Sour Lemon Studios is excited to announce that their latest title, Tower of Dreams, is now available in Early Access on Steam. The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch release is coming soon.
Hop to the Top
Tower of Dreams is a delightful roguelike platformer that challenges players with its exciting mechanics and technical skills. Embark on your adventures as the Dream Knight, wielding your sword against an array of enemies blocking your ascent up the Tower of Dreams. It features simple controls, and you can ascend through the tower with well-timed wall jumps, bops, and leaps, besting the enemies and obstacles in your way. You will face a random selection of hand-crafted stages and mini-challenges with plenty of secrets to explore, ensuring that no two attempts will be the same. 36 unique items await discovery alongside permanent upgrades and charming cosmetics.
Whimsical World of Colour
Accompany the Dream Knight through a world of retro pixel art inspired by the Game Boy Color. The titular tower has a nostalgic and ethereal feel due to a limited 13-colour pastel palette. Each floor brings to life its own unique mechanics and aesthetics across three floors. To clear each floor, players must complete three separate stages. Each stage is randomly selected from a pool, challenging players to adapt their strategies to overcome ever-changing obstacles. Fantasy settings, factory levels, and a sky garden set a distinct mood for each floor, each introducing new tests of technical prowess. With plenty of floors for a platforming adventurer, it’s up to you to lead your knight to victory!
If at First You Don’t Succeed…
While uncovering the tower’s secrets, players will find special items, passive abilities, and upgrades. The enhancements make each run in the tower a new expedition. They encourage tower-climbing hopefuls to experiment with different techniques and gameplay styles. Completing a level will provide players with a letter grade based on their performance. They’ll be reminded of this grade the next time they face the same level, challenging them to do better. Upon death, a small grave will be left behind containing an item the player had when they died, encouraging them to try, try again!
Features
- Genre-bending Gameplay. Experience the nostalgia of a retro vertical platformer combined with challenging roguelike mechanics.
- Knight-in-Training. 36 collectable items are available throughout the game, introducing new mechanics to your run and strengthening your knight’s skills.
- Dress to Impress. Unlock and discover additional armour sets and cosmetics to customize your run as you explore what the tower has to offer.
- Nightmare Mode. After completing the tower in normal mode, you can try your hand at nightmare mode. In nightmare mode, players take double damage and face elite variations of enemies.
- Progression Checkpoints. Those wanting to focus on platforming have the option to skip ahead to floors after reaching them for the first time.
- Catchy Tunes. Inspired by classic games like Kirby’s Adventure and Sonic CD, energetic melodies aim to pump players up as they progress through the game.
Tower of Dreams is out now on Steam.
