The Grandfather Clock is a recurring object in the Cube Escape series.
Cube Escape: Seasons[]
The clock appears and is prominent in all four seasons, though it cannot be opened until the end of the game. It contains a variety of items on the inside and can be unlocked by adjusting the hands to a certain time. In the Spring, it contains a trowel, a key and a wire coat hanger; in the Summer, a spanner; in the Fall, a box of matches and in the Winter it contains a blue cube. In all seasons, the inside of the door holds a mirror that reveals the player for the first time.
Cube Escape: Case 23[]
The clock is briefly seen in the very first chapter of the game through the doorway that leads to The Room.
Cube Escape: The Mill[]
Another clock appears in the top level of the Mill, in the possession of Mr. Crow. During the game it will begin to shake and, when opened it will deliver Laura's dead body.
Rusty Lake: Roots[]
In 1859 after William Vanderboom dies, his corpse is hidden away in the house's clock. A year later, the player opens the grandfather clock to take the heart from William's body. However, this damages the clock and it falls into several pieces. It is not until 1889 that the clock is eventually repaired by Samuel.
The clock is later moved down to the alchemy laboratory in 1935, once the grandchildren have collected the timepieces. Setting the clock's time to that of the timepieces opens the case, and Rose climbs inside, being wrapped by the tree's roots. The clock's hands spin faster until the tree's leaves all have fallen down, and William is successfully resurrected as a newborn baby held in Rose's arms.
Rusty Lake Paradise[]
The grandfather clock appears in the tower on Paradise Island during the Sixth Plague. When the correct time is entered into its hands, the dial opens up and the inner workings can be taken out to reveal a space for Gerard's heart. The clockwork can then be placed in Gerard's chest, resuscitating him. He speaks a single word; 'BOAR', which unlocks a chest in the clock's main cabinet.
Samsara Room[]
There is a grandfather clock in each of the rooms. In the Fish Room, pulling nails and pieces of wood from the side of the clock causes a Hand to appear, and when given a knife, it gives a heart in return. In the Worm Room, the player can crawl inside the clock body to get back their knife, as well as a petal. The clocks in the Normal, Fish and Gecko Rooms also hold three triangle keys in secret compartments which can only be accessed by setting the clocks to the correct time. These keys are needed to open the Normal Room's clock body, revealing William's corpse inside. The final clock in the Bird Room is different from the others, in that by changing the time, it also changes the time of day in the room itself. There are four presets on the clock face, being afternoon, evening, night, and morning. The clock's ticking is also heard periodically throughout the room.
Trivia[]
- A clock appears in the non-canon game Samsara Room. As in the Mill and Rusty Lake: Roots, it will open and reveal the dead body of a naked fat man.
- In Cube Escape: Seasons, the game progress to Winter for the clock to open; even if the correct time is entered, the door will not unlock.
- While it does not make a full appearance, the clock from Cube Escape: Seasons can be seen through the vanishing doorway during Cube Escape: Case 23.
- In Cube Escape: The Mill, the grandfather clock appears in the positive memories of Laura.
- In Cube Escape: The Cave, the clock briefly appears in Laura's memories inside the Room, when looking into the blue cube.
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