- Rogue Tower 2 In Development! - 24 June 2025
Rogue Tower 2 is in the works! Development is coming along slow and steady. I don't have much to show off yet, but it is coming along well enough that I feel comfortable finally announcing it.I have decided to build Rogue Tower 2 from the ground up in a new engine. This opens up some exciting opportunities. Most excitingly: Rogue Tower 2 will have multiplayer! Additionally, due to the amazing feedback I have received since the launch of Rogue Tower, I am able to better design and implement many aspects of the game to fix some oddities the original has been stuck with due to its hasty construction. I will also be able to add in a lot of cool new stuff and I am able to better design the game to receive updates and new content past launch to help keep the game fresh for a lot longer.However, since the game is being built from the ground up, in a new engine, and for multiplayer, development…
- Patch Notes 1.3.2.0 - 7 April 2023
I hope everyone has enjoyed the April fools mode. I have decided to keep it in the game permanently for whenever you feel like touching that sweet grass in first person. Bug Fixes -The right shift key now works properly in first person. -Fixed a bug causing cursor to remain hidden upon returning to the main menu from touch grass mode. -Fixed a potential cause of game crash related to the shift key.
- Touch Grass - 1 April 2023
Spring is about new beginnings and new perspectives. New Features: - Added ability to touch grass.
- Rogue Tower Forever - 28 January 2023
The End is Nigh! One year from release this third and final planned major update brings many new things to Rogue Tower, and on its birthday no less. Happy birthday Rogue Tower. Endless Mode! Endless mode allows for you to take a victorious run to the next level and see how far you can push your defenses. However, enemies gain strong bonuses every level during endless mode making it harder and harder to survive. Enemy Bonuses per endless level: +5%, +10%, +15%... bonus to health, armor and shields. +0.1 move speed. -2g dropped (minimum 0g). -2% to all university research. New Towers! This update also adds 3 new towers giving more options no mater how you play. Vampire Lair Damages all enemies close to the tower in a large area. Slow firing but huge area of effect. Good against health with unique upgrades allowing it to repair the main tower. Cannon Fires a cannonball which pierces throug…
- 1.2.1.0 Patch Notes - 28 November 2022
1.2.1.0 Patch Notes Just some small tweaks and fixes in between working on bigger things. Changes Right shift now works for building multiple towers. Fixes Fixed the existence of 'ghost' buildings on certain tiles. Fixed shredder sometimes going through terrain on new tiles. Quadruple defense record should now properly reset with the others when xp is reset.
- Four Ways to Die - 13 October 2022
New Challenges! Four Ways to Die adds the most challenging content yet! Test your skills against quadruple defense or the new Splitsville challenge mode: a mode where the path always splits whenever it can. New Content! Four Ways to Die also adds in more content to Rogue Tower which will enhance the play experience even for those not seeking tower breaking challenge with 30 new terrain tiles! Not only does this quadruple the number of tiles in game, but there are also a small number of unique tiles which get to break normal game rules! Patch Notes New Features -Added quadruple defense. -30 new terrain tiles! -Trees! Trees randomly spawn during early levels. They can be fell at any point in the game yielding gold. However, their value grows with each level before felling. -Splitsville challenge mode: The path is guaranteed to split if it is able to. Even on level 1! -27 new achievements!…
- Patch Notes 1.1.2.0 - 8 September 2022
Patch Notes 1.1.2.0 Just a small balance patch in the meantime between major updates. Tesla Coil Changes: -Base range up from 1.5 to 2 -Shield damage up from 9 to 10 Flamethrower Changes: -Base damage up from 5 to 6 Frost Tower Changes: -Base damage up from 5 to 6 Particle Cannon Changes: -Base damage down from 50 to 40 -Now starts with +50% crit chance Lookout Changes: -Added base damage up from 0 to 1 Enemy Changes: -Invader tank armor reduced from 12,000 to 10,000 -"Periodic" battle cries occur slightly less often Fixed minor typos in main menu
- 1.1.1.1 Patch Notes - 22 July 2022
March of the Monsters 1.1.1.1 Patch Notes Some minor tweaks, fixes and additions following in the wake of the release of March of the Monsters. New Features & Changes: -Added copy/paste buttons for tower priorities! -Added new upper limits to monster health, armor, shield and speed upgrade cards. (No, they are unlikely to come up in play because yes, they get very silly) -Evicerate, Creeping Cough and all D.O.T. pop upgrades (Exsanguinate, expunge ect.) are now displayed in the UI. -Longbow I, II & III no longer give +2 range and instead increase the range bonus elevation gives to ballistas. Fixes -Fixed some of the monster armor upgrade cards displaying the wrong values. -Fixed rounding errors displayed on the monster buff UI.
