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Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree

Brownies inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. · 2025-09-18

SteamPlayStation Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Sep 19, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 19, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 19, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 19, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

In this Roguelite set in a far-off mystic realm, ancient forces stir, and untold dangers await. As Towa, lead the guardians of the sacred tree in forging strong relationships and powerful swords to fight Magatsu’s forces and determine the future of Shinju Village.

64%
positive of 240 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree is a roguelite action-adventure game developed by Brownies Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Windows and Xbox Series X and Series S on 19 September 2025. Players move arena-by-arena fighting enemies and if successful are rewarded with buffs that improve players skills or weapon power.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (122 reviews).
  • · Top 56% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.8k–11k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 240 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$26.09-13%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.40 at GameBillet (2026-05-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 41 of 65 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
767620252026Week of 2025-09-18: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$13.162025-06-072026-08-172025-06-07 — best price $21.242025-06-09 — best price $26.092025-06-26 — best price $28.492025-07-28 — best price $29.992025-09-19 — best price $25.472025-11-18 — best price $29.992025-11-20 — best price $19.792025-12-03 — best price $29.992025-12-05 — best price $24.852025-12-12 — best price $16.412026-01-05 — best price $21.242026-01-07 — best price $25.382026-02-12 — best price $19.792026-02-27 — best price $19.782026-03-02 — best price $25.372026-03-04 — best price $26.392026-03-19 — best price $19.792026-03-30 — best price $19.792026-04-10 — best price $14.712026-04-13 — best price $17.392026-04-23 — best price $16.952026-04-27 — best price $25.382026-05-07 — best price $19.792026-05-18 — best price $13.382026-05-22 — best price $15.402026-05-25 — best price $21.242026-06-01 — best price $25.382026-06-06 — best price $26.992026-06-22 — best price $13.462026-06-25 — best price $17.992026-06-29 — best price $21.242026-07-11 — best price $25.382026-07-23 — best price $29.992026-07-31 — best price $13.162026-08-03 — best price $16.192026-08-13 — best price $17.992026-08-17 — best price $26.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3382026-06-01 — 30 pageviews2026-06-04 — 12 pageviews2026-06-07 — 20 pageviews2026-06-10 — 19 pageviews2026-06-13 — 24 pageviews2026-06-16 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 13 pageviews2026-06-22 — 30 pageviews2026-06-25 — 21 pageviews2026-06-28 — 19 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-04 — 11 pageviews2026-07-07 — 25 pageviews2026-07-10 — 8 pageviews2026-07-13 — 9 pageviews2026-07-16 — 22 pageviews2026-07-19 — 15 pageviews2026-07-22 — 30 pageviews2026-07-25 — 18 pageviews2026-07-28 — 21 pageviews2026-07-31 — 20 pageviews2026-08-03 — 8 pageviews2026-08-06 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 27 pageviews2026-08-12 — 15 pageviews2026-08-15 — 11 pageviews2026-08-18 — 23 pageviews2026-08-21 — 11 pageviews2026-08-24 — 17 pageviews2026-08-27 — 14 pageviews2026-08-29 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
68.7%
earned "Baby's First Blade"
18.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller Support2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)45631%23
Steam (Steam)857%22
Xbox Series (Xbox)6712%22
Switch (Nintendo)400%0

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

Census log

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

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