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TowerFall Ascension

TowerFall Ascension

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and comba

Released Mar 11, 2014 Developer Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd. Publisher Maddy Makes Games Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Local MultiplayerIndie2D FighterActionLocal Co-Op
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.9%positive3,410 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“My favorite couch co-op game of all time. Simple to learn but hard to master. So incredibly well-made, I'm still discovering amazing little details I didn't know about even after sinking 100+ hours into this one (mostly on PS4). I bought it on Steam now too after getting rid of…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“An incredible game that I will forever loathe from the darkest depths of my heart. Do not try to 100%”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This game is goated in PVE and PVP, if you have buddies for splitscreen or good internet for steam remote play, it's a must have.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:03 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

18playing at last check
2724-hour peak
348all-time peak
0 50 100 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 92 avg · May 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
4.8%median completion
0.3%rarest: Time Lord
39.4% of players 25.1% of players 23.2% of players 22.8% of players 14.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.6% of players 11.4% of players 10.4% of players 9.9% of players 8.6% of players 7.7% of players 7.1% of players 5.6% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.5% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 39.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
39.4%Way of the Order — Complete the first 3 towers of Quest mode
25.1%Creation Myth — Discover TowerForge
23.2%Omens — Discover Moonstone
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Time Lord — [Dark World Expansion] Complete all 48 stages in Trials mode, with a total best time of under 3:00
0.3%Overlords — [Dark World Expansion] Complete Dark Gauntlet in Dark World mode, on Legendary difficulty with 2 or more curses active
0.3%Last Stand — [Dark World Expansion] Complete Cataclysm in Dark World mode, on Legendary difficulty with no continues

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-14
US2.99 USD−80%
EU2.79 EUR−80%
UK2.39 GBP−80%
Australia4.39 AUD−80%
Canada3.99 CAD−80%
Japan340 JPY−80%
Brazil8.99 BRL−80%
China10.60 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$3.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 29, 2016
1.3.3 Update!

Hey folks, just pushed another small TowerFall patch on Windows. Mac and Linux will follow soon. The match results screen now shows Revives if you play Team Deathmatch with the Team Revive variant ena

May 29, 2016
1.3.3 Update!

Hey folks, just pushed another small TowerFall patch on Windows. Mac and Linux will follow soon. The match results screen now shows Revives if you play Team Deathmatch with the Team Revive variant ena

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsLocal Multiplayer · Indie · 2D Fighter · Action · Local Co-Op · Pixel Graphics · Platformer · 4 Player Local · Multiplayer · 2D · Co-op · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.towerfall-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or newer Processor: Intel Core i3 M380 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 400 MB available space