- March of the Monsters! - 14 July 2022
There be Monsters! 34 New Monsters! Many monsters have heard about the disturbance the Rogue Tower is causing and are coming to say their piece. With nearly triple the original number of monsters, this update also adds a new spawning system which will make every run even more different and give the player more things to strategize around. 6 New Ooogies! With each new horde of monsters comes with a new reincarnation of Ooogie! Each Ooogie will test different parts of your defenses, so make sure to prepare once you know which Ooogie you will face! Mini-Bosses! Past level 15, every new type of enemy will spawn a mini-boss on the following level. These mini-boss versions of the monster will be much harder to kill making them a true test if your defenses are up to the challenge these monsters present. They pack a punch to the tower, though are not an instant game over if you do fail to stop…
- April Fools all April - 6 April 2022
For anyone who missed out on the April Fools patch or wants to have a little more fun with it I have good news! For the rest of April you can get access to the April fools patch. To access it, right click on Rogue Tower in your Steam library and select properties. Then, go to betas. You can then select the April Fools beta to gain access to the April Fools balance patch. The patch will be available for the rest of April. Most achievements are able to be obtained on the patch except any victory related achievements. Happy defending everyone!
- Happy April Fools - 4 April 2022
I hope everyone enjoyed the totally balanced balance patch this weekend. Just a bit of festive fun to bring in the new season. The game has been reverted to version 1.0.15. Now it's time for me to get back to work on the next patch which may not be released for a short while since It will contain the first major feature update which will bring new life to the monsters of Rogue Tower and hopefully some fun extras too!
- Spring Patch Notes - 1 April 2022
Spring Patch Notes Small balance patch to bring in the spring air. Changes The ballista has received absolutely no change. Mortar is no longer long-range artillery. Increased the amount of love the Tesla coil can spread in one hug. Frost keeps no longer slow but are still rather chilly. Because of the recent rise in gas prices, the flamethrower’s price has been increased due to its high amount of fuel consumption. Someone injected pure mana into the poison sprayers. Shredder’s sawblade has been rescaled to be more realistically sized. The encampment has taken up Frisby golf. Lookout reticle has been slightly altered to make it more clear which enemies are currently marked. Honey, I shrunk the planes. Obelisks are tall boys now. Particle cannon thiccc-ness increased. Due to the massive increase of ghost hunter YouTube channels, haunted houses have loss all value and are now free. Happy A…
- 1.0.15 Hot Fix - 5 March 2022
Just a quick hot fix in regards to some code weighting priorities in the wrong order.
- 1.0.14 Patch Notes - 2 March 2022
1.0.14 Patch Notes Small patch this week, but with a few more QOL fixes. Changes Mana decay bar (light blue) now always decreases by one block of mana/sec. Removed the first Research Breakthrough card upon unlocking university. Boss chests now combine all of their card drops into one chest. Added a “Not enough gold” text popup when trying to place a building or tower without sufficient funds. Increase the max mana given by Savings Account I & II from 10 to 15. Removed Savings Account III. New achievements added for all of the tower challenge runs on double defense and triple defense (Should all work but achievements are difficult to test properly) Fixes Fixed a bug where universities wouldn’t research until the player funded at least one percent of research even if they had taken the university upgrade cards. Priority order now uses powers instead of multiplication. Fixed some minor typ…
- 1.0.12 Patch Notes - 18 February 2022
1.0.12 Patch Notes This patch overhauls mana generation to improve synergy between different mana options and to reduce the number of cards which feel like trash. New Features Added bonus gold from banditry and gold rush to the damage tracker. Can now press T to access the damage tracker mid game. Tower modifiers now only show while the damage tracker is open to reduce screen clutter. Tower Priorities now scale in importance based on their order (top priority x3, second priority x2 and last priority x1). Improved UI scaling to be more consistent feeling. Added the 1, 2 and 3 keys as hotkeys for tower and university upgrades. Mana Changes Sorcery and Life Steal cards now give mana as a percent of your maximum mana instead of a flat number. Life Steal I is now unlocked by the Sorcery I card. Mana bank now has upgrade cards which increase the maximum mana bonus each bank provides. Mana ban…
- 1.0.8 Patch Notes - 10 February 2022
1.0.8 Patch Notes Still rounding up some bugs while trying to bring quality of life to the game where I can. However, the star of this update is our chilly little friend: the frost keep. New Features UI scaler now effects all HUD in game and some things in the main menu. Its effect has been increased and it can now be set in the main menu as well. Removed the gold coin VFX from missiles and eyes when they die since they don’t actually drop gold. Bi-planes no longer change targets until their current target is destroyed. Added a new priority “Marked” allowing towers to prioritize targets marked by lookouts. Added an income section to the end screen damage tracker. House and mana crystal starting spawn chance around the main tower is now affected by your number of unlocked upgrade cards as well as permanent upgrades. Reset XP button has been more accurately renamed “Reset Game.” Game rese…
- 1.0.5 Patch Notes - 4 February 2022
1.0.5 Patch Notes It has been one week from launch (or 1 day from the original planned release) and there are plenty of fixes, changes, and additions I have been excitedly working on this week. This patch is primarily focused on quality-of-life improvements. New Features Added right-click drag movement. Added UI scale slider to the main game scene. XP is now saved every level to prevent total XP loss on a crash. Damage tracker now adds healing prevented by DOTs to the DOT damage totals. Camera movement is no longer restricted on a defeat. Added some VFX to path expansions. Minor tower UI improvements. Added Mana Bolts III, IV & V Balance Changes Tesla: Base Damage increased from 5 to 10. Health damage increased from 5 to 6. Armor damage increased from 1 to 3. Shield damage decreased from 10 to 9. RPM decreased from 60 to 30. Mana consumption increased from 25% base damage to 50% base da…
