Clockwork Revolution, the first-person action RPG developed by inXile Entertainment, received a launch window during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026: the game will be available next year, and it will be an Xbox console exclusive, just like Gears of War: E-Day. Of course, it's also going to be available on PC via Steam and the Xbox store, and it will be on Game Pass and support Xbox Play Anywhere.
inXile shared some new info, too. The game is set in the steampunk city of Avalon, a city that looks polished and prosperous on the surface but is driven by industry and ambition, with its costs paid by the people at the bottom. It's a layered city with contrasting districts, like the ash-choked streets in the Tangle, where crime bosses trade in foul-mouthed automatons, and places like the Burning House exist as establishments that soothe clientele with performers like a character named Commodity. The lavish promenades where the city pretends to be something better are contrasted directly with the working-class grime underneath.
In Clockwork Revolution, you play as Morgan Vanette, a rogue thief whose look, skills, and choices can be shaped throughout the game. The version of Morgan shown in the trailer is just one version, not the canonical one, as players will customize who Morgan is at the start and who Morgan becomes through their decisions. This makes the character a fully player-defined protagonist rather than a preset hero.
A key companion introduced today is Prentice, a flying automaton who joins Morgan very early in the game. She is described as "part observer, part companion" who guides Morgan through the branching realities you create with your time travel. Importantly, she is not just a narrative device: she has her own abilities and skill tree, and she opens new ways to interact with the world. Her connection to Morgan is tied to how you end up with the Chronometer, the device that makes time travel possible.
This is the central gameplay tool, allowing Morgan to travel between past and present to rewrite key moments. As the game progresses, it can unlock new abilities, such as Displace, which lets you instantly reposition certain objects in the environment. This can open paths, solve problems, or turn the environment into a weapon — the trailer shows it used to launch an explosive barrel into a group of enemies. This is, of course, just one example, and more abilities will be revealed before launch.
The Allies and the Villain
Morgan is part of a gang called the Rotten Row Hooligans, of which inXile introduced five members by name: Ulysses, Nazim, Erasmus, Hazel, and Anne. In the Tangle, Avalon's rougher district, having a gang at your back is necessary, not optional. Crucially, these characters are not companion characters that follow you around; they have their own lives, their own stories, and plenty to lose when Morgan starts messing with time. When you reach into the past and pull threads, their lives change in ways you don't always see coming, and the crew you come back to may not be the same one you left.
The game's key antagonist is Lady Ironwood, who rules Avalon with ruthless precision. She is already using time travel herself to maintain her grip on power, reshaping the past to ensure her future stays exactly the way she wants it. Once Morgan begins uncovering what she has done, her Industrial Secret Service agents will begin pursuing you. A strong theme is that choices have butterfly effects. Some consequences are immediate, some are big, and some take a long time to catch up with you, but the developers promise that every choice will matter.
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