<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hidden	B-Application
object	I-Application
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Greek	O
development	O
studio	O
Total	O
Eclipse	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
steampunk	O
setting	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
typically	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
hidden	O
somewhere	O
on	O
a	O
painted	O
scene	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
solve	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
adventure	O
and	O
logical	O
puzzles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hidden	O
World	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
puzzle	O
game	O
titled	O
A	O
Clockwork	O
Brain	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
rely	O
heavily	O
on	O
hidden	B-Application
object	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
wherein	O
players	O
must	O
search	O
each	O
scene	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
hand-painted	O
,	O
interactive	O
tableaux	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
objects	O
listed	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
novel	O
scroll	O
and	O
zoom	O
mechanic	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
zoom-in	O
on	O
scenes	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
closer	O
look	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
pan	O
the	O
camera	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
their	O
surroundings	O
using	O
a	O
parallax	B-Device
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
download	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
while	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Avanquest	O
's	O
GSP	O
Click	O
&	O
Play	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Total	O
Eclipse	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	O
Hidden	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Hidden	O
World	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
2	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GameHouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
relying	O
heavily	O
on	O
hidden	B-Application
object	I-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
logical	O
puzzles	O
,	O
albeit	O
introducing	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
journal	O
recording	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
and	O
including	O
clues	O
and	O
information	O
useful	O
for	O
completing	O
several	O
stages	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
map	O
positioned	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
right	O
corner	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
quickly	O
travel	O
between	O
available	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hidden	O
World	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
by	O
GameHouse	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Avanquest	O
's	O
GSP	O
casual	O
game	O
catalogue	O
,	O
which	O
bundled	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Total	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Clockwork	O
Brain	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
portable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
distinct	O
visual	O
identity	O
blending	O
Victorian-era	O
steampunk	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
Mayan	O
art	O
,	O
A	O
Clockwork	O
Brain'''s	O
gameplay	O
draws	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
games	O
like	O
Big	B-Application
Brain	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
and	O
Who	O
Has	O
The	O
Biggest	O
Brain	O
?	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Sprocket	O
,	O
the	O
automaton	O
character	O
of	O
previous	O
The	B-Application
Clockwork	I-Application
Man	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
more	O
mini-games	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Total	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
offered	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
through	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
