Towerbolt
Towerbolt is a fast paced vertical platformer set in the year 239X. Race to the top of a cyberpunk Megatower while outrunning lethal security lasers on every floor!
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Check out the new features from The Speedrunning Update, a free post launch update to Towerbolt!
🏁 Global Leaderboards - Compete for the world's best time on any scored floor in the Tower!
👻 Player Ghosts - Race against your own fastest run on any floor with the new Player Ghosts feature.
🔄 Repeat Level Mode - Want to play a single level over and over for practice or to push your time up the leaderboards? Use the new Repeat Level Mode to play a single level infinitely with instant restarts upon level finish.
Towerbolt is a precision platformer with an emphasis on speed and fluid ascending movement. Set in the far future where robots are waging war against humanity, play as a Bolter, an augmented half human, half robot super soldier, and break out of a futuristic Megatower prison!
Each floor of the Megatower is equipped with deadly security lasers that will chase you as you ascend the tower. Outsprint these lethal lasers every floor while avoiding other security measures on your climb to the top.
Towerbolt is designed to be easy to pick up with a simple one button control scheme, but leaves lots of room for mastery with a high skill ceiling. Master the Bolter Charge mechanic and chain jumps without touching to ground to build vertical momentum to ascend faster and finish levels with lightning speed.
In Towerbolt, speed is more important than being careful or precise. The only thing that will kill you is the big laser chasing you, and every alarm hazard tile you touch will speed up the laser instead of killing you. Making imprecise jumps and making mistakes is okay, as long as you're fast!
The Tower spans over 150 floors and features new obstacles that will challenge and test you on your path to escape. Each floor is a micro platforming challenge designed to be quick to try, retry, and finish to keep you moving fast throughout the game.
Optional challenge collectables and personal rankings per floor. Replay previously cleared floors to collect missed collectables and to improve your Speed and Stealth Ranks!
Built in accessibility options and modular difficulty settings with Assist Mode. Tune the laser speed to your liking or give yourself extra jumps!
Vibrant neon pixel art aesthetic
A mysterious sci-fi story set in the far future
