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Tower Factory cover art

Tower Factory

Gius Caminiti · 2024-11-07

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 07, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

Tower Factory is an Action, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1240 reviews).

31
playing now
90%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (175 downloads)
10h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 15h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 26 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 57% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (173 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,256 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14914920242026Week of 2024-11-07: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

53102026-09-15 06:00 — 16 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 25 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 29 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 40 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 24 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 29 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 27 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 27 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 53 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 47 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 42 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 28 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 29 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 51 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
17831Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 178 · peak 366Dec 2024 — avg 94 · peak 185Jan 2025 — avg 105 · peak 271Feb 2025 — avg 60 · peak 138Mar 2025 — avg 74 · peak 163Apr 2025 — avg 66 · peak 152May 2025 — avg 47 · peak 142Jun 2025 — avg 66 · peak 184Jul 2025 — avg 67 · peak 135Aug 2025 — avg 57 · peak 137Sep 2025 — avg 44 · peak 111Oct 2025 — avg 57 · peak 164Nov 2025 — avg 79 · peak 181Dec 2025 — avg 53 · peak 99Jan 2026 — avg 67 · peak 160Feb 2026 — avg 78 · peak 193Mar 2026 — avg 89 · peak 261Apr 2026 — avg 61 · peak 126May 2026 — avg 45 · peak 88Jun 2026 — avg 45 · peak 110Jul 2026 — avg 37 · peak 83Aug 2026 — avg 31 · peak 74
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$11.992024-11-072026-09-282024-11-07 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $11.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-01-13 — best price $11.992025-01-20 — best price $14.992025-02-24 — best price $11.992025-03-03 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-04-07 — best price $11.992025-04-14 — best price $14.992025-06-16 — best price $11.992025-06-23 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-07-28 — best price $11.992025-08-04 — best price $14.992025-09-08 — best price $11.992025-09-15 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $11.992025-11-10 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-12 — best price $14.992026-03-09 — best price $11.992026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-20 — best price $11.992026-04-27 — best price $14.992026-06-01 — best price $11.992026-06-08 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-13 — best price $11.992026-07-20 — best price $14.992026-09-28 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
69.8%
earned "Silent Meadows"
18.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-11-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6063%21

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

Player tags

RTSCraftingStrategyAction RTSAutomationManagementRogue-likeRogue-liteSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

Recent updates

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