TowerClimb

TowerClimb

Fair · Roguelike · 2015

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
72.5h
Value
$0.21/hr
Reviews
92% of 409 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 1929 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Reviews92% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 89% after the small-sample adjustment
Holding it back
Reach35K+ owners
How many own it and play it, by SteamSpy's estimates (an old snapshot), the biggest driver for a game with no ending
For context
Value$0.21/hr
Price per hour of game. This genre scores on player counts instead
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 123 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 128 MB VRAM, 399 MB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

29 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 60 percent off across all of them, roughly 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 276 weeks ago.

Against its own genre it lands in the top 22 percent on value. It is pricier than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 79 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Vagante ($14.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Roguelands ($9.99, scores 52).

What players say

A true action roguelike. No meta-progression, just climb. If you misinput, you might lose an item, or die. Towerclimb is an unforgiving, but very fun game and I think I need to come back and try to beat it again. I love the moody atmosphere, and the cool music. <3
ConnorsesRecommendedafter 5.8hApr 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews
I've played 230 hours of the first two chapters of this game. It's a fantastic and unique experience. I can't wait for chapter 3.
pual_mccartny_fanRecommendedafter 231hFeb 2026Read on Steam
Chapter 3 has truly brought this game to the next level, and I've found myself falling in love with it all over again. Thank you davioware and quazi for not giving up and finally putting out the update 10 years later. The online works surprisingly well. Feliz navidad
Goku9Recommendedafter 100hJan 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

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TowerClimb scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/396640/towerclimb
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperDavioware and Quazi
PublisherDavioware and Quazi
GenreRoguelike
Released2015
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate