Archtower

Archtower combines Action RPG and Roguelite elements. A great Tower has always stood in the world, and family clans from a primitive community are trying to enter it. You play as one of these clans, sending its adventurers into the Tower in search of fame and treasure, where they may also meet a painful death.

Develop your adventurers

Choose a hero from a list of generated characters, each with a class, traits and stat distribution that shape how they play. Four basic classes are available, with more to unlock over time. Level up your characters, improve their characteristics, choose upgrades and perks, and equip them for your chosen builds. Adventurers have innate Traits and acquired Perks, and Power Crystals grant active skills that can diversify their abilities and cover their weaknesses.

The game has a loot system inspired by classic ARPGs, with its own variations. You can enhance and reforge gear, and pick locks through chest minigames. Classes, weapons, armour and Power Crystals unlock gradually. You can play from either a first-person or third-person camera.

Build up your clan

Complete quests and explore the Tower to earn Fame and raise your clan’s level. Clan level-ups grant small bonuses that accumulate into benefits for all your characters. You can also retire old characters to earn additional clan Fame.

Reclaim your clan’s lost lands and rebuild its Domain, gaining bonuses from buildings. For example, a Tavern lets you keep several characters at once. Clan development, rebuilding the Domain and upgrading the Tower all contribute to your progress.

Explore the Tower

Unlock and explore new floors, secret places, enemies and gear, as well as classes and upgrades. You can buy Tower upgrades from the enigmatic Attendant. As you explore, you meet friends and foes and uncover the Tower’s secrets.

Quests and factions

Quests are available both in your home camp and in the Tower. Completing them earns Fame for your clan. Class and faction quests unlock new skills for your characters and improve relationships with allies. Meeting factions and building your reputation with them also brings bonuses.

Death and recovery

Combat is fast: delaying in a fight can mean defeat. Characters can die permanently, leaving their loot and equipment in the Tower. You can heal when needed and use bandages when low on health. As you progress, upgrades can let you recover loot dropped by previous adventurers, and defeat does not always mean a character dies: there may be a chance to survive and escape.

Defeats can cause traumas or injuries. Traumas can be healed, while injuries cannot. Characters who lose often can also develop these conditions; a Hospital can treat traumas before they become serious. The game includes achievements that grant in-game rewards.