A sinister foe has imprisoned you in a fortress made of clay. Work together with your cellmates to solve the mysteries of this place and Escape From Castle Claymount, the latest escape the room game by Colorbomb.
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Finished in 1 hour, 2 minutes, and 6 seconds. 2007 clicks. I can't believe I figured out the clock puzzle. That was a tricky one.
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing room escape game from colorbomb! TRACE was my favorite game last year, so I was really excited to see this update. I wonder how many people it took to make this. So many quality improvements: the claymation, the miniature set pieces, the storytelling. Stuff like this give me hope for the future of post-Flash browser games.
I had no problem observing the relative clock hand speeds.
ReplyDeleteThen entering the values as they relate to the black value given.
However I am stumped rerouting the tree root / branches.
It accepted the first color's code, but refuses every other route now.
It can't start at the bottom as I tried them all.
Can anyone explain the logic? I expect a left turn is involved.
The walkthrough was 34 minutes long. It would have taken me two hours plus. No way an escape game should be that long.
ReplyDeleteFor the tree root puzzle, you need to use a previous bit of puzzle logic - what else used arrows and circles? This will get the arrow turned to the right place.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find the egg man?
ReplyDeleteIs there a coding bug? The arrows in the chest are the correct orientation as per the walkthrough, but no clicking sounds are heard, and the chest won't open. What's going on?
ReplyDeleteBrilliant game. So unique and original.
ReplyDelete@Kaden Vanciel:
ReplyDeleteThe chest also didn't work for me at first, but after some testing I believe I've found the bug:
The game only thinks you've seen the relevant clue (the arrow glyph test paper) if you zoom out from the paper specifically by clicking on the blue back arrow. If you zoom out by clicking elsewhere (e.g. on the paper itself) the game thinks you've never seen the test paper at all.
I'll try sending a bug report to the developer about this, but in the meantime this should (hopefully) allow you to continue.
Let me know their response.
ReplyDeleteAlso stuck on the arrow glyphs. I can't figure out the relationship between the arrows on the paper and the ones on the chest.
ReplyDeletehttps://colorbomb.itch.io/escape-from-castle-claymount doesn't have all the ads, which caused me some browser problems.
ReplyDeleteTree: each instruction is straight across but the arrow may twist.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone give a hint on the glyphs?
ReplyDeleteMagic mushroom must have lit the magic candle.
ReplyDeleteFun ending, still open for a sequel.
The arrow glyphs follow a code. A dot above means 2 turns left, a dot below 2 turns of the arrow (on the glyph) right. Or maybe it's vice versa.
ReplyDeleteTook a while to figure out the clock and I never did solve the tree. Had to use trial and error. Mostly error. But another swell game from Colorbomb. Many thanks.
Thanks for that hint, it really helped!
ReplyDeleteI can't understand the clock. Please help!! Thx
ReplyDeleteThe Clock . . . The hands move the same distance with each click.
ReplyDeleteEven with the walkthrough I don't understand the logic behind the goose + egg puzzle :(
ReplyDeleteGoose egg . . . Do you have the goose "hat" yet? That gives you the number to add to the egg "face."
ReplyDeleteWhich gives me the opportunity to point out that the way GOOSE and EGG are shown it reads "663 + 35006." Or 35669. I was sure this number went somewhere, but apparently not. Also, "goose egg" is a synonym for zero.
Game seems to have broken for me after solving the goose egg puzzle. After getting the item from the box, there's no arrow or anything to back out of the screen. Anyone else run into this and find a fix?
ReplyDeleteGoose + egg - you need to find hat for goose, then get the sum of goose and egg (from first room) numbers. This is code for strange box with blue/yellow rings.
ReplyDeleteWes, if i remember well there are two items. After collecting them both game will continue.
I've got the hat for the goose, that's why I said I don't understand the final result I got with the walkthrough ^^' the closest I got myself was 958, but I don't understand where the first number comes from in the correct result
ReplyDeleteFun, great visuals. The clues were mostly reasonable, but a couple seemed strained. The dialogs with the three characters were hard to understand, though they didn't seem to matter to the game. Ultimate resolution was not very satisfying. Overall, I love the concept, but the game design isn't equal to it.
ReplyDeleteGoose Egg spoiler . . . As I recall, you use the same 3 numbers (9,5,7) in both "equations." Ergo, 9x5x7+9+5+7.
