Towers of Aghasba

Towers of Aghasba

Early access since Nov 2024

Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.

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Evaluation

Towers of Aghasba remains in Early Access, where it has been since launching on November 19, 2024. The game has received a steady stream of substantial updates: Update 10 shipped on March 13, 2025 (the developer's largest update to date, overhauling inventory, currency, farming, and multiplayer), Update 11 on June 11, 2025 (new seeds, mounts, major visual improvements), followed by several patches culminating in Update 11.4 on October 2, 2025, which restored multiplayer via a full networking rewrite. The most significant and recent communication is a developer post from September 30, 2026, which revealed that the studio underwent a major restructuring — shrinking from roughly 20–25 developers down to approximately 5 part-time team members. This happened around September 2025, which explains why Update 12 has been in development for over 12 months with no release date. The developer describes this as "not ideal" and was deliberately silent during this period because they didn't want to raise expectations they couldn't meet. Update 12 is confirmed to still be in active development as of September 30, 2026. Its planned contents include building snapping for player housing pieces, a creature AI system overhaul, and a gameplay tuning pass including hunger and amity systems — alongside a wide range of smaller additions. The developer cannot provide a release date but says it will ship "as soon as it's stable." They also explicitly mention Update 13 as a planned follow-up, describing it as intended to be smaller and more focused. The combination of confirmed upcoming content and a severely reduced team working without a committed timeline creates genuine uncertainty. The studio is clearly still operating and intends to continue development, but the practical capacity of a 5-person part-time team to deliver on a game of this scope is a real concern. The developer themselves acknowledges the challenge, saying Update 12 will be their "last 'too big for this size team' update" and that they need to be "very careful" with what they attempt going forward.
Evidence
Developer discloses team was downsized from ~20-25 developers to ~5 part-time staff around September 2025. Update 12 has been in development for 12+ months with no release date. Studio confirms ongoing work and names Update 13 as a planned follow-up.
news post · Sep 30, 2026 source content planned
high
Developer explicitly details Update 12 contents: building snapping, creature AI overhaul, gameplay tuning pass, and numerous smaller additions, but cannot commit to a release date due to team restructuring.
news post · Sep 30, 2026 source content planned
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Dreamlit inc.
Achievements
34
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Decades after the Shimu people were forced to flee their homeland due to the invasion of a mysterious force known as the Withered, the Shimu have returned to reclaim their rightful home: the fantastical island of AGHASBA. As junior architect, it’s your job to rebuild the villages of your once-mighty civilization as well as nurse Aghasba’s once-thriving ecosystems back to life.

EXPLORE THE ISLAND OF AGHASBA
Traverse varied terrain, scale colossal mountains and gaze out upon jaw-dropping vistas, all brought to life in a vibrant, high-fidelity art style. Befriend strange and memorable creatures, learn the storied history of the Shimu people and uncover the dark origins of the Withered.

REBUILD THE SHIMU CIVILIZATION

Build sprawling settlements and watch them come alive as they’re inhabited by members of the Shimu tribe. Lose yourself in a rich creative sandbox as you decorate and construct your villages in a way that’s uniquely you.

RESTORE AGHASBA’S ECOSYSTEMS

Restore life to a devastated land by nurturing the growth of beautifully bizarre ecosystems. Grow plant life, attract & feed animals, and work with the gods of Aghasba to revitalize the island.

BRAVE THE WITHERED LANDS

Much of Aghasba is still infested with the Withered, a dark force that absorbs the life from all it touches. Craft weapons, armor and elixirs before venturing into the Withered Lands and battle bloodthirsty Withered monsters, gradually ridding the island of the Withered plague.


EXPLORE

Travel across a diverse, living landscape!
Climb epic mountains and glide across grand valleys in a beautiful open world.

BUILD

Construct sprawling villages!
Plan and build towns however you'd like, then express yourself with decorations.

GROW

Nurture a fertile land back to life!
Oversee the growth of ecosystems full of wonderfully bizarre flora and fauna.

TOGETHER

Experience Aghasba with your friends!
Go explore, build, decorate, collect items, or simply show off your island in a co-op multiplayer experience with up to 4 players total.

KEY FEATURES OF MULTIPLAYER

Team up with friends, and together, breathe life back into Aghasba! Each player has a unique island, their own personal world to decorate, cultivate thriving ecosystems, and restore from the blight of the Withered. In co-op multiplayer, players can team up to breathe new life into each other’s islands.

Please note that multiplayer is currently in a prototype stage.

  • Cooperative Gameplay: Join forces with up to three friends (4 total, including the host) to explore and revitalize the island. Engage in activities such as decorating, building, combating the Withered, planting diverse ecosystems, and gathering resources.

    • ToA MP focuses solely on cooperative play, with no player-versus-player elements.

  • Personalized Islands: Every player maintains their own distinct island, reflecting their creative vision and efforts in healing the land. While islands remain individual and do not transfer between players, the collaborative experience allows for shared exploration and mutual assistance.

  • Shared Progress: Items and amity acquired during multiplayer sessions seamlessly transfer back to your personal island. This ensures that cooperative endeavors contribute meaningfully to your individual progress and development.

    • Quest Progression in Co-op is currently available in a beta state. Note that any quest and story progression experienced in multiplayer is only applied to the host and does not carry over to other players in their own worlds.

Last evaluated Oct 2, 2026
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