itch.io

Click the download button, extract the game's .rar folder using Winrar or 7Zip, open the folder and play.

Hit the download button and it'll download the game. Then use an unzipping program such as Winrar or 7zip to unzip the .rar folder. You should then be able to open up the game folder and play.

It's an issue with older versions of Unreal Engine having compatibility issues with newer hardware. The quickest and easiest solution is to disable your internet before launching the game. I believe someone in the comments posted a more permanent solution, though I've never tested it before.

I've considered the idea in the past. I may release it some day to the public, but we shall see!

Unfortunately that seems to just be an issue with the game handling certain square like resolutions. The only real fix would be to play in windowed mode I believe or manually changing the PC's display resolution. Really sorry about this! Lot of my older games had these sort of problems.

That's odd? If you beat the final level then you should be able to click on the final level from the map screen, click play, and it should open the menu that shows all four playable sections from the level.

My games are only developed for Windows PCs, unfortunately they're incompatible with Chromebooks as far as I'm aware. They are downloadable only and will require an unzipping program such as Winrar or 7zip to unzip the .rar folder to play.

What's your screen resolution? I know the game sometimes has issues with screens that are square shaped.

The crashing may be due to the game being built in UE4 4.19 and having compatibility issues with newer graphics cards. I would suggest disabling your internet before launching the game, then it should run smoothly from there!

Oh dang, that's very odd. When you would click newgame, would nothing happen and the continue button would take you to the map screen but nothing there would work, correct? Or was it the game just wasn't working or crashing? I can only suggest uninstalling and reinstalling the game and if that doesn't work, I'm not quite sure what else could be causing your issue besides a corrupted save file. I'm so sorry I can't be of much help!

Ah that sounds like your save file got corrupted. Go to Appdata\Local\AtC_BB\Saved\SaveGames folder and delete the .sav file. Next time you boot up the game, it should create a fresh save file and solve the issue. If you don't know how to get to your appdata folder, type %appdata% in your search bar and it should pop it up.

It's something I whipped up for the game. You can listen to it over on my Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/dave-microwaves-music/a-dramatic-encounter

The 32bit version should be available on Gamejolt. Just click the triple dot next to the download and you'll see it there!

I believe the song is called Sponge Monger

A really spooky shorty experience that had me craving more by the end of it. The presentation, the lighting, everything was so *chefs kiss*

It may be a problem due to this game using an older version of Unreal Engine and having compatibility issues with certain newer graphics cards. Try disconnecting from your internet before launching the game, since that seems to fix the issue for most folks. Hopefully this helps!

You need Winrar or 7Zip to be able to unzip the .rar folder.

Of course!

Ah that sounds like your save file got corrupted. Go to Appdata\Local\AtC_BB\Saved\SaveGames folder and delete the .sav file. Next time you boot up the game, it should create a fresh save file and solve the issue. If you don't know how to get to your appdata folder, type %appdata% in your search bar and it should pop up.

Around the Clock should already work on Windows 11. The co-developer and a few other players have reported it works on their Windows 11 PCs. If you're running into any sort of issue, it may be unrelated to the OS. Please send any error messages or detailed information as to what's happening and I may be able to help!

Do you have Windows 11? I know some Windows 11 PCs (not all from what I've heard) run into crashing issues like that. Since some of these old fangames were made with an older version of UE4, it's an issue with newer hardware. If this is not the case, try disabling your internet before launching the game. This has also been a solution some folks have used when the game randomly crashes within two minutes of playtime.

A few folks including Padre Snowmizzle (The co-developer of the game) have played it on Windows 11 and it has worked! Though I know some Windows 11 players weren't able to get the game to run on their PCs, but it could be something unrelated to Windows 11. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about the situation to give a concrete answer. D:

Did you type specifically %appdata% into your search bar? That should have the folder appear in your search results.