ReplyDeleteIt is a perfect escape game, I really enjoyed it! And nice artwork! For me the tree puzzle was the hardest (but after a while it became suspicious that you can choose other starting points besides the base of the tree...), but every puzzle was solvable.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous said, "It would have taken me two hours plus. No way an escape game should be that long."
ReplyDeleteMy friend, have you heard of a game called "Myst?"
About goose + egg
ReplyDeleteSPOILER ALERT!!
You already have the egg number
#####WhenOpeningTheDeskDrawerInTheFirstRoom######
###################9x5x7=315#####################
And you can get goose number
#####ByUsingHatOnGoosePictureOnDoorAndSimpleMath#####
#############6+4+3=13#################
So you get your final code by
#######Goose(Number)+Egg(Nubmer)#######
#####13+315=328########
That's all. Nothing but just simple math.
The list of long games is long:
ReplyDeleteThe Talos Principle, Quern, Riven, The Witness, Rime, Call of the Sea, Myst & variations of it.
I just finished another one called Obduction.
This was a simple short game & I wish it was a bit longer.
Can't understand the logic for the clock.... I got the walkthough, but some can explain why these numbers??
ReplyDeleteThanks
About the clock: The hidden secrets are functions of the number of the black hand. You just get some examples and their results as presented by the colored hands. In the relevant lock, you have some number (different from the numbers on the clock) already present in the black box, so you use these functions to derive the other numbers.
ReplyDelete"Game seems to have broken for me after solving the goose egg puzzle. After getting the item from the box, there's no arrow or anything to back out of the screen. Anyone else run into this and find a fix?
ReplyDelete2 December 2023 at 21:25"
I have the same prolem :(
Spoiler on "bug" just mentioned: there's something else to be taken that is easily overseen. Once found, you can continue.
ReplyDelete(same anonymous)
Watch the clock hands move black = 3min.
ReplyDeleteOthers are 1/2 black, black+2, black*2.
Answers are related to 36 black.
BTW has anyone played cocoon yet? How long is it?
Cute and creative, as usual. I love the kind of games where I don't need to get hints because I know everything is logical and well-made enough to figure it out.
ReplyDelete@anon 3/12/23 19:31
ReplyDeleteit is not too long (~5 hrs). its main strengths are the breathtaking setting and the bosses, all accomplished with minimal controls and nonverbal communication. but its mechanics are not as challenging or breathtaking as you would find in a pure puzzler like parabox.
Loved everything about this game! The story, the puzzles, the claymation were all so well done, rather unique, and fun. I also ran into the bug regarding how one backs out of the arrow glyphs clue, so thanks @Anonymous 1 December 2023 at 20:06! Looking forward to more like this. Thanks Colorbomb and Bart!
ReplyDeleteGreat game! Middle cabinet clue is so satisfying!
ReplyDeleteA masterpiece. This creator really clicks with me. Titillating without ever being frustrating. Took my time looking at the clues and finished in just over an hour with no hints. Love it so much.
ReplyDeleteSmall bug found: the princess didn't have a "happy" mode after giving her the telescope.
Also I assumed you'd need to find a source for a flame, but that wasn't necessary. No biggie.
I also love how considerate the creator is that all sounds stop when you click away. I LOVE YOU COLORBOMB
ReplyDeleteI got stuck by the goose egg "bug" too, but if you ask for a hint at that point, it says something like "check the box, you left something".
ReplyDeleteNice game - riddles are not easy but all are logical and can reasonably be solved with some thinking (the "circle trick" added in the tree puzzle made me search for a while...)
ReplyDeleteI had a bug, though : after "opening" the bottle using the right tool (that part was strange but trying with hands clearly shows what you need), I found myself stuck with the bottle in my hands (that is, on the screen). It was impossible to put it back in the inventory, and placing it where one is supposed to did not work.
I had to quit and reload the game....
Apart from that, it's a perfect escape game.
what is the code for the clock
ReplyDeleteI finished this game a few times, and two recent ones I notice that the game is bugged. After unlocking the cell door and various other tasks, the only hint displayed regards the key nonetheless. Also, the code doesn't seem to be 328 anymore, or maybe I still need to find the object to put on the goose's head for the code to be activated proper.
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