Tower Escape

Devlog

• v1.11.5 - Put Out The Fire
  July 25, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Spells were added fairly late in the development process, and while they can be pivotal in terms of gameplay impact, they're at this point still the most under-developed feature in Tower Escape. Today... Continue reading
• v1.11.3 - Pride Update & Bugfixes
  June 04, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Happy pride month! A few updates for you today: Gnomy has a new trans pride hat (this is a permanent change and is canon) Shroomy has a new rainbow cap (temporary change for the month of June) Fixes s... Continue reading

  
• v1.11.1 - If You Can't Beat Them
  April 10, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  As the Necromancer plotted escape from The Tower, trouble was brewing far away in the Elven Kingdom. A clan of elves lived in exile and were persecuted because they worshipped the night and possessed... Continue reading
• v1.10.1 - More of That Jazz
  March 02, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Hello Necromancers! Hold onto your cowls, because this is a big one! If you don't have time to read, feel free to skip to the sneak preview at the bottom. First a note: saves created with previous ver... Continue reading
• v1.8.6 - Hotfix
  February 06, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Fixes a bug where minions dying on stairs when in range of a Cultist would cause the game to lock... Continue reading
• v1.8.5 - Balance and Localization
  February 04, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Changes Adds Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese Localizations Rebalanced minion stats, focused on making rarer minions more powerful Fixes game saving in demo... Continue reading
• v1.8.4 - Localizations
  February 01, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

  Adds localizations: Chinese (Simplified) Japanese German Coming soon: Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese... Continue reading
• v1.8.3 - Put out the Fire
  January 31, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Changes: Added new fireball impact effect Added visual effect for when special abilities trigger, on both the originator and target Shaman healing reduced slightly Shieldbearer health increased and sp... Continue reading
• v1.8.2 - Don't Let's Start
  January 23, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  Changelog: New advanced start screen visuals Additional new sound effects New gems Fixed infinite spell bug Endless mode difficulty fix Additional fast-forward speed added (3x) Added tutorial pop-ups... Continue reading

  
• v1.8.1 - Hotfix
  January 04, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

  Changes: Fixed demo scoring so that it's possible to unlock some cards Added new sound effects for shields, potions, bonus scores, and chests opening... Continue reading
• v1.8.0 - Call me a relic, call me what you will
  January 03, 2023 by SlightlyMadman

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  It's been a bit since the last update, but I promise you this one is worth the wait! We've been so busy adding new features that by the time one was tested and ready to go, there was already another n... Continue reading

  
• v1.7.2 - Who's a good boy?
  December 15, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  It's official, folks: you can now pet the dog! Or for that matter, give head pats to any of your good boy MVP minions. Some might say this isn't really a "feature" if it has not direct in-game effect,... Continue reading

  
• v1.7.1 - Go your own way
  December 06, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  It's new feature day! The bad news first: this is a save-breaking change (as indicated by the major version bump), but I think you'll find it worth the loss, as we're now rolling out a node-base tower... Continue reading

  
• v1.6.9 - I heard her call my name
  December 01, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Lots of small tweaks in this update, as we're working on some major upcoming features, but thing worth calling out is a suggestion we've had a few times now: minion renaming! Any minion can now be ren... Continue reading

  
• v1.6.6 - Who will save your soul?
  November 22, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  We've been working hard getting the final touches on things for our open playtesting on G.Round , so I have to apologize for going so long without an update! Rest assured that we haven't been idle. Th... Continue reading
• v1.6.4 - We know the score
  November 01, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  All Hallows' Eve has come to an end, and sadly that means the "Trick R Treat" relic is a rare find until next year. Of course we must give as we take, so today's update introduces a brand new scoring... Continue reading
• v1.6.3 - Hotfix
  October 26, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Fixes a bug that would lock the game when Incubus/Succubus/Butcher trigger the death of Swampy... Continue reading
• v1.6.2 - Trick or Treat!
  October 24, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Happy Halloween everyone! As this is by far my favorite holiday, I knew I had to do something special in a game that just seems so perfect for it. With the recent introduction of the new relic system,... Continue reading

  
• v1.6.1 - Monster Mash
  October 16, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  There's a whole lot of new content to try out here, so I'm going to keep this short and let you discover most of it yourself. I've added new minions to each clan, as well as a 3rd tier for the starter... Continue reading

  
• v1.6.0 - Necronomicon
  October 04, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  I'm happy to release a major UI overhaul I've been working on with the incredibly talented Immunity ! In addition to the incredible new title screen, we've reworked all the UI elements within the game... Continue reading

  
• v1.5.5 - Locks and Bars
  September 24, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Two big features today, as well as some small stuff! The biggest addition is that minions now have an on-screen HP bar! Especially with the new healing spell, it can be very important to track your mi... Continue reading

  
• v1.5.4 - Bugfixes
  September 20, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Fixes bugs: Tooltip on remove gems button is wrong Removing gems doesn't update buttons to allow adding gems again Reroll button was disabled when it shouldn't be Cleaned up minions description text w... Continue reading
• v1.5.3 - The little things I hold so dear
  September 20, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Just barely missed the weekend on this one, but better late than never! It has been a huge week with lots of incredible input from the beautiful people of youtube, and some amazing suggestions on the... Continue reading

