Tower 57

It was fun. I probably wouldn't replay it any time soon. But for the first run it was fun.

A worthy successor to Chaos Engine. Well worth the money.

This game has the exact feel of old school "Zmobies Ate My Neighbors" from the SNES. It plays just like that game, looks even better, and is loads of fun! However, there are serious issues with it. First are the bugs. There aren't many, but a persistent, often game-breaking bug, can happen where you get stuck on a wall, or between two indestructible objects. It actually happened to me during my first (and only) playthrough. Luckily I had an explosive weapon, which didn't actually kill me, but moved me enough to squeeze me out of the corner between a piece of the environment and a wall. I had tried EVERYTHING else before using this weapon, and nothing worked, so I was terrified that my entire game was over and I would have to restart (or more likely just drop the game). Speaking of weapons, there are some odd game mechanics, and the weapons are one of them. You don't have access to all of the weapons as the game progresses. So if you find a weapon you really like, and upgrade it, you NEED to keep it! Otherwise, it's nearly impossible to regain a handful of weapons later in the game. Especially in the last 20% or so, when you've almost beaten it, you aren't able to buy/acquire all of the prior weapons! I have no idea why they thought this would be a good idea. Finally, the biggest issue of all is how short the game is. The entire game is about 8 hours long. I spent a few hours grinding the slot machines and certain weapons, and my total playtime is 10 hours, so 8 is probably an accurate estimate. I predict that if you played the entire thing co-op (which is a great feature) it might be even less. When I finished the game (the ending is horrible, by the way), my first reaction was "that's it?" It genuinely felt unfinished, and I think that is the case. It seems like the development team ran into a deadline, or ran out of money and just finished it up with what they had. It's a fun game, but I would recommend you get it at 50% off.

Tower 57 is by far the prettiest game I have played in a while. I really like the pixel style, the colors and the overall looks of the setting. The game itself is fun to play. I haven't had the chance to try it in coop yet, but even I spent a good while in single player and was well entertained. Nonetheless the game suffers from a few quirks, which I hope get patched soon. - sometimes the controls aren't very responsive (A no-go for a fast paced twin-stick-shooter) - the balancing is way off - ranged characters (Spy, Scientist) perfom way better than melee ones - the early game is nothing but a grind for self-healing capabilities - medkits should be found more often - the machine gun is a joke - damagewise I hope this gets fixed soon, as apart from that the game is great fun to play. Sidenote: It even runs on GPD Win

Tower 57 is an indie game made by Pixwerk and 11bit Studios and believe me this is a great title to play. When I've just touched this game, it's lovely and incredibly beautiful looking game - I love 8/16 bit era and all these pixel art levels, characters, mobs and weapons are something I like. The difficulty I took is Hard, let's hope it won't be too much for me. Everything intrigues me in this game, especially the weapons and their look, they are so amazing and beautiful. The enemies in this game are another story, they are also pretty in their own way! Add to this some steampunk climate and you have this game, in my opinion of the best titles to try this year. This is a great throwback to the 80s and 90s era when such games were extremely popular on Arcades, consoles and PCs.