Indie · April 12, 2018

Tower of Time (2018)

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Tower of Time is an incredible adventure packed with over 50 hours of gameplay , hand-crafted levels, and a rich story told through cinematics. Taking classic RPG gameplay to the next level, Tower of Time features flexible character development, thousands of pieces of loot and equipment and the complex and tactical Arrow-Time real-time combat system. Important note: Combat in Tower of Time is different. Each battle is designed like a tactical puzzle. If you want to enjoy combat, you need to pick the difficulty which is adequately challenging to you skill set and adjust it as you progress. On highest difficulty level it is very demanding and requires you to find the synergies between classes, skills and the equipment. Engaging story of epic proportions Immerse yourself in a world where technology meets magic with devastating consequences. Gather a group of diverse champions and lead them through the tower. Hundreds of lore books and scattered pieces of information slowly reveal the history of Artara as your party of adventurers approach their fate. Deep tactical real-time combat with pause or slow-time Take ultimate strategic control of each battle with the Arrow-Time combat system that slows the action down to a crawl or pauses it. Plan ahead and position your party where you need them for ultimate effect. Use Arrow-Time to react to new threats, deploy devastating new spells and attacks and counter enemy attacks. No two encounters are ever the same. On harder difficulties - look at each battle as a tactical puzzle. RPGlite and Permadeath modes For those who do not like or have time for typical long cRPG and prefer fast-paced combat oriented games - RPGlite mode cuts down the story content and lets you focus on party building and tactical combat. With Permadeath option for those who appreciate a really tough challenge and want to test their skills. Compare yourself with others via Score and DPS Race leaderboards. 7 Unique character classes, each with different strengths and weaknesses. Complex skill system with two exclusive enhancement trees and multitude of options. Skill Gestures - draw some of the skills as you want. Gravity manipulation – leap large distances to scatter your enemies or draw them in. Rich equipment system. 150 enemies with unique skills and tactics. Face 50 Bosses wielding a diverse range of skills and spells. Five difficulty levels, including Epic difficulty (not recommended for new players). Multiple combat modes ensure that there's plenty of variety and fresh challenges ahead. Travel through hand-crafted levels that have been carefully designed to challenge you. New character progression system. Unique Party Alignment system. Combat Challenges, designed to test your tactical and party-building skills. Crafting, enchanting, legendary items. Upgradeable city.

Indie releases from 2018

40 Indie titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Real Time Tactics · 155
  • Real-Time · 150
  • Turn-Based · 144
  • Party-Based RPG · 134
  • Strategy · 127
  • Real-Time with Pause · 125
  • RPG · 117
  • Isometric · 115
  • Lore-Rich · 113
  • Story Rich · 105
  • Fantasy · 98
  • Atmospheric · 94
  • Adventure · 90
  • Singleplayer · 82
  • Dungeons & Dragons · 80

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.4k Steam reviewsTop 87% in Indie
Positive rating84% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 70%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 53% of Indie titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 59% for session depth among Indie

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Captions available
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Save Anytime

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • German
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Italian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Italian

Reception Metrics

Steam community

84%Mostly Positive · 2.4k reviews

2.0k positive · 380 negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.9/10

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Press Quotes

“You've never heard of this game, but you should have. It's a brilliant, deep, accessible cRPG that is punching well above its weight, but the games media just doesn't want to cover it.” 8.0 / 10 – Skill Up “The game might seem to be a little formulaic to veterans of CRPGs but it is not without innovations of its own. For developer Event Horizon, Tower of Time is an astounding entry that gives fans of the CRPG genre something…

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 12, 2018
DeveloperEvent Horizon
Base price$1.74 -93%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

77

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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