Clocktower Echoes

Clocktower Echoes mixes clever puzzles with a genuinely unsettling atmosphere. You climb a strange tower, and your core trick is rewinding short bursts of time to undo a mistake or reposition an object. It sounds simple and gets fiendishly smart.

Each floor is a self-contained riddle with a satisfying click when it solves. The touch controls are precise, and hints are available but never forced on you. The audio design does a lot of heavy lifting for the mood.

A few late puzzles lean on trial and error more than I'd like. Even so, this is one of the smartest puzzle-adventures I've played on a phone this year.

What we liked

• Time-rewind mechanic used cleverly
• Excellent atmosphere and audio
• Optional hints, never pushy