The Tower

First-person survival horror in an eleventh-century English prison

Narrow Monolith · Released Aug 4, 2014

Reviews: Very Negative; 16% of 73
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 11 years ago; Aug 14, 2015
Minimum PC: 512 MB 9800GTX; 2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Tower?

In this single-player, first-person survival horror game, you explore dark prison corridors as Elliot, a man imprisoned in eleventh-century England.

For you if...

+you enjoy horror stories about a character losing his sanity

Not for you if...

−you prefer forgiving games without permanent death

What players say

16% of 73 reviews are positive

Some players praise the atmosphere, but complaints focus on the short length, limited interaction, and lengthy unskippable narration. Later reviews continue to report getting stuck, unreliable saves, and darkness that makes navigation difficult.

Screenshots and trailer

The Tower system requirements

Minimum: 512 MB 9800GTX, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run The Tower?

Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.

Set up my PC →

Minimum

OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics: 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3xxx series
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does The Tower have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Tower run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does The Tower 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