Tower of Heaven

released on Aug 13, 2009

Tower of Heaven is a retro-style platformer with black and green color palette reminiscent of GameBoy games and a chiptune soundtrack. You play as a lone traveler trying to ascend the Tower of Heaven despite the will of a spiteful deity residing at the top of the world. There are no enemies, but the levels are full of obstacles like spikes or buzz-saws which you need to overcome by careful jumping. Each level is timed. To make things harder as you ascend the deity introduces new rules, like "you can't touch golden blocks" or "you can't go left". Browser version features some additions to the original Windows game: - A new secret area; - Extended ending for finding all secrets; - Additional music, sounds, and graphics; - Various gameplay / graphical fixes; - Level creator that lets the players make and import custom levels.


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how did a simple little game manage to capture a large portion of my brain for over a decade now? probably partially the music's fault but still

quickly became one of my favorite games ever back when i first played it a few years back. it knew what it wanted to do, didn't stretch it further than it needed, and absolutely HIT with its ending. plus, it's got a level editor, which is what i always look for in a woman

A pleasant surprise that doesn't overstay it's welcome with a really fun gameplay gimmick and one of the best osts I've ever heard

Someday I'll master you...

I saw an otomad called Tower of Rocco and decided to play this. It was a cool hour of gaming, I did enjoy it! Nice to see the humble beginnings of the devs who made Katana Zero.

I wasn't expecting to fall in love this hard with this game to be honest. It's probably the first game trying to appeal to Game Boy nostalgia i actually enjoy; a unique and intriguing concept accompanied by great art and a short but iconic sountrack with a leitmotif that fits the game atmosphere perfectly. The devs also knew the moment to stop instead of prolonging a gameplay that doesn't have much to offer long term, i feel like if the game extended too much i would probably not like as much as i did. May heaven grant you fortune.