Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Release Date: August 31, 2023
Arcade, fantasy, platformers, puzzle elements, for 2 players, a fairy tale, indie games, 2.5D, co-op, side-scroll, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet, LAN
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A new installment in a series of fantasy arcade games. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy tasks Pontius the Knight, Amadeus the Wizard and Zoya the Thief with stopping a mechanical army from taking over their kingdom.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is a combination of a platformer and a puzzle game, as well as a new installment in a series developed by Frozenbyte since 2009. The game features plenty of humor, colorful 2.5D visuals and an atmospheric soundtrack.
Plot
The game is set in a fantasy world inspired by medieval times. Once again, it tells the story of three heroes tasked with saving the land. Pontius the Knight, Amadeus the Wizard and Zoya the Thief join forces to deal with a mechanical army and stop a mysterious conspiracy from creating a new kingdom, one with no place for magic or heroes.
Mechanics
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy features twenty colorful locations, such as fabled forests, palaces, mines, sky platforms or underwater buildings. We'll face new, mechanical enemies such as knights, monsters and clockwork bosses. During combat and exploration we'll have plenty of opportunities to use our heroes' special abilities, between whom we can freely switch.
Pontius is great in direct combat, can use his shield to reflect rays of light or stick his sword into walls to make it a springboard. Amadeus can lift objects or create magical chests and bridges. Zoya fights from a distance with her bow, but can also open the way to inaccessible places with her grappling hook.
Over time, our heroes gain experience, letting us develop their skills or purchase new ones. We can thus improve the wizard's range or equip our thief with ice arrows to freeze parts of the environment, making exploration and puzzles easier.
Game modes
Just like in the series' previous installments, the campaign of Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy can be completed in singleplayer and co-op for up to three people, on shared screen or online. The developers have adjusted the puzzles' difficulty to the number of players.
Videos and Screens
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[2:00] Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy launch trailer
NintendoWorldReport: 4 / 10 by Matthew Zawodniak
It stands to reason that if you liked the previous Trine games, you'll still like this one, and that probably goes double if you've got three friends to play with. Unfortunately I don't have three friends to play with, and I can't deny the dull and frustrating experience I had with it. Between poor puzzle design and combat that doesn't seem to belong in the game, there was simply nothing in Trine 5 that didn't feel like a waste of time.
GamingBolt: 8 / 10
Trine 5 treads the same ground as its predecessors and falls prey to the same shortcomings, but it's a solid co-op puzzler that has some gorgeous visuals and is a great time.
TheSixthAxis: 8 / 10 by Adrian Burrows
If you've enjoyed the Trine series up to this point then you are in for a treat, Trine 5 is by far the best entry yet, offering puzzles that are phenomenally inventive and an utter delight to solve. If you haven't taken the plunge yet with Trine, then now is the perfect chance. If only we could ditch the combat and have twice the puzzles, then truly would Trine reach co-op puzzling perfection.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 62 votes. 7 players anticipated the game.
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Game Series
Trine Series
Set in a fantasy universe, a series of side-scrolling platformers with puzzle and adventure game elements. Brand Trine was created by Finnish studio Frozenbyte, which previously developed a shooter titled Shadowgrounds.
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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Frozenbyte
Publisher: THQ Nordic / Nordic Games
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 960 / 3 GB Radeon R9 280 or better, 16 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 2070 Super or better, 16 GB HDD, Windows 10/11 64-bit
Clever and Charismatic Rogue Zoya in New Trailer for Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Three weeks before the release of Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, a new trailer for the game has seen the light of day. This time we get a closer look at the clever and charismatic rogue Zoya.
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Christian Pieniazek
August 10, 2023
Trine 5 Release Date; New Trailer Shows Pie-loving Knight in Action
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will launch on the last day of summer holidays. In the meantime, we can see how Pontius will fare in the new adventure from Frozenbyte.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 24, 2023
Trine 5 Officially Announced; Pretty Platformer Returns
The first trailer for Trine 5 has just hit the web, confirming earlier leaks circulating for some time.
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Adam Celarek
April 12, 2023