Tower Lab

Physics-based tower defense about pushing robots off the map

Devon Powell, Xueer Zhu · Released Sep 7, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 162
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 12 in 30 days
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 11, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 960; 8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Tower Lab?

This single-player sci-fi tower defense sandbox is in Early Access. You freely place and reposition towers that push, pull, and resize robots, combining physical effects against enemies with no health bars. During a roguelite campaign, you buy items and upgrade your setup; sandbox mode lets you use everything.

For you if...

+you enjoy engineering tower setups through trial and error
+you like creating and decorating your own levels

Not for you if...

−you want deep deckbuilding and extensive variety between runs

What players say

72% of 162 reviews are positive · 75% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise using physics to fling robots away rather than wearing down health bars. Common complaints concern uneven tower balance and unpredictable knockback that can help enemies advance, while recent reviews also report slowdown during endless play.

Screenshots and trailer

Tower Lab system requirements

Minimum: GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD FX-8350 or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD R9 280 (DirectX 11 compatible, 2GB VRAM)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Requires 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Tower Lab have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Tower Lab run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 19
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Polish, Turkish, Italian, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Spanish - Spain.

Does Tower Lab use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam