definetely still be patched, if possible. For starters, when the camera moves around, certain objects, such as the staircase start wiggling, spoiling their importance. (This is something present in older versions I played too, but it kind of blows on a modern PC.) Also, I found the extra's incredibly interesting!!! Whoever drew the art in the motion comics is an amazing horror artist, and I should look up…
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