Clock Tower
Clock Tower is a point-and-click survival horror video game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is the first installment in the Clock Tower series. The story follows orphan Jennifer Simpson soon after she is adopted by the Barrows family along with other orphaned girls. Shortly after arriving at the Barrows family manor, one of the other children is killed by a stalker called Scissorman. Jennifer must then explore the Barrows Mansion to find a way to escape while evading Scissorman, leading to one of the game's multiple endings. Clock Tower utilizes a point-and-click interface with the player controlling a cursor to direct Jennifer's actions.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- Human Entertainment
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 14 September 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Human Entertainment |
| Publisher | Human Entertainment |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Wii U, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Horror |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q953511, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Clock Tower? How long to beat it
Total play time for Clock Tower is about 5.6 hours to do everything, and around 2.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 2.9h | 71 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 3.7h | 27 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 5.6h | 19 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Clock Tower sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Clock Tower lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 32ahead of 74% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Clock Tower
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Common questions about Clock Tower
What platforms is Clock Tower on?
Clock Tower is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Wii U, Steam Deck. It first released in 1995.
Who made Clock Tower?
Clock Tower was developed by Human Entertainment and published by Human Entertainment.
How long does it take to beat Clock Tower?
about 2.9 hours for the main story, 3.7 hours with the main extras, 5.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.