Clock Tower[a] is a point-and-click survival horror video game series created by Hifumi Kono.

[12] The first game in the series, Clock Tower (1995), was developed by Human Entertainment with direction led by Hifumi Kono.

[1] The game sold well and was later re-released with some gameplay and graphical changes under the title Clock Tower: The First Fear on PlayStation, Windows, and WonderSwan.

[14][15] With the announcement of Capcom's Resident Evil (1996) during development, the team was impressed and challenged themselves to create higher quality graphics.

[14] ASCII Entertainment marketed Clock Tower in North America as one of the first true horror games for the PlayStation console.

[12] Kono tried speaking to a publisher to run a reboot or re-release of the series, but they did not agree because they felt horror games were difficult to market.

[13] Capcom's 2005 survival horror title Haunting Ground has been called a spiritual successor to the Clock Tower series by fans and critics.

[23][24] The gameplay has been compared heavily to Clock Tower 3, but distinguishes itself by providing the player character with a dog companion which can attack enemies and solve puzzles.

[25] Haunting Ground was generally found to be average survival horror fare for the era, but the sexual objectification of the main character, Fiona, has been repeatedly highlighted as one of the game's strongest elements.

Critics felt that the game's voyeuristic presentation and gameplay make Fiona appear more fragile, building a disturbing atmosphere.

[25][23][26] Kono created his own spiritual successor, NightCry (2016), which features similar gameplay to the original Clock Tower games that he directed.

In retrospective reviews, the first title, Clock Tower (1995), received praise for its haunting atmosphere but was criticized for tedious puzzles and exploration.

[10][11][36] Scissorman is often compared to Nemesis from Resident Evil 3 because he stalks his victims and disappears and reappears at various intervals throughout the games.

In the pitched story based on the plot of the Clock Tower 3 video game, Alyssa Hamilton is called by her mother and told not to return home.

After investigating, Alyssa uncovers that she possess a secret power enabling her to destroy evil servants that live off murdered victim's souls.

The film reportedly centers on a troubled psychiatric patient who witnessed her parents die and is constantly plagued by religious imagery.