Tower Lab

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• Patch Notes·9 Sept 2026Official

  Patch 0.1.0.1

  GameplayReduced width of oversized unit colliders to better fit the models and reduce chances of stuck enemies.Removed run failed banner from the ending sequence of Endless Mode.Increased Sandbox decorative object cap from 300 to 600. We will display this limit in the UI in an upcoming updateDisabled decorative spawn point and unit spawning from Region 1 Level 1’s background decorBug FixesFixed saved language settings being reset during settings validation.Fixed several cases where units would frequently get trapped or hang off the edge of a platformRemove Platform card can now properly target non-essential platforms in Endless ModeAdd Platform now properly updates the next generated platform’s spawn previewCube/Sphere physics objects now render properly in sandbox modeBalanceReduced amount of enemies in Endless Mode waves 1-25 (starting at ~40% original total, scaling to current value by wave 25)PerformanceLowered URP quality-tier settings that were unnecessarily higher than neededImproved expensive calculations in rope collision and unit crowdingArtUpdated level decor foliage to more closely match surface in early campaign levelsReduced reflectivity of Bouncy Gel trapKnown Issues:Add Platform preview may not be rendering properly on Mac.Thank you all for the bug reports!
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• Patch Notes·7 Sept 2026Official

  Localization Hotfix

  Fixed an issue that prevented changing languages in Settings. You may need to select your preferred language again. Thank you to the player who reported this through the in-game bug report tool!
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• Announcements·7 Sept 2026Official

  Tower Lab is Released!

  Tower Lab is now available! What's in the Early Access Launch?3 Regions with a roguelite deck-building campaign mode with meta progression. Unlock new towers, cores, machines, traps, utility cards, and physics effects.40 Playable Cards20 Towers with 150+ Tower Upgrades4 Traps15 Utility Cards30 Cores to craft your run4 Machines with different starting tools, active abilities, and play stylesMultiple additional game modes: Endless Mode with a procedurally generated map and scaling threatsPuzzle Mode where careful planning is keyTD Arcade for those who prefer a less restrictive experienceLevel Editor with Steam Workshop support. Build and share your own creations!A few other features such as Leaderboards, Photo Mode, Hazard Difficulties, Achievements, Collection, and Run Statistics Steam Reviews: Your Feedback MattersIf you’ve spent any time in Tower Lab, please consider leaving a Steam review and sharing your feedback, or whatever else comes to mind. We read every review, and we want to hear what you enjoy and what you want to see more of. It also really helps us decide what we should be prioritizing in the upcoming patches and updates. We hope you’ll enjoy playing Tower Lab as much as we love making it.If you'd like to keep up with the development, or connect with other players, you can join the Tower Lab community through the links below. Discord | YouTube
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• Announcements·24 Aug 2026Official

  EARLY ACCESS RELEASE DATE!

  Hey everyone! We're excited to announce that...Tower Lab is coming to Early Access on September 7th!Early Access initially includes:3 Regions with a roguelite deckbuilding campaign mode with meta progression. Unlock new towers, cores, machines, traps, utility cards, and physics effects.40 Playable Cards20 Towers with 150+ Tower Upgrades5 Traps15 Utility Cards30 Cores to craft your run4 Machines with different starting tools, active abilities, and play stylesMultiple additional game modes: Endless Mode with a procedurally generated map and scaling threatsPuzzle Mode where careful planning is keyStandard TD for those who prefer a more traditional experienceLevel Editor with Steam Workshop support. Build and share your own creations!A few other features such as Leaderboards, Photo Mode, Hazard Difficulties, Achievements, Collection, and Run StatisticsIt has been two years since the game was created as a game jam prototype, and it has grown so much already because of all of you. Thank you to everyone who has played, streamed, reported bugs, or shared thoughtful feedback with us. We truly appreciate the enormous amount of support you have given us. From the bottom of our hearts, this has been the most fulfilling project we've ever worked on, and we really hope you have a blast trying out the game. Love you all! Devon & XueerEarly Access Roadmap:
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• Announcements·22 Jun 2026Official

  The Road to Early Access!

  Hey everyone! We wanted to take a minute to say thank you all for playing Tower Lab's demo! The demo has already been live for over 6 months, and we've received tons of valuable feedback, suggestions, and bug reports from all of you during that time. It has been an absolute joy hearing what you have to say and adding your ideas to the game.We're anticipating launching Tower Lab into Early Access in Q3 of this year, and because we're just a two-person team, we want to shift our focus to developing the main game. Tower Lab has grown so much since the initial demo launch that we feel it no longer accurately represents the game, and keeping the demo updated was pulling significant time away from our release plans. We want to put as much effort as possible into the Early Access release. As a result, we have decided to take the demo offline one week from today, on 6/29/2026.If you would like to play the game before then, we have a couple more playtests planned before release. Feel free to keep an eye on the Steam page for playtest signups or join our Discord to keep up to date!Thank you all for checking out the game!Devon & Xueer
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