Is Twisted Tower Worth It?
Short answer: if the whole "BioShock in a cursed Disney World, but bloodier and weirder" pitch makes your ears perk up, then yeah — $13.49 is an easy yes. If you need a big cinematic AAA thing, it's not that. It's a focused, odd, single-player indie shooter that knows exactly what it is.
The price question
Twisted Tower is $13.49 at launch, down from $14.99 with the standard 10% launch-week discount. For a single-player game of this scope — a tight campaign through five themed levels, no microtransactions, no multiplayer stuff to fund — that's a fair indie price. It sits in the "impulse-buy territory" zone: roughly the cost of a couple of coffees, and a lot less than most big releases.
Launch-week price as of Aug 18, 2026. Expect it to jump back to $14.99 after the launch window. Single-player, PC via Steam only.
Who should buy now
- BioShock people. If the "pretty, nostalgic place with something horrifying underneath" setup is your favorite flavor of shooter, this leans straight into it — with faster, more absurd combat and the dark-cartoon sense of humor of its creator.
- Pinstripe / Thomas Brush fans. Same sad-funny, dark-storytelling voice, just in full 3D and with real gunplay. If that game landed for you, this is the big-studio-published version of it.
- Fans of weird, focused indies. You buy games for a strong central idea executed well, not for 100 hours of content. Twisted Tower is a single, confident idea you can finish in a weekend.
- Horror fans who scare easily. It's atmospheric but comfort-accessibility is built in — adjustable difficulty, optional timed-input, camera comfort. You can tune it so you get the vibe without actually hating it.
Who should wait
- People who want a long campaign. This is a tight, focused game, not an open world you'll live in for months. If length-per-dollar is your main metric, hold off or wait for a deeper sale.
- Multiplayer-only players. It's strictly single-player. If you need co-op or competitive modes, this isn't it.
- Uncertain buyers. If the humor/silly-weapons tone isn't your thing and you're on the fence, there's no harm waiting for the launch discount to reset and seeing how reviews shake out — the price only goes down from here eventually.
The bottom line
Twisted Tower is a "yes, if you know you're the audience" game. At $13.49 it's cheap enough to just gamble on if the premise appeals, and it's clearly built with care and good accessibility options. But it's deliberately not a sprawling epic — it's one weird, well-made idea delivered in a weekend. Buy it for the BioShock-meets-Disney hook and the personality; don't buy it expecting a 40-hour campaign.