  
• v1.5.2 - Balance tweaks
  September 13, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Adding some balance tweaks today, nothing earth-shaking, but could have some big gameplay impacts: All Upgraded/Combined minions are now much stronger Every level, a bonus coin will be given (2 coins... Continue reading
• v1.5.1 - Relics and Spells and Clans (oh my)!
  September 11, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  I feel like I've been promising Relics for ages now, but the day has finally arrived! We're starting out with just 4 relics for now, as I want to introduce things gradually to make sure I don't comple... Continue reading

  
• Announcing Tower Survivors!
  September 04, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Are we the baddies? Even wonder what happens to the world after you manage to Escape the Tower? Now you don't have to! Tower Survivors is an epilogue to Tower Escape, where you play as a surviving elf... Continue reading

  
• v1.4.9 - Rebalance patch
  August 29, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  One of the most common complaints I've received from people after playing the game is the presence of a difficulty "cliff." The first 3 levels are pretty much a tutorial to let you gradually understan... Continue reading
• v1.4.7 - Take a look, it's in a book!
  August 13, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  We've been focusing on polish for the past couple weeks, so apologies for the lack of new features. They will be coming soon! Next up in the list is the addition of relics and a level selection mechan... Continue reading

  
• v1.4.6 - QoL and Controls
  August 01, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  I'd say this was a small update, but the changelog begs to differ! Mostly small Quality of Life and interface improvements, but I hope some of it makes your lives a little easier! The game can now be... Continue reading
• v1.4.5 - UI Improvements and Difficulty
  July 26, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Nothing too earth-shattering this week (I know, I missed the weekend by a couple days), but we've included some quality of life improvements, mostly around chests. Now instead of opening a chest immed... Continue reading
• Mid-week tweak
  July 19, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Tiny update today: Updated lava level palette to be less bring, and have better visibility of the red threat boxes Made cut gems less common Minor procgen tweaks... Continue reading
• v1.4.3 - New Level Art!
  July 16, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Q: Who's got two Imps and likes art updates? A: This summoner! Another awesome update for you awesome summoners and necromancers, the always incredible Immunity has put together 4 sweet new level tile... Continue reading

  
• v1.4.2 - Minor patch
  July 08, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Just a minor patch this week, with no new features, but the cool news is I'll be launching a demo on Steam this weekend! I had to put it together to submit to some festivals, so I figured why not just... Continue reading
• v1.4.1 - Don't call my name, Nosferatu
  July 02, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  It's weekend update time! Today's is a relatively small update, but there's a lot of new content! I've named all the tier 2 minions (and renamed a couple tier 1), to give everyone a bit more personali... Continue reading

  
• v1.4 - I Melt with You
  June 26, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Hello fellow Sorcerers! I've got another HUGE update for you all today, adding two new features that have been requested for a long time, but even better, a whole lot more new art! To start with, we'v... Continue reading

  
• v1.3.1 - Defender Sprites and Minion Management
  June 17, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  I'm back onto the Friday schedule for updates, this one is a bit smaller than the last but still has some great new stuff! The biggest update is a new batch of sprites by our artist, Immunity , this t... Continue reading
• v1.3 - MAJOR Visual Update - NEW SPRITES!
  June 11, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  I have been absolutely giddy with excitement ever since the incredible Immunity agreed to redo our minion sprites for us! While I absolutely love the look of 0x72 and SuperDark 's fantastic sprites, t... Continue reading

  
• v1.2.2 - Switcheroos Galore & More
  June 07, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Sorry for the slight delay on this one, I was hoping to get it out on the weekend but had some pretty big changes to test, and some other big news that was keeping me busy. I'll get right to the two b... Continue reading

  
• v1.2.1 - UI Overhaul
  May 28, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

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  Sorry for the delay since the last update, we try to get a release out every week by Friday but UI work is difficult to get right and we didn't feel like what we had yesterday was up to our quality st... Continue reading

  
• Bugfix Patch
  May 22, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Just a quick update for everyone, we identified a bug where the game would freeze if a Chomp (or other minion that spawns children on death) died on the square prior to exiting the stairs. Thanks agai... Continue reading
• Minor Update
  May 20, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Quick update, mostly bugfixes but a couple cool new things too! Bugs Squashed: Fixed bug with keys being left on stairs by fast minions while in fast-forward (thanks to everyone who reported this!) Du... Continue reading
• v1.2 Build - Minion Abilities and More!
  May 20, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  We've been hard at work on major new features! The most frequently requested feature was passive minion abilities to give them more personality, and we've made a first pass at it. I won't spoil them h... Continue reading
• Minion Reordering
  May 14, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Thanks everyone who has been playing, and especially those from reddit with great feedback! I've decided to implement the most popular suggestion: minion reordering! Now when you are in the Snake/Plan... Continue reading
• Minor Balance Updates
  May 13, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  A couple quick updates: Fix for knights spawning away from edges (where they can't reach anyone) Fix a bug where the previous level's snake path was used instead of the optimal exit path for placement... Continue reading

  
• v1.1 Relaunch
  May 12, 2022 by SlightlyMadman

  Welcome to v1.1 of Tower Escape, formerly Tiger Tower Escape , an entry in TigerJ(am) #3. I have decided to move this into a new game page, as it no longer adheres to the rules of the jam. The main di... Continue reading