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The Snake Is the Tower

The Snake Is the Tower Steam metadata

Happy Distractions Studio | Aug 21, 2026 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 19:38:26 UTC

CasualIndieStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)419
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,008
  • Review scoreNot available

The Snake Is the Tower metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)419
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,008
  • Review scoreNot available
  • Total reviewsNot available
  • Release dateAug 21, 2026
  • DeveloperHappy Distractions Studio
  • PublisherHappy Distractions Studio

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Happy Distractions StudioPublisher: Happy Distractions Studio

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The Snake Is the Tower Steam metadata

The Snake Is the Tower metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

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Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

No user reviews

Review score unavailable, 0 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$5.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 21 August 2026

Latest Steam announcements

  • Patch 1 — Taming World 1 - 7 September 2026

    Thank you to everyone who jumped into Early Access and told us exactly where it hurt. The loudest thing we heard: World 1 was meaner than a first world has any right to be, and the wall of blue at the end of the first level didn't feel like a fight you could win. We agree. This patch is aimed square at that. Balance — World 1 The first level's finale has been rebuilt. It used to throw six Shielders and a flood of Scouts at your starter loadout. Now the Shielder debuts solo — one aura, one clear kill window, a fair introduction to how it works. Finale waves now scale with how far in you are. Early levels get a finale sized for early towers; the full-strength surge waits until you've built up the arsenal to answer it. Shielder packs alternate their shields. When more than one Shielder shows up, their pulses now interleave — while one half of the pack is shielded, the other half is vulnera…

  • Update: First Boss Fight + Player Profiles + Sharper Pacing - 9 May 2026

    Patch Notes: April 8 to May 9, 2026 It's been about a month since the last update, and we've been heads-down the entire time. A huge chunk of that month went into level design, learning what makes encounters feel fair, what makes them feel unfair, understanding what constraints we need to implement to keep scope and design in check, and tweaking the early waves over and over. A big piece of that was figuring out how to keep players engaged the whole run: shorter dead zones, more meaningful decisions between waves, and threats you actually have to react to instead of auto-pilot through. Oh and finally we have a real boss fight at the end of World 1! 💬 Join the Conversation Got feedback, found a bug, or want to share a build? Come hang out with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/QKG5Geth39 Thanks for sticking with us. Here's everything that changed: 🐍New: First Boss Fight A massive serpe…

  • Core Gameplay Update (Mar 24 - Apr 8) - 8 April 2026

    Patch Notes - March 24 to April 8, 2026This update focused on tightening the core gameplay loop. The wave system was rebuilt from the ground up with a new hierarchical structure, and all 27 waves across World 1's three sections were rebalanced. Tower interactions got a major overhaul, the snake now smoothly squeezes between towers at any speed instead of getting stuck, and the node draft pickup animation properly tracks the slot being filled. Economy got retuned with per-wave currency drop rates replacing the old guaranteed drops, and Bruisers took a well-deserved nerf. Under the hood, the warping grid and wave transitions were optimized to reclaim frame budget. Gameplay- Currency drop rework: Enemies no longer guarantee currency drops (default 25% of a wave will drop currency)- Bruiser nerfed: Breach damage reduced from 25 to 10.- Difficulty selection: Added Easy/Medium/Hard difficulty…

  • Major Update: World 2, Tower Pickup, & Meta Grid Overhaul - 24 March 2026

    Finally recovered from GDC and had an incredible time showing off The Snake Is the Tower to players and fellow devs. The feedback received at the event was invaluable, from how controls felt to how the meta progression rewarded (or didn't reward) players. This update is a direct result of those conversations. Changes included reworking tower interaction controls, fixed a bunch of meta grid upgrades that weren't actually doing anything, added an entire new world, and smoothed out the moment-to-moment gameplay feel. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and played, this one's for you! New FeaturesRectangle Grid SupportLevels now support rectangular (non-square) play areasCamera zoom uses grid height for better framing on wide mapsGrid shape persists correctly between wavesWorld 2Added complete World 2 wave sequence with 15+ wavesNew lane layouts designed for World 2World 2 accessible from…

