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Tangle Tower cover art

Tangle Tower

SFB Games · 2019-10-22

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 21, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 06, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 22, 2019 (Mac), Oct 06, 2021 (Xbox One), TBD (Google Stadia), Sep 19, 2019 (iOS)

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

91
playing now
95%
positive of 6.6k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
6.3h
to beat · completionist 6.1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

91 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Tangle Tower is a murder mystery point-and-click adventure game developed and published by SFB Games. It is a sequel to the 2014 game Detective Grimoire and the third entry in the Detective Grimoire series. The game was launched with the Apple Arcade service on 19 September 2019 and was later released for Nintendo Switch and Steam on 22 October 2019, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 6 October 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 91 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 848 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~106/week).
  • · Review velocity up 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 166k–399k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,642 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2023-05-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 42 of 67 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30830820192026Week of 2019-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

107132026-08-06 23:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 61 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 48 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 75 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 46 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 47 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 33 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 41 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 29 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 25 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 26 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 107 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 65 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 63 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 71 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 91 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.992019-10-222026-08-302019-10-22 — best price $15.992020-03-06 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $12.992021-04-09 — best price $12.992021-08-07 — best price $11.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $9.992022-05-12 — best price $9.992022-07-25 — best price $4.992022-10-25 — best price $19.992022-12-12 — best price $4.992023-02-13 — best price $4.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-09-05 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $3.992024-01-25 — best price $3.992024-03-20 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-02-13 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-15 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-26 — best price $3.992025-10-08 — best price $19.992025-12-11 — best price $3.992026-02-18 — best price $3.992026-03-27 — best price $3.992026-05-02 — best price $19.992026-07-15 — best price $3.992026-08-15 — best price $3.992026-08-27 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

392422026-05-29 — 45 pageviews2026-06-01 — 59 pageviews2026-06-04 — 49 pageviews2026-06-07 — 135 pageviews2026-06-10 — 71 pageviews2026-06-13 — 149 pageviews2026-06-16 — 71 pageviews2026-06-19 — 68 pageviews2026-06-22 — 77 pageviews2026-06-25 — 51 pageviews2026-06-28 — 75 pageviews2026-07-01 — 63 pageviews2026-07-04 — 70 pageviews2026-07-07 — 63 pageviews2026-07-10 — 101 pageviews2026-07-13 — 130 pageviews2026-07-16 — 291 pageviews2026-07-19 — 392 pageviews2026-07-22 — 313 pageviews2026-07-25 — 250 pageviews2026-07-28 — 223 pageviews2026-07-31 — 122 pageviews2026-08-03 — 149 pageviews2026-08-06 — 133 pageviews2026-08-09 — 108 pageviews2026-08-12 — 92 pageviews2026-08-15 — 107 pageviews2026-08-18 — 99 pageviews2026-08-21 — 101 pageviews2026-08-24 — 98 pageviews2026-08-26 — 100 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
88.2%
earned "An Unfinished Painting"
60.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,20951%10
PS4 (PlayStation)27769%10
Xbox One (Xbox)18152%10
Switch (Nintendo)1090%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DNoirCrimeFunnyPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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