Tower 57
Released Nov 2017
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
64% positive · 819 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Tower 57 launched on November 16, 2017 and received a steady stream of updates in the months that followed. The developer shipped multiple gameplay-focused patches (updates 18.2, 18.27, 19.11, and 19.44) between November and December 2017, followed by a larger content update (20.22) in February 2018 that revamped two levels. On March 13, 2018, the developer announced the completion of the Amiga port and listed remaining work: console certification, a Linux version, three content updates "in the pipeline," and bug fixes. The final recorded update (21.19) arrived on May 10, 2018, focused on multiplayer stability fixes.
The three content updates mentioned in the March 2018 post were promised but never confirmed as shipped in any subsequent developer communication. However, no developer posts appear after May 10, 2018 — the studio went silent, and there are no news posts from the years since. The December 2019 post on the game's Steam page is a publisher (11 bit studios) announcement about two entirely unrelated upcoming games from other developers; it contains no reference to Tower 57 whatsoever.
Given that the last developer communication was on May 10, 2018, and there have been no posts of any kind from the Tower 57 developer in over seven years, the promised content updates were either quietly shelved or absorbed into prior patches. With no outstanding announced content visible in the store, no unreleased DLC listings, and a development silence stretching from May 2018 to today (June 27, 2026), the game is best understood as a complete, finished product. The last substantive update shipped on May 10, 2018.
Evidence
Update 21.19 released, focused on multiplayer stability fixes. This is the last recorded developer communication for Tower 57.
Developer announces the Amiga port is complete and lists 3 content updates still 'in the pipeline', plus console/Linux versions and bug fixes as remaining work
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
11 bit studios
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
TOWER 57 IN A NUTSHELL
In a dystopian, post-apocalyptic, dieselpunk world, where Megatowers are the only enclaves of civilization, a group of extraordinary individuals is sent to infiltrate the reclusive Tower 57. Their skills, clips' capacity & the ability to cooperate will decide on their fate.Tower 57 is a TOP-DOWN TWIN STICK SHOOTER with 16-bit inspired pixel art, destructible environments and heavy focus on CO-OP. It is also a modern take on what made AMIGA games so great back in the days.
MEDIA ABOUT TOWER 57
"(...) gorgeous artwork, action-packed gameplay and a seriously cool vibe."- Hardcore Gamer
" 'Okay, so now you have to go over there and buy new legs,' the producer told me. Sold. I'm on board with this. Sometimes, it's the little things.
(...) Tower 57 could be the next great indie co-op game."
- WorthPlaying
"Tower 57 just wants to be a fun and crazy shooter for players, providing chaos and mayhem and crazy characters like Abe Lincoln with cyborg legs, and what’s a bullet hell shoot-em-up without a cyborg Abraham Lincoln?"
- PlayStation LifeStyle
"(...) one of my most eagerly awaited games and a Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight success."
- IndieRetroNews
FEATURES:
FAST-PACED ARCADE GAMEPLAY
There is no school like the old school. Shoot everything that moves and don’t get killed in the process. Tower 57 offers complex situations arising from simple systems interacting with each other - and it does it the hard way. Number of lives is scarce, respawns limited and difficulty skyrockets when you least expect it.
TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION
Choose from a roster of six particular characters with different skillsets, number of upgradable weapons and gadgets. And if you happen to lose an arm or leg during your mission - you can always replace it with a new, better one! Master these combos and you will never get bored on your way to the top of the Tower 57.
COOPERATION
Mayhem tastes the best when it is shared. Tower 57's main campaign is designed for both, single player & local/online CO-OP. Flank your enemies, bait them into an ambush, leverage co-op specific weapons, or combine your regular weapons for increased firepower and new effects!
DIESELPUNK WORLD
Find your way through a maze of floors connected by elevators, a central hub filled with shops and terminals, and a multitude of secret walls and uncharted passageways leading to forgotten parts of the tower. Times of randomly generated levels are gone - everything in Tower 57 is carefully designed and pixel-crafted with the highest attention to detail.
DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS
Smash them, crash them and destroy everything. Reload. Repeat. Because everyone likes when things go BOOM. Everything - from debris and shell casings to bloody footprints - will mark your destructive trail through the Tower.
ADVERSARIES
Each enemy features its own distinct spawning mechanism, movement & attack patterns, as well as some weaknesses. And you'd better learn those vulnerabilities if you don't want to end up dead very quick.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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