Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Reviews

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Mind-blown
Sep 30, 2024

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is another fun addition to an already great series of games. The characters and the world of Trine are familiar, yet they always find new ways to engage us, and I hope we see more from the world of Trine.

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GameMAG
Top Critic
5 / 10
Jan 27, 2024

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is another attempt to repeat the original without developing ideas. The game is literally stuck in outdated mechanics.

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Worth your time
Nov 17, 2023

Having access to three different characters and how each of them come into play remains a highlight. Outside of Lost Vikings back in the 16-bit days, there’s nothing quite like Trine in gaming. Let’s just hope for a chance that things might get shaken up a bit by the time Trine 6 rolls around…

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85 / 100
Oct 23, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is a perfect continuation in the saga. A title that knows where it comes from and where it wants to go and that allows the franchise to take a step forward in the right direction. An even bigger game, longer and full of well-designed and posed challenges and puzzles.

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4 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2023

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.

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Oct 6, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy – the modern-day counterpart to Blizzard’s The Lost Vikings – is an absolutely brilliant puzzle-platformer and a must-buy for anyone even remotely interested in the genre, with or without the Finnish flag coloured goggles. Prior knowledge of Trine isn’t necessary either, as the story is easy to follow even for newcomers, and overall, it’s undoubtedly the most polished entry in the series.

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80 / 100
Oct 2, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is a successful sequel that carries the series' legacy forward. Unfortunately, Frozenbyte hasn't addressed historical flaws, but in terms of puzzle/platforming, it's one of the best, whether in single-player or co-op.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 25, 2023

Three heroes once again save the fairy tale world in a beautiful rendering. Once again - and once again it's fun. At half the price of the big projects, it's an option you shouldn't overlook if you're serious about puzzle platformers.

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85%
Sep 23, 2023

It's a new Trine, and there's a lot of it. It offers exactly what old fans of the series have come to expect, and has all the makings of introducing new fans to the adventures of Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius.

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7 / 10.0
Sep 22, 2023

Trine 5 follows in the footsteps of its predecessors and is back with same interesting puzzles and innovation boss fights. But that aside, it doesn't even try to venture out of its safe zone.

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8 / 10
Sep 19, 2023

While Trine 5 doesn't completely overhaul the series, it adds enough improvements to take the series to its most complete form. Whether you are playing alone or with a group of friends, Trine 5 offers hours of entertainment that can be hardly matched anywhere else.

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8 / 10
Sep 18, 2023

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.

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8.3 / 10.0
Sep 11, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is the best chapter of the saga. The guys at Frozenbyte have been able to package a product that looks at the good things done in the past and further expands their vision. Too bad only for some lightness committed in the characterization of the villain and in the little satisfaction generated by the fights.

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8.4 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is a good contender for being the best title in this renowned series, thanks to the introduction of multi-phase boss battles and new abilities for our heroes.

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8 / 10.0
Sep 10, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy perfected series' formula. I don't think that potential Trine 6 can do something better. The only way forward is to do something different.

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8.5 / 10.0
Sep 9, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy follows the formula and pleases, but it doesn't decide to take a step forward in its structure, nor in the shallow combat. Even so, the triad formed by the beautiful settings, the platform design with puzzles and the cooperative mode continues to be its biggest attraction, guaranteeing fun for veterans and newcomers to the saga of heroes who work as a team.

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Sep 6, 2023

Trine 5 has no reason to exist. I was shocked when the series progressed past the third entry. Still, I get excited whenever a new entry drops. I find the ten-hour campaigns a blast to play solo and even more enjoyable when friends are added to the mix. This is just a game that knows what it is and rarely tries to be anything else. I think they should dial back progression and combat and focus more on the puzzle solving mechanics as they are clearly the highlight of these games every single time. Definitely recommend this one, it was a blast to play in between so many serious open world games.

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Sep 5, 2023

Wow! From the get-go, I was overwhelmed (in a good way) by the vibrant and detailed lands utilising light and colour well. I thoroughly enjoyed playing as the three quirky characters solving what came to be challenging puzzles only able to be solved by a combination of them all. As stated above I can only imagine the game is ten times as enjoyable playing with others. Little has been done to change the characters and their skills but if it's not broken, don't fix it. Overall, it is a masterclass in how side-scrolling 2.5d platformers should be made and it is above and beyond all out there at the moment.

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7.5 / 10.0
Sep 4, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy offers a wonderful world to explore and some clever puzzles, but it might feel a bit too familiar for those who’ve experienced the previous games in the series. Don’t get me wrong, it does introduce some new ideas here and there, but it still follows the same formula players would’ve seen four times already. Still, a bit of familiarity certainly doesn’t make Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy a bad game, and it didn’t stop me from having a ton of fun playing either. It might be more of what you’ve done before, but this latest escapade with the trio of heroes still offers plenty of brain-teasing amusement across its beautiful world.

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7.8 / 10.0
Sep 4, 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy does not propose anything truly innovative for the series, but what Frozenbyte proposes is solid enough and the small innovations are still pleasing.

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