Cockwork Industries

A slick sci-fi visual novel for fans of body modification

Release Date: November 7, 2019

Platform: Itch.io, Steam

Developer: Digital Seductions

Price on Steam: $4.99

Adult Content: Anal, Intersex, LGBTQ+, Tentacles

Game Mechanics: Casual, Dating Sim, Point and Click, Visual Novel

Game Style: 3D

By Ana Sterlingon July 12, 2025

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We Loved

Beautiful artwork (especially still images)
Dev provided in-game guide was super helpful
Gay romance option & Black M/C (rare in Ero games)
Notably good entry for new studio in the visual novel genre

Not So Much

Limited and repetitive audio during scenes & sound effects were a negative experience
Main plot of game is about intersex without almost no intersex scenes
Poor quest management - unclear what next steps are (without guide)
"Maia ending" was overly negative for the straight relationship playthrough

Tags: podcast, review

This week, we’re reviewing Cockwork Industries, and it’s an interesting journey!

We also talked about some disturbing tendencies in the gaming community that we encountered while reading up on this game. Anyone who has ever read game reviews is probably aware of the entitlement that gamers can have when it comes to interactions with developers. It seems like this is just as strong, if not stronger, in the ero-games industry, and leads to a toxic environment that just ends up making things shitty for everyone.