Underplayed Gems

It Is Ticking (2023)

It Is Ticking cover
Developer
YenThe Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.8 of 5, 63 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, methodical bomb-defusing puzzle where every wire cut is permanent and the pressure of a ticking clock demands careful logical reasoning.

tensehigh-stakestime-sensitivelogicaldeliberatelinearfocusedmethodical

What players say

Players enjoy the logic puzzles and clear bomb-defusing interface, but many criticize a system that requires writing a review to submit leaderboard scores. The game is short, and some find the timing-based puzzles tricky. A cheating scandal marred a speed event.

Screenshots

It Is Ticking screenshot 1It Is Ticking screenshot 2It Is Ticking screenshot 3It Is Ticking screenshot 4It Is Ticking screenshot 5

More games like this

More by YenThe Studio

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.