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Tower of Guns cover art

Tower of Guns

Terrible Posture Games · 2014-03-04

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 02, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 07, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Apr 07, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Feb 02, 2014 (Linux), Apr 10, 2015 (Xbox One), Feb 02, 2014 (Mac)

Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).

0
playing now
80%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Tower of Guns is a roguelike single-player first-person shooter video game developed by Terrible Posture Games and published by Grip Digital. It features procedurally generated levels, making each playthrough unique. The game was released on March 4, 2014, to generally positive reviews, and later released on PS4 and Xbox One in April 2015.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 20 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 100% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 31% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 31k–75k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,250 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.24 at Fanatical (2024-06-17) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 58 of 88 observed days · $1.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720172026Week of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-06 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.392015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-06-13 — best price $14.992015-12-15 — best price $2.992016-11-03 — best price $2.992017-09-07 — best price $4.492018-10-30 — best price $4.492019-11-01 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992021-03-18 — best price $14.992021-04-28 — best price $13.392021-06-18 — best price $5.542021-08-30 — best price $4.492021-11-17 — best price $14.992021-12-30 — best price $2.992022-03-07 — best price $3.742022-05-16 — best price $14.992022-07-25 — best price $4.492022-10-18 — best price $4.492022-12-11 — best price $11.012023-02-25 — best price $11.892023-04-24 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $3.742023-09-05 — best price $2.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $2.992024-07-04 — best price $14.992024-09-19 — best price $2.992024-12-30 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-07-14 — best price $14.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992026-03-05 — best price $14.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $3.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1712026-05-27 — 10 pageviews2026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-02 — 14 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-14 — 6 pageviews2026-06-17 — 8 pageviews2026-06-20 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 4 pageviews2026-06-26 — 7 pageviews2026-06-29 — 5 pageviews2026-07-02 — 6 pageviews2026-07-05 — 7 pageviews2026-07-08 — 10 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2 pageviews2026-07-14 — 15 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 4 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-26 — 4 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-01 — 7 pageviews2026-08-04 — 7 pageviews2026-08-07 — 13 pageviews2026-08-10 — 7 pageviews2026-08-13 — 3 pageviews2026-08-16 — 5 pageviews2026-08-19 — 8 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
29.8%
earned "Achievement Farming 101"
5.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,8395%17
Xbox One (Xbox)3,54826%12
PS3 (PlayStation)2,66519%12

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

Player tags

FPSIndieActionShooterDifficultFast-PacedRogue-likeRogue-litePerma DeathFirst-Person

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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