  • Demo Patch Notes - Feb 18-20, 2026 - 20 February 2026

    Patch Notes — Feb 18–20, 2026 Gameplay - Updated Degradation System- Snake Enemies Reworked — Snake enemies now use a new orbit behavior state.- Wave Balancing — Updated wave compositions, enemy counts, and enemy HP tuning.- Reactor Power Lines — New reactor power line system connecting towers.- Defense System Improvements — Expanded defense handler with new combat context options.- Orb Spawn Weights — Node orbs now use a tuned weighted drop system for better distribution.- Spawn Direction — Enemies now spawn with directional awareness.- Disabled Snake Self-Collision — The snake can no longer collide with itself.- Game Over Rework — Improved game over flow with new painting system integration on death. UI & Menus- Controller Support Fixes — Fixed not being able to switch inputs when on a different tab in menus.- Tab Bar Animations — Added tween animations to the upgrade tab bar.- Bumper…

  • Demo Patch Notes Feb 11 - Feb 17, 2026 - 18 February 2026

    HUD & Orb System Added flying orb collection animations when picking up orbsUpdated HUD layout and visual polishChanged node orb pickup sequencingTuned early wave orb generosity Degradation & Territory System Overhauled the system with new tuningTerritory progress bar now syncs visually with cells popping inAdded segment-placed audio feedback back in Meta Skill Grid (Upgrades Screen) Simplified and cleaned up the upgrade points UINew relic UI and visual styleHead marker now tweens along the path smoothlyCamera zoom improvements on the skill gridAdded a "Return to Title" button from the upgrades screenAdded a back button to settings Currency Added new currency images and applied them consistently across all UIFixed tooltip currency image stretching Bug Fixes Fixed game slow-down bug prevents permanent slow-mo if a time-scale effect was activeFixed audio not always playing: resolved an is…

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
120 February 2026Demo Patch Notes - Feb 18-20, 20261825093633188925
218 February 2026Demo Patch Notes Feb 11 - Feb 17, 20261825093633182305

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID2957070
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak0
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$5.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$5.99
Current price USD$5.99
Release dateAug 21, 2026
DeveloperHappy Distractions Studio
PublisherHappy Distractions Studio
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimumNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate maximumNot available
Review typeNo user reviews
Positive review percentNot available
Positive reviews0
Negative reviews0
Total reviews0
Steam recommendationsNot available
AchievementsNot available
Average playtime foreverNot available
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2957070/

Short description

An incremental tower defense game where YOUR SNAKE is the tower. Every segment you grow is a new weapon (lasers, shields, AOE blasts) all firing automatically. Merge towers. Break synergies. Scale your power until the screen can't contain it.

About this game

You're a mother snake. Your egg is defenseless. And your only weapon is your own body, every segment you grow is a gun that fires on its own. Slither through waves of cosmic invaders, become a writhing wall of auto-firing weapons, and don't let a single one reach your egg . Your Snake IS the Arsenal You don't just place towers. You are the tower. Grow lasers, cannons, and rockets as living segments that all fire automatically while you focus on one thing: keeping the horde off your egg. Hold the Line, Protect the Egg! The hordes want one thing! Every wave pushes harder toward your egg . Melt them before they break through, the longer and deadlier you grow, the more destruction you have. Survive the onslaught. Spiral Into Broken Power Adjacent weapons merge into bigger ones (Tier 1 to 2 to 3 to 4) and one good cascade turns a losing run into total domination. Between runs, unlock new weapons and permanent upgrades on the skill grid, so every attempt starts you stronger. Feel Every Explosion The grid warps with every impact. Enemies scatter. Your snake weaves through the chaos while your towers shred everything around you. It just feels good. Strategize on the Move Place support towers next to offensive ones for synergies. Time your merges during lulls between waves. Balance greed (collecting more orbs to grow), against safety (staying in controlled territory). The Snake Is the Tower rewards players who think ahead, but the waves won't wait for you to figure it out.

Supported languages

English

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
74Playable without Timed Input
69Stereo Sound
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
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Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $5.99
  • Highest observed: $5.99

The Snake Is the Tower's USD price history spans from Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $5.99, the highest is $5.99, and the first visible tracked price is $5.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

The Snake Is the Tower's tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $5.99, from Sep 23, 2026 through Sep 23, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $5.99. The latest run records $5.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $5.99
  • Current list price: $5.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records The Snake Is the Tower at $5.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$5.99$5.990%
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Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $5.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$5.99$5.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
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BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
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ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
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MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
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PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $5.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-09-23$5.99$5.99No discountSteam Store

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