Tower of Time
Isometric party RPG with pauseable real-time battles inside a mysterious tower
Event Horizon · Released Apr 12, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 2,416
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 30% of 13 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Sep 29, 2025
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tower of Time?
An isometric party-based RPG set in Artara, where magic and technology have had destructive consequences. You lead champions through a tower's floors to uncover its history, gathering equipment and fighting real-time battles in which you can pause or slow the action to position your party and use abilities.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning party positions during pauseable real-time battles
- +you like discovering a fantasy world's history through written lore
- +you want difficulty options for tactical battles
Not for you if...
- −you want separate turns for every party member
- −you would rather skip written lore and dialogue
What players say
81% of 2,416 reviews are positive · 30% of 13 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story and worldbuilding, and some enjoy the tactical combat. The most common complaint is that frequent, similar battles make the later floors feel drawn out.
Players over time
▼ -29% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 48 players on Oct 9, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 8 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 48 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 12 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 12 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 6 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 13 |
How many players finish Tower of Time?
12% of Steam players have unlocked «Titanfall», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Tower of Time system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tower of Time?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Intel i5 series or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or equivalent
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- 8GB+ RAM decreases loading times to almost zero
Does Tower of Time have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Tower of Time run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 77
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, Polish, Russian, French, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian.
Does Tower of Time 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Real Time Tactics
- Real-Time
- Turn-Based
- Party-Based RPG
- Strategy
- Real-Time with Pause
- RPG
- Isometric
- Lore-Rich
- Story Rich
- Fantasy
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Dungeon Crawler
Recent updates
- Sep 29, 2025 · Tower of Time Hotfix - Keybinds, UI, and Final Battle Fixes!
- Jan 21, 2020 · Italian language added + Quality of life patch
2 DLC available.