Earth Overclocked
Released Dec 2015
Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.
80% positive · 200 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Earth Overclocked launched out of Early Access on December 4, 2015. Shortly after launch, the developer announced a free "Trials" expansion was in the works. However, on June 18, 2016, Chronicle Bench posted a direct statement explaining that all future major content for Earth Overclocked was being cancelled — including the Trials expansion. The reasons given were technical limitations with the GameMaker: Studio engine and a decision to redirect the team's full attention to a new project. The developer was clear that, while bug fixes would continue, no further major content patches would be released. The final substantive update — the "Enemy Overhaul Update" (version 1.1) — shipped on June 23, 2016, fulfilling the AI improvement work that had been in progress before the cancellation announcement. No further content updates have followed in the years since. Subsequent Chronicle Bench news posts (2024 and 2025) announce entirely new games — Catwink and ByteRogue — confirming the studio moved on from Earth Overclocked long ago. Earth Overclocked is a complete, finished game.
Evidence
Version 1.1 'Enemy Overhaul Update' shipped, completing the AI improvement work that had been in progress. This was the final content update for the game.
Developer explicitly announced that Earth Overclocked will not receive future major content patches and that the planned Trials expansion has been cancelled, citing engine instability and a studio pivot to a new project.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Chronicle Bench
Achievements
63
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Earth Overclocked is a twin-stick shooter with rogue-like elements, set in a distorted version of our world where trees are evil, snowmen have lasers, and monsters run amok. After a scientist's time machine explodes while traveling to the past, he finds himself trapped in this hostile, parallel dimension. Now he must reassemble the time machine and escape before this warped reality collapses in on itself. Fortunately, a variety of bizarre and powerful weapons are scattered throughout the land to aid him in his quest. Arm the Scientist with shotguns, boomerangs, cannons, magical swords, and even cheese to help him survive!
With only 20 minutes to explore, blast monsters, and rebuild his time machine; surviving Earth Overclocked isn't going to be easy.
In true rogue-like fashion death is permanent, but procedurally generated environments combined with permanently unlockable weapons, game modes, and abilities makes each playthrough feel like fresh experience.
With only 20 minutes to explore, blast monsters, and rebuild his time machine; surviving Earth Overclocked isn't going to be easy.
In true rogue-like fashion death is permanent, but procedurally generated environments combined with permanently unlockable weapons, game modes, and abilities makes each playthrough feel like fresh experience.
Features
- Blast monsters by yourself, or team up with up to 3 friends in Local Multiplayer!
- Short, intense burst of gameplay ideal for lunch breaks.
- Challenging, rewarding gameplay with that will have you saying "just one more run".
- Non-linear exploration. Achieve the objectives in any order. (Or follow the game's suggested route.)
- Randomly generated forests, dungeons, and enemies. No two runs are the same!
- Permanent death. Failing results in a reset, but unlockable weapons, abilities, and game modes persist across runs.
- 6 different environments and dungeon themes.
- 4 main classes unlocked from the start, each with different starting weapons and passive abilities.
- 2 bonus unlockable classes.
- 40+ enemy types with unique behaviors and attacks.
- 20+ difficult boss encounters. Fight a different group of bosses every playthrough!
- 30+ gameplay-altering weapon types.
- 35+ pieces of unlockable content which change or add to the experience.
- Stats of both enemies and weapons are procedurally generated.
- An unlockable difficulty mode with even more challenges and rewards.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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