• Who are we?

    Pocketwatch Games makes hand-crafted video games about animals and the environment.

    You can download demos of our tycoon games from this site, or you can buy the full versions and get playing instantly! Our payment handling is safe and secure (all transactions are handled by a large and reputable payment processing company), and we offer complete refunds if you are not happy with your purchase.

    Try our games out, you'll be surprised at how thought-provoking and entertaining a video game can be!

    -Andy Schatz
    Founder, Pocketwatch Games

Awards and Press

Awards for Venture Arctic
GameTunnel.com, Sim Game of the Year
GameTunnel.com, 28th best indie game of all time
2008 National Parenting Publications Awards, Honors Award for Parenting Resources

Awards for Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
Independent Games Festival 2006, Grand Prize Finalist
Slamdance Guerilla Gamemaker Competition 2006, Grand Prize Finalist
Indie Games Con 2005, Most Innovative Runner Up, Best Overall Runner Up
GameTunnel.com, 94th best indie game of all time

Press about our Games
GamersInfo.net - Review of Venture Arctic “A whole diamond mine”
Wired - Review of Venture Arctic “9 out of 10″
GameTunnel - Review of Venture Arctic “A treasure of beauty and wonder”
KFMB San Diego (TV) - Venture Arctic
Fox 6 San Diego (TV) - Venture Arctic and Environmentalism in the Home
KUSI San Diego (TV) - Venture Arctic and Games for Everyone
BusinessWeek Online - Indie Gamers Hit the Right Buttons
Gamasutra - Road to the IGF - Venture Arctic, Road to the IGF - Venture Africa
GamersInfo.net - Review of Venture Africa
GameDev.net - Interview with Andy Schatz about Venture Africa
GreenMuze.com - Interview: Video Games and the Eco-Revolution