Overclocked: A History of Violence

Set against the backdrop of a catastrophic thunderstorm raging over New York City, Overclocked explores an archetypical, yet actual condition of mankind: violence. This psychological thriller mixes frightening…

73 12 October 2007 ESRB M

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Action Mystery

Overclocked: A History of Violence is an adventure developed by House of Tales, released 12 October 2007 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 18 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Overclocked: A History of Violence is

Overclocked: A History of Violence is an adventure game developed by House of Tales and released in 2007. It was published by Anaconda. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Cougar Adventure Engine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game begins when five amnesic college-aged teens suddenly appear with guns in the middle of New York City. Psychiatrist David McNamara from DC is sent to examine the case thanks to his previous work in the US Army dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Right from the beginning, the case seems odd. On the first day, David discovers that all five patients had the same origins, and they were escaping from the same unknown person from an isolated military island. As the history is revealed, David, using a PDA as a tape recorder, makes his way through the teens' minds, piecing together their history, while at the same time dealing with his ongoing divorce. David himself has serious…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Overclocked: A History of Violence holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 9 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.3 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 1 GB RAM and DirectX 9 compliant video card Shader Model 1.1. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Overclocked: A History of Violence launched on 12 October 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Portal, Halo 3 and The Witcher. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Portal, Halo 3, The Witcher.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Overclocked: A History of Violence — frequently asked questions

When did Overclocked: A History of Violence come out?

Overclocked: A History of Violence was released on 12 October 2007 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Overclocked: A History of Violence?

At minimum, Overclocked: A History of Violence needs 1.3 GHz Intel or AMD processor, 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9 compliant video card Shader Model 1.1 graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Overclocked: A History of Violence?

The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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