And what if changing the past mostly means destabilizing the present? Clockwork Revolution, an action RPG in first-person, developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios, is slated for PC and Xbox Series in 2027. Reintroduced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, the game drops players into Avalon, a steampunk metropolis shaped by social inequality, automatons, and time-manipulation orchestrated by Lady Ironwood.
In Clockwork Revolution, you step into the shoes of Morgan Vanette, a member of Rotten Row’s Hooligans, in the city of Avalon, where poverty and rebellion push back against the iron grip of Lady Ironwood. This predefined character can, however, be tailored via a full customization tool that lets you pick your appearance, abilities, and class. Gameplay centers heavily on the Chronometer, a device that lets you travel between past and present to tweak events and watch how Avalon responds. Brian Fargo, head of the studio inXile Entertainment, underscored this direction, describing "reactivity on both large and small scales, with radically different endings."
Clockwork Revolution is aimed first and foremost at fans of story-driven RPGs, reactive worlds, and steampunk settings. Those who love BioShock Infinite or Dishonored will recognize a familiar visual vibe—Victorian architecture, black humor, industrial machines, and a social dystopia. Avalon is built around a stark class struggle: the working-class districts bear the choices of an elite that leverages time travel to safeguard its grip on power.
The game also bets on flexible playstyles, offering freedom of approach. inXile envisions players being able to hack patrol drones, craft gadgets, and customize their weapons to suit their preferred approach. This RPG layer is meant to braid into the narrative, with tangible effects on the characters, the factions, the look of the neighborhoods, and the city’s overall evolution.
Avalon’s world, as unveiled in the trailer for the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, presents a city ruled by Lady Ironwood, who quietly rewrites the past to keep a social and economic hierarchy tilted in her favor. Morgan Vanette will, in turn, have to wield time travel to challenge this status quo. Several characters, including Ulysses and Erasmus, were also showcased, hinting at a narrative driven by competing factions and ideologies.
The game will be among Xbox’s console exclusives and will launch day one on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. It will also participate in the Xbox Play Anywhere program, letting players switch between console and PC without paying extra. For inXile, the challenge now is to fuse a branching narrative, first‑person action, and large‑scale consequences into an RPG whose ambition rests as much on its choices as on its universe.
With its polished art direction, inventive gameplay and complex universe, Clockwork Revolution promises to be a not-to-be-missed event for fans of alternative narratives and innovative gameplay mechanics.
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