No problem! If you do get that bug where starting a new game doesn't work and continue isn't functioning correctly, I would recommend deleting your save file and starting a fresh one, since it may have gotten corrupted. You'd have to go to your windows search bar and type %appdata% to open up your appdata folder. Then backtrack from the Roaming folder to Appdata, go to the Local folder and look for AtC_BB, then enter the Saved, Save Games folder and you should find your AroundtheClock.sav file. Delete that, open up the game and a fresh save file should be created.

Oh it's no problem! I'm assuming when you downloaded the game, you tried to extract the game using Winrar and that's what got you that error message? Unless you were just simply trying to play the game after downloading it by opening up the folder like any other folder to just play the game. Then I'm afraid it doesn't work like that for games like this that were zipped up into a .rar folder! D:

You need to use a program such as Winrar or 7Zip to be able to extract the .rar folder where the game is contained, to be able to open up the folder and be able to play the game. Hope this isn't too confusing!

After a quick Google search, I found it to be a strange issue where the problem can stem from various factors. The best solution I could find if you're getting this error, is to use 7zip instead of Winrar to extract the .rar folder. Apparently that should rid the issue? Hope this helps tho!

It may be crashing due to a weird issue with certain newer graphics cards (or processors?). The quickest fix for this is to disable your internet before you launch the game and it should run smoothly from there.

There are no more updates planned for Around the Clock at Bikini Bottom, sorry! We're very satisfied with the game's conclusion to the story and don't intend on making a sequel.

That was leftover from way back in it's development but was never used. Never got a chance to truly test VR for it unfortunately. Most of my games actually do have that plugin, but was never truly used. A shame cause I would honestly love to explore the possibility of making VR games or older games be VR compatible. That's something I'll have to explore more in the future!

Sorry, I had never really considered posting about a solution publicly! It seems to occur in rare instances so it's never crossed my mind. Since this game was made in an older version of UE4, some newer generation CPUs and GPUs may have this strange crashing issue. The quickest and easiest solution is to disconnect from your wifi before launching the game and it should run smoothly. I know there is a permanent solution out there, but I can't remember what it is you need to do. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Since this game was made in an older version of UE4, some newer generation CPUs and GPUs may have this strange crashing issue. The quickest solution is to disconnect from your wifi before launching the game and it should run smoothly. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Somehow your save file must've gotten corrupted. I've seen this happen to a few people who only just fresh installed the game and I've no idea how it happens. But if you go to your Appdata\Local\AtC_BB\Saved\SaveGames folder and delete the .sav file, next time you boot up the game it should create a fresh save file and solve the issue. If you don't know how to get to your appdata folder, type %appdata% in your search bar and it should pop up.

The game folder should be called Around the Clock at Bikini Bottom (V1.1.0) (64 Bit) assuming that's the version of the game you have. The game folder should be stored wherever you downloaded and left it in, whether that be your downloads folder or some other folder you had chosen. Hope this helps!

Itchio seems to only accept Paypal for purchases, unfortunately.

I've seen a few people run into this. It has to do with newer graphics cards having some sort of issue with games that use older versions of UE4. There is a permanent solution out there, but I forgot what it is. The easiest but temporary solution is to disable your internet on your PC before launching the game, and apparently that fixes the issue. Tho you'll have to do that every time you launch the game. X_X

The game force closing like that is due to a weird confliction with newer graphics cards having an issue with games made in older versions of UE4. There is a permanent solution out there, but I don't know it. The temporary solution I always give to people tho, is to disable your internet on your PC before launching the game and that seems to fix it, but you have to do that everytime you decide to launch the game. X_X

I believe Itchio uses Paypal as the only payment method at the moment, unfortunately.

You should already own the game and be able to download it from your library if you've already purchased it once. No need to rebuy it. Click on the little drop down arrow where your profile is and click "My Library". You should be able to find the game there.

You might be in the wrong place? When you open appdata, it'll take you to Appdata/Roaming. You need to backtrack to just the Appdata folder and there you'll find your Local folder.

The file path should be Appdata\Local\AtC_BB\Saved\SaveGames and you'll find your .sav in there. If you don't know how to get to your appdata, type %appdata% in your search bar.