Towers of Scale

If you like Magic Tower / Tower of the Sorcerer-like games like Tactical Nexus, or you just like pseudo-puzzle games, I highly recommend this. It's less complex than Tactical Nexus, seeing as it only uses Power/HP and not ATK and DEF, but the depth and the implementation of mechanics more than make up for that; in fact, I'd say it's a lot easier to understand and get into, and is more fun to pick up and play on a whim. It's definitely a game that's easy to start, but difficult to master.

This is officially the best entrypoint for the extremely fun and interesting world of the Magic Tower genre. If you're intimidated by the amount of numbers on the screen, don't worry: the amount of math involved is literally the kinda math you use to buy groceries.

I don't normally review games but this indie gem deserves it. The only other Magic Tower style game I tried was Tactical Nexus, but I hated the ugly design of that game and it felt too complicated from the start. Towers of Scale by contrast pulls off a great minimalist graphic design and introduces new mechanics/complexity at the right pace. Even though I'm not a huge puzzle gamer I got absolutely hooked on this game, If you love trying to figure out the most efficient way to do things along with fun meta-progression mechanics, this game may be perfect for you too. The way you tackle towers at the start of the game completely changes as you gain more meta progression currency and (light meta progression spoilers ahead) [spoiler] unlocks. There is only 1 item unlocked by meta-progression so far, but it alone changes how you interact with every tower. I'm interested to see what the developer does with the future unlocks. [/spoiler] If you are on the fence about the game just download the demo and give it a try. Progress carries over to the main game. I'm really looking forward to future content updates and hope the developer gets more recognition for creating this great …

Fantastic magic tower game

(ignore my seemingly low playtime; I had 15 fun hours with the demo) Extremely satisfying. Amazing level design. This is Tactical Nexus Lite, which is exactly what I wanted because I love the concept but don't have a photographic memory and/or infinite time to play. The simplification relative to Tactical Nexus is very elegant. It's not easy or simple at all and the level design is just as good (better I'd say - it's cleaner, more focused). For me this is the sweet spot of difficulty/complexity. It is hard enough that you'll feel VERY good when you reach that next reward tier, in part because it rewards rethinking your existing strategy... which you are much more free to do here than in TN because of the smaller scale and less ridiculous micromanagement busywork. The demo is very generous, for sure that'll let you know if this is for you.

game is good.