Blood on the Clocktower

TPI Q&A Q4 2025

We're answering all of your questions about life, the universe, and lying to your friends!

App version 3.48.0 is live now! - The app update from outer space

Greetings, app users.

Our latest update is now live, which adds the new 'Zenomancer' Loric, as well as fixing a few bugs and translation tweaks.

• 🚀 added Zenomancer (Loric): "One or more players each have a goal. When achieved, that pla...

  2025-11-21 13:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Last Q&A of the year will be taking place on Tuesday

Hey Gang.

Just a quick update to let you all know that our Q4 2025 Q&A will be happening on Tuesday, at the below times.

As usual, we'll be answering as many of your questions as we can, live from our 2025-11-20 14:20:47 +0000 UTC View Post

App version 3.47.0 is live now - New character type and script tool update!

Hey folks. First of all, feast your eyes on our glorious, new script tool. The old one was getting rather...well...old. This new one includes a whole bunch of awesome features, including - mobile support, homebrew viewing, a two-column layout akin to the official sc...

App version 3.46.0 is live now - The Language Update!

Hi folks.

Over the past couple of years we've been slowly translating Blood on the Clocktower into a number of different languages, subsequently releasing them as boxed versions of the physical game. Because this has been an incremental process, we've always seen it as something that we'd add to the app 'eventually'. That eventually never ...

Die with Dignity - In your own tongue!

Hi everyone! As we recently said in the previous Patreon post, the app will soon be available in multiple languages but we need your support to make this happen! 

We now have two volunteer roles available to anyone who speaks a language other than English and Chinese (Han): translators and reviewers. The job of translators is obvious,...

The future of everything Clocktower

Greetings, Fishermen and Flowergirls. Over the past several months, we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes making some big improvements to the Blood on the Clocktower app – and we’re thrilled to finally start sharing what’s coming. These changes are the result of deep technical work, user feedback, and our ongoing commitment to suppor...

App version 3.45.2 is live now - Fancy World Cup Stuff!

Hey folks.

It's been a while since we had an update. I usually only post major updates on here, but I figured we'd remind you all that we exist whilst also showing off this cool, new cosmetic that our 16 World Cup finalists have been awarded. We've also fixed a few bugs, which you can read about below...

• 🌟 added custom ava...

  2025-08-22 12:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post

The World Cup Winner & app outage compensation

Hey everyone, the Garden of Djinn World Cup has concluded! The overall winner, with 55% of the 701 votes in the final, is The Ballad of Seat 7! Congratulations to trashwarlock and thank you to everyone else for submitting so many excellent scripts! If you haven't seen it, we've played another ga...

An Update on The Carousel - Restock Date & New Order Options

As many of you know, the Carousel proved to be more popular than we dared hope, quickly selling out in the UK and Europe, and now recently too in Australia. But for those still waiting their turn to order, we have two good-news announcements!

Firstly, we’ve managed to bump up our next print run! Our restock date is now projected to be in...

App version 3.45.0 is live now - I see what you did there!

This major update adds a brand new Minion in the form of The Wraith, as well as a couple of minor fixes.

• 🚀 added Wraith and character release script "Irrational Behaviour" by josh

• 🌟 restored original account creation dates for accounts that had to re-register after the app outage

• 🐛 fixed a rec...

  2025-07-09 21:48:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Blood on the Clocktower Q&A - Q3 2025

Hey Gang.

Our Q&A, live from Sydney, is here. We'll be answering your questions from our official Discord server!

We'll be doing a live Q&A on Sunday/Monday!

Hey Folks.

Given that a few of us are in Sydney for ClocktowerCon Australia, we figured we'd take the opportunity to all sit on a couch together and answer your questions. You can catch the Q&A live, on our YouTube channel, at the following times:

The Carousel, merch, and the World Cup

Hi Folks.

The Carousel, our new product which comprises all currently released experimental character tokens, will be on sale in a little over a week. The key info is as follows:

• Sales open on 4th July 9am LA / 12pm New York / 5pm UK / & 5th July 12am China / 2am Sydney

• It will also be avai...

  2025-06-26 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Downtime recovery announcement

We’re back!

