He's a clam, and he's a man. Yep. Clam Man. Our eponymous hero gets fired from his job and sets out to prove his boss is part of some shadowy conspiracy in order to get his job back. Hijinks, as you might guess, ensue. The problem with comedy games is that if the humour doesn't gel with you then much of the experience falls flat. Such is the case with Clam Man, which uses internet-friendly random and chaotic laughs as the basis for its comedy, none of which hugely resonates with me. The game itself is a love letter to LucasArts-era point-and-click adventure games, and if you've any nostalgia for that time in PC gaming then you might well find something warming and familiar with Clam Man.

A nice couple of hours. I really like the character design and the color palette being so consistent made it feel really cohesive. There were a few issues I had with the UI and I felt like it could've used a few more rounds of polish. For example, the main character has a blink animation that plays when he's standing still but the frames aren't aligned as well as they could be and so his entire sprite shifts when he closes his eyes. It's not dramatic or anything but enough to be noticeable. I also noticed a few spelling errors/grammatical mistakes in the writing. On the point about the UI, I feel like it blends into the background too much. Specifically the top-of-the-screen item drawer. Since you don't collect items for the first like third of the game, I kinda forgot it was there at all. Different events/text boxes will sometimes run on top of each other too. Again, nothing dire or game breaking but enough to kind of bug me.

However still overall a really fun experience with a lot of character and charm.