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Tower Wizard

Tower Wizard

Barribob · released Jun 18, 2025

IndieRPGSimulationStrategyPC

Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

89
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Demo now available!” (1y ago)

93%
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
67%
Player sentiment
97%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews97%921000
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)97%923000
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 91.9, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 8,895 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Feb 9, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 8812 total reviews in window · weighted 227.6 up / 10.9 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Version 1.0.4
    Aug 1, 2025
  2. Version 1.0.3
    Jul 3, 2025
  3. Version 1.0.2
    Jun 22, 2025
  4. Version 1.0.1
    Jun 20, 2025
  5. Demo Patch 0.2.0
    Apr 13, 2025
  6. Demo Patch 0.1.1
    Mar 9, 2025
  7. Demo now available!
    Feb 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window