We thought we’d exiled the Evil Bureaucrat who multiplied a load of the evil team’s votes. But then the next night the Assassin woke up and decided to attack our Shopify account. Well, after a couple of nights with no more deaths it’s time to get you back to your games.

What happened
On Friday...

BOTC Online is Currently Down - Users Unable to Log In

Ooof, it's certainly not our week.

We regret to inform you that we’re currently experiencing issues with user accounts in the app. At the moment, users are unable to log into the app. This is an ongoing issue that we’re monitoring closely with Shopify Support, who manage our user accounts.

• The best case scenario is that S...

  2025-06-20 10:37:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Script World Cup - An Unfortunate Situation

You can see me discussing this at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2490440806?t=00h03m29s

An unfortunate situation has arisen regarding the Script World Cup. In summary:

• About 48 hours ago, we identified an unusual and ...

  2025-06-19 19:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post

App version 3.42.0 is live now - Hermit Crabs are awesome!

2025-06-13 10:08:22 +0000 UTC View Post

World Cup Final and UX Design

Hiya Folks.

It's been a while since we've put an update on here, owing to the fact that the World Cup has required pretty much all of our attention. That competition is coming to an end and the final matchup, between 'Trained Killer' and 'The Djinn's Bargain', will take place today at 8pm UK (12pm PDT / 3pm EDT). You can catch it on our Tw...

Script World Cup - Game 17 Update

Due to technical difficulties, there is no VOD for Game 17: Witch Hunt vs The Djinn’s Bargain. In order to ensure that everyone has a chance to watch this matchup prior to voting, the match will be replayed on GenClonk (twitch.tv/genclonk) on <...

Safeguarding Our Community in Public Games

Keeping the Clocktower Community Safe and Welcoming
The Blood on the Clocktower app has grown into a thriving hub of creativity, collaboration, and chaotic fun. We’ve been so proud to see how players around the world have brought this game to life - not just in the gameplay itself, but in the warmth and inclusivity they bri...

BotC Q2 2025 Q&A

Alright folks, this month's Q&A is now live. Come and say hi!

The Q&A for Q2 of 2025 will be on Monday

Greetings Nerds!

We've arranged our next Q&A to take place at the following times.

 As usual, it'll be live on our YouTube channel and we'll be answering your questions. This month we'll have myself, Evin, Reggie, Jams, Claire, Steffen and...

App version v3.39.0 is live now! - The Script World Cup Update

This update adds in all of the functionality for the Script World Cup, as well as new security improvements and a bunch of smaller fixes.

•  🚀 the "Script World Cup - Garden of Djinn" has arrived! Check it out in the app and discover 16 amazing custom scripts, each with a special rule, as they battle for the title of the Cham...

  2025-03-12 14:03:17 +0000 UTC View Post

The World Cup is upon us!

The 'Script World Cup - Garden of Djinn' kicks off this Thursday on the official Twitch channel, with a major app update going live tomorrow which will allow you to see all of the matches, scripts, and eventually league tables. But for those of you keen for an ...

App version 3.38.0 is live now - User statistics are here!

This latest version of the app adds some long-awaited stat-tracking features. Users can now see how many games they've played, storytold, and won. This can be toggled on and off, for folks who prefer a little privacy.

• 🚀 added user profiles & basic user statistics, including a flag for new users (<5 games played)

  2025-02-11 16:17:12 +0000 UTC View Post

New official app tutorial video

Hey Guys.

Our old tutorial was...well...old and kinda lacking in a lot of the more advanced features. For this reason, I've created a new one which goes into a lot more detail. I hope you and your players find this useful. It's aimed at Storytellers but it also covers everything a player might need to know in order to understand how the ap...

Patreon Q&A for Q1 2025 is live now!

Come join us for a few questions and some smooth jazz.

Q1 2025 Q&A is on Monday!

Hey gang. It's that time of the year again when we get together and answer your quizzical questions! So tune in to https://www.youtube.com/bloodontheclocktower at the following times on Monday, 27th January to have a chat with us.

2025-01-24 12:51:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Fixing connection issues for British app users

Hi Everyone.

It has come to our attention that certain British internet service providers have decided to change the way they interact with IPv6 connections. This is causing some disconnects when accessing the app. There is a fix for this and Patters very kindly made a video explaining how to deploy it on a Windows machine. You can use thi...