TowerFall Ascension

TowerFall Ascension

Steam Deck Playable

Maddy Makes Games Inc. · Local Multiplayer · Mar 11, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

95%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise22% are divided0% are caveats
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you don't want fast gameplay, or if you want story modes or great co-op, try another game.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
This is a well-balanced PvP platformer focused on very fast rounds of gameplay against local friends.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Based on the cryptic ways you unlock new stages and characters, it'd seem like there would be a fleshed-out story, or more lore presented in this release.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is centered around mechanics trade-offs, which provides a healthy skill ladder and replayability.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
From the graphics to the sound design It is easy to see why people love Towerfall Ascension.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
From the graphics to the sound design It is easy to see why people love Towerfall Ascension.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Co-op86 reviews
Multiplayer80 reviews
Story and characters40 reviews
Gameplay25 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls13 reviews
62%
Difficulty11 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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