Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker

This Sea of Stars DLC finds the Solstice Warriors Valere and Zale venturing into the miniature clockwork world of Horloge. In this magical land where denizens are threatened by a cursed carnival, our heroes…

90 20 May 2025 Free to play

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Fantasy Open world

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is an adventure developed by Sabotage, released 20 May 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It is free to play.

Verified 8 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is an adventure game developed by Sabotage and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This Sea of Stars DLC finds the Solstice Warriors Valere and Zale venturing into the miniature clockwork world of Horloge. In this magical land where denizens are threatened by a cursed carnival, our heroes will need to adapt to unfamiliar rules if their Sun and Moon powers are to manifest.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 or AMD Phenom II X4 945, 4 GB RAM and AMD Radeon R5 230 or Nvidia GeForce GT 520. At 4GB 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

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker launched on 20 May 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening, Elden Ring Nightreign and Mario Kart World. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening, Elden Ring Nightreign, Mario Kart World.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Parents

Sea of Stars

28 August 2023

Quick answers

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker — frequently asked questions

When did Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker come out?

Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker was released on 20 May 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker free?

Yes — Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker?

At minimum, Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker needs Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 or AMD Phenom II X4 945, 4 GB RAM, AMD Radeon R5 230 or Nvidia GeForce GT 520 graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker?

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.

Does Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker have crossplay?

Steam's store listing for Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.

Does Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker have split screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker (co-op). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.

Can you play Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker as well as multiplayer.

Does Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Sea of Stars: Throes of the Watchmaker. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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