Towerborne: Deluxe Edition

Towerborne's full release brings a wealth of smart tweaks that drastically improve the game from its early access version, crafting a gripping beat 'em up RPG that comes just shy of greatness.

Towerborne became a clear example of the fact that maintaining a live-service game after its support has been discontinued does more harm than good.

Towerborne impresses with its stunning art direction and simple, lighthearted, and intuitive gameplay, but it leaves the impression that, in the transition to its final form, it lost something along the way, resulting in a game that’s less engaging and captivating than it was during its early access period. The result is a title that’s visually stunning and enjoyable to play, but less immersive than it could have been.

Towerborne is a good game. In fact, it’s superior to its Early Access release in almost every way. With an actual narrative, an engaging gameplay loop, and decent presentation, the game certainly has a unique charm that’s worth its weight. However, its potential will never fully be realized, as the removal of online servers really puts a spotlight on the game’s hollow multiplayer identity.

Not being able to name your Ace feels like a strange oversight. Will this game get more content or a roadmap past its release? Let’s hope so, as it’s a real hero of a game, lighting a path through a depressing absence of couch co-op RPGs.

I had been waiting quite a while for the final version of Towerborne with a fair amount of anticipation – and I’m happy to say it didn’t disappoint. Stoic managed to deliver a perfectly balanced, genuinely fun experience, featuring an engaging campaign, absurdly satisfying gameplay, and stunning art direction. Towerborne has the potential to appeal both to those looking for a more laid-back, casual experience and to hardcore fans of the brawler genre. For the latter, however, there’s still hope that crossplay and couch co-op will be implemented as soon as possible, so the experience can truly feel complete.

Towerborne is a focused and stylish co-op fighter with fun battles and good RPG substance. Sometimes repetitive, but hugely fun and well worth your time.

Towerborne is a really fun game, refined and more mature than its free-to-play debut and, finally, complete in its definitive form, albeit with still some small flaws.

Towerborne has the world, music, and combat to hook players through many missions, but needs more variety and balance to keep its promising Belfry from becoming too routine.

Stoic Studio has listened to its player community and delivered a product that is more polished, polished, and user-friendly than what we saw in the Game Preview version