Twisted Tower Horror FPS Launches on Steam
The release marks a new entry in the horror FPS genre from 3D Realms, a publisher known for classic shooters, and its 'BioShock'-inspired design could attract fans of narrative-driven action games.
Key Facts
- Twisted Tower was released on Steam on August 19, 2026.
- The game is available at a 10% launch discount for 2,070 yen until September 2.
- Twisted Tower is a single-player FPS inspired by BioShock, set in a ruined 1950s resort theme park.
- The game features five stages: a hotel, water park, clown casino, carnival forest, and space station.
- Players upgrade toy-like weapons including a whack-a-mole hammer, rubber band pistol, and dart-firing Tommy gun.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Atmos Games and publisher 3D Realms released the full version of 'Twisted Tower' on Steam on August 19. The single-player FPS, inspired by 'BioShock', is set in a ruined 1950s resort theme park. Players explore locations including a hotel, water park, casino, forest, and space station to save a loved one. Corrupted mascots approach the player as if to hug them, and players modify toy weapons like whack-a-mole hammers and rubber guns for bloody battles. The game combines Disneyland with the world of 'BioShock' to create a creepy world full of malice and chaos. Players climb the tower using jumping, dashing, and grappling with a chain, uncovering the truth about the park and their own darkness. The game features five stages, multiple paths for replayability, and upgradeable toy-like weapons including a rubber band pistol, dart-firing Tommy gun, farting shotgun, gum-firing chain gun, sniper slingshot, and head-bursting ray gun. Until September 2, it is available at a 10% launch discount for 2,070 yen (tax included).
- Five stages: a hotel, water park, clown casino, carnival forest, and space station. The Game Spark piece calls the casino a "clown casino" and the forest a "carnival forest," while the Denfaminicogamer piece lists them as casino and forest.
- Weapons upgradeable across the run: whack-a-mole hammer, rubber band pistol, dart-firing Tommy gun, farting shotgun, gum-firing chain gun, sniper slingshot, and head-bursting ray gun. Game Spark adds that players collect strange toys that aid jumping, dashing, and grappling.
- Game Spark describes the setting as "a 1950s theme park turned into ruins" and compares it to both Disneyland and BioShock, saying the game "combines Disneyland with the world of 'BioShock' to create a creepy world full of malice and chaos."
- Enemies are "a legion of fairy tale mascots transformed into twisted forms," per Game Spark. Denfaminicogamer notes the mascots approach as if to "hug" the player.
- Game Spark lists "dangerous traps and puzzles" alongside gunfights, and frames the story as "immersive, mysterious, and emotional," with players uncovering "dark secrets hidden in the past."
- Both outlets confirm the game is PC-only on Steam, with the 10% launch discount running until September 2.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.