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TowerFall Ascension

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App ID 251470
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies FNA Engine, XNA Engine
Last Changenumber 28970832
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date 11 March 2014 – 20:22:00 UTC ()
😍 91.03%
3k reviews
8
In-Game
+7
📺 Local Multiplayer 🤼 2D Fighter 💥 Action 👥 Local Co-Op 👾 Pixel Graphics

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

Additional Information

Developer Maddy Makes Games Inc.
metacritic_name TowerFall Ascension
controller_support full
metacritic_score 87
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community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Store Release Date 11 March 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 11 March 2014 – 20:22:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 11 March 2014 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1394521200)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 May 2024 – 20:37:48 UTC () (1715114268)
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Detected Technologies (?) FNA Engine, XNA Engine, SharpDX SDK, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 6032486
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 27 August 2013 – 18:35:25 UTC (), in changelist #273189
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

📺 Local Multiplayer 🌱 Indie 🤼 2D Fighter 💥 Action 👥 Local Co-Op 👾 Pixel Graphics 🏗️ Platformer 4️⃣ 4 Player Local 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏽 2D 🤝 Co-op 🕹 Arcade 🎮 Controller 🗺️ Adventure 🤼 Fighting 👾 Retro 🤝 Party Game 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😓 Difficult 🎯 Archery

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Stats Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp7 May 2024 – 20:38:28 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 8 players right now
  • 37 24-hour peak
  • 355 all-time peak 15 May 2015
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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 16 24-hour peak
  • 11,785 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Very Positive
  • 91.03% SteamDB Rating
  • 3,272 94.9% positive reviews
  • 176 5.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
11 March 2014 Steam Release -
6 November 2015 ⇄ Humble Bundle: November 2015 Humble Monthly #1 -
3 May 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Eye Candy Bundle -
19 July 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Pixels With Porpoise -
1 August 2025 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Better with 4 Friends! Co-Op Bundle -

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How many players are playing TowerFall Ascension right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 8 players live playing TowerFall Ascension on Steam.

TowerFall Ascension had an all-time peak of 355 concurrent players on 15 May 2015.

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