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A jam submission

Gloom TowerView game page

A dark tower filled with twisted words and buried secrets.
Submitted by Aeth Team
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CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Is this "Unstable"?#193.0984.000

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team Name
Aeth Team

Game Title
Gloom Tower

Description
Some stories are too heavy to stand on their own.

Welcome to the Gloom Tower, a place where forgotten tales and dark confessions literally form the foundation of your ascent. Here, words have physical weight, and the truths they hold are dangerously unstable.
Gloom Tower is a narrative-driven physics puzzler that challenges you to build a tower out of words. Each block is a piece of a dark, fragmented story. You will balance a confession on top of a whisper, stack a secret upon a regret, and carefully construct a narrative that is constantly threatening to collapse under its own weight. This is not just a test of your dexterity, but of your nerve.

Our interpretation of the theme Unstable is twofold:

Physical Instability: The core gameplay is a direct exploration of fragility. The tower of words is perpetually on the brink of collapse, demanding precision and foresight.
Psychological Instability: As you piece together the haunting dialogue and chilling plot, you delve into a story of shattered minds and broken promises. The narrative itself is as unstable as the structure you build.
With a vast collection of over 200 meticulously designed levels, each adding a new layer to the central mystery, Gloom Tower invites you to a unique experience. Will you reach the top and uncover the final, devastating truth? Or will you be buried in the rubble of a story that was never meant to be told?

Dare to build what has fallen apart.

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Comments

(1 edit)

Awesome experience! The levels were tough to beat, but that dark vibe was just epic. Being part of the team, I saw firsthand how our programmer, AmirMasoud, put in so much effort designing over 200 levels! Huge shoutout to him — amazing work, seriously!

(+2)

I really loved the game! The difficulty level is just right, challenging but fun. I’m honestly surprised how it has 200 levels! The dark and powerful dialogues are amazing, and the whole game feels truly unique and special.

Developer(+2)

TNX :)