Tempest Tower

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• Announcements·1 Sept 2026Official

  Sign up for the Stream Train playtest!

  Hello Trip Tenders! Over the last 12 months we have been working hard on a new game! Stream Train is a first-person, co-op, horror adventure about livestreaming your trip down an abandoned railroad. We announced Stream Train in mid-July and now we are getting ready to run a closed playtest weekend to get feedback about the game from our community. If you think that Stream Train sounds like the kind of game that you would enjoy playing with your friends then sign up for a chance to gain access to the playtest today! If you still need some convincing, check out the latest trailer for the game below. Find out more about Stream Train right here on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4071650/Stream_Train/
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• Announcements·29 Aug 2025Official

  Gamescom Round Up

  Hello Trip Tenders! What a launch week! We showcased Tempest Tower at Gamescom as part of the Indie Arena Booth, and loved every second of it. Seeing players engage with Tempest Tower and chatting with fans was such a wholesome experience. We event had a line! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45156611/8f20e84467e696417d889def953b58ec971ce54a.jpg Thank you for buying Tempest Tower Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey through Early Access and to everyone who bought the game in this last week. It means the world to us to see people enjoying Tempest Tower. Self-publishing was a brand new experience for us and the response we have gotten from our community has been incredibly rewarding. We hope you continue to enjoy Tempest Tower, and that you keep an eye out for the next Half Past Yellow game (whenever it comes). Remember to Review If you haven't already, we would really appreciate you leaving a review for the game. It helps a lot with discovery and lets players know what to expect from the game before they buy. Thanks in advance! Bundle with Sulfur We are also exicted to be bundled up with Sulfur, an amazing FPS Roguelike made by our friends over at Perfect Random. If you thrive in the hectic action phases seen in the later levels of Tempest Tower and yearn for old-school shooter gameplay, then Sulfur is probably for you. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/58303/SULFUR_x_Tempest_Tower/ Future Plans Our trip to Gamescom wasn't all about showcasing. We also had meetings with potential porting studios for Tempest Tower. We don't have anything to report just yet, but we would love to see the game on consoles and we are working to make it a reality. In terms of future content updates, we have nothing to report at the moment. We will be keeping a close eye on player feedback and providing hotfixes for any glaring issues that the community discovers in the game. If you have any feedback for us, feel free to post in the Community Hub or join our Discord. Gamescom - Player ...
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• Patch Notes·28 Aug 2025Official

  Post 1.0 Fixes

  Hello Trip Tenders, We have a bigger "Post Launch" news post coming tomorrow that covers a bunch of things from Gamescom to future plans. Today we have a small patch that resolves a couple of recurring problems we saw at the showcase. Patch Notes Removed a rogue enemy spawn point in Tutorial - Wave 3 Updated Fuel placement in the Tutorial Added a particle effect to the Tower Switch in Tutorial - Wave 1 to better guide players Spike Trap description no longer says "Jump to activate" (this was an English only issue) Dynamo Switch no longer says "Gust to activate" in all languages except English Increased Peeper collection radius when herding Peepers back to the Tower Gamepad Control Updates A can now be used to select in the build menu Right Trigger can be used to pick up and drop items Left Trigger can be used to open the build menu in build mode These are all additional controls to improve playability on the gamepad, the general control scheme remains unchanged. Tutorial prompts still direct players to the same controls.
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• Announcements·19 Aug 2025Official

  Tempest Tower 1.0 is Out Now!

  Hello Trip Tenders! Release day is here, Tempest Tower 1.0 is out now! It has been amazing to hear your feedback over the last few months, and the game is in a better state because of it. This was our first experience releasing a game through Early Access and we had a blast with it. To celebrate the release, we are running an 35% launch discount meaning there has never been a better time to grab a copy. About the UpdateThe 1.0 update adds more levels to the Garden World as well as a range of quality of life features and new content. We have also completed a balance pass that has touched almost every level in the game. The first few levels are a bit more relaxed than before, but there is still plenty of difficulty for players looking to clear every level and every challenge! Tempest Tower 1.0 Includes:10 Unique Levels + 3 challenges per level15 Towers52 Draftable Upgrades~7 of core playtime + endless hours of replayability Updated DemoWe have also updated the Tempest Tower Demo so that all the latest gameplay features and bug fixes are reflected in the the experience. If you are still on the fence about Tempest Tower, make sure you give it a try.Patch Notes - v1.0Levels and WorldsAdded 2 new levels to Garden WorldUpdated level order of Garden World TowersAdded Bomb Lobber: a short range grenade launcher that deals AOE damage EnemiesAdded Siege Beetle: a tanky enemy that shoots at the player if they come too close UpgradesAdded 3 new draftable upgrades MetaMore Steam AchievementsAdded Full Completion percentage to the player stats BalanceAdded Bait Bulbs and Siege Beetles to exisiting levelsGeneral balance changes across all levels
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• Announcements·18 Aug 2025Official

  Tempest Tower is great on Steam Deck!

  Hello Trip Tenders,Just one last update for you before the big launch into 1.0 tomorrow. We have been testing out Tempest Tower on our office Steam Deck and it is such a smooth experience. We are making this news post so you know what to expect while we are waiting for official Steam Deck Verification from Valve. Tempest Tower on DeckThe documentation for Steam Deck compatibility lists 3 key areas: input, display, and seamlessness. I will go through each of these quickly to give you a good idea of what to expect. Input Tempest Tower contains native controller support and correctly shows appropriate controller glyphs when using the Steam Deck. Display Temepst Tower supports 16:10 aspect ratio and renders at 1280x800 on Steam Deck (native resolution). The game runs at a consistent 60fps. UI text is clearly readable, with the on-screen fonts never falling below 12 pixels in height (Valves reccomended smallest font size). The game does not offer UI scaling options.Seamlessness There are no issues with running the Windows version of the game through Proton, and no device compatibility warnings while running the game.Video Evidence?! If you don't want to just take our word for it. Check out this little video we took playing the latest version of Tempest Tower on Steam Deck. Try the DemoThe best way to check if the Tempest Tower experience on Steam Deck is up to your standards is to try out the demo. We have just updated the demo ahead of the 1.0 launch and we are really happy with how it performs. Feel free to try before you buy!
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