Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time

Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time is a puzzle platformer. The player takes control of the titular doctor who when attempting to construct a toasted sandwich machine is unfortunate enough to accidentally turn his cat into a cactus. To save the poor cat, Doc invents a time machine that should allow him to travel back in time. Things go wrong though and instead he is sent into a future where humans have been exterminated by robots. To make things worse the time machine explodes and to get back the doctor has to find all of its components and rebuild the machine so that the cat can be saved.

The game is played from a side view perspective similar to a platformer, but there is no jumping involved here. Instead the player has to solve various physical puzzles to progress through the levels. Doc is equipped with a mechanical arm that allows him to grab various objects lying around. These can be stored in Sack which is the doctor's robotic backpack but also acts as his sidekick and comments sarcastically on everything he does throughout the game. Much of the puzzle solving involve stacking objects to create staircases and bridges so that the doctor can reach distant platforms. Various hazards such as pits and spikes as well as hostile robots have to be avoided or else the doctor will get killed. If that happens the player can use a time slider to rewind time and try again.

The doctor can also invent various vehicles to travel through the world. This is done by grabbing loose objects and simply attach them to the doctor's chair which is found early on. For example a simple car can be built by placing the chair onto two wheels. From thereon a propeller can be added to allow it to fly and an umbrella can be added to make it float in the air. It is also possible to attach a spring that can be used to launch objects into the air.