Tussle Works

Tussle Works is a 16-bit auto-battler where you assemble a bench of scrap-built windup contraptions and battle rival tinkerers’ ghost teams. You earn and spend cogs to build and customize your lineup, then watch it fight. The game has 7 modes, a ranked ELO ladder and a collection of 210 hand-drawn machines.

Build your bench

Each turn, you earn cogs and choose how to spend them. Buy contraptions by dragging them, merge three copies to level one up or six to reach the next tier, sell what you don’t need, freeze shop cards for later and install parts to customize your bench.

The roster spans 6 tiers and 7 rarities, and includes the Scrapling token. Contraptions can summon allies, cleave, shield, debuff, push formations or mint cogs, among other abilities. Two Mythics each have a 1-in-2000 chance of appearing: The Clockheart rewinds a broken ally, while The Perpetuum makes its whole team grow with every combat round.

Game modes

The game offers seven ways to play:

• Solo: win 10 tussles.
• Tag Tussle: fight relay battles in teams of 2v2.
• The Gauntlet: face an endless challenge that keeps scaling.
• Boss Rush: take on 5 authored bosses.
• Mirror Match: fight your own team, one notch stronger.
• Ranked: compete in real time on an ELO ladder.

Fight as a ghost

Every lineup you field is saved as a snapshot and fights other players while you are offline. If you create the free, optional in-game account, your lineup fights under your name.

Manage workshop risks

Workshop conditions change the rules each turn, with the next day’s forecast posted so you can plan ahead. Overwind lets you spend 2 cogs for +1/+1, but at 3 strain the machine breaks after its next battle. You can weigh that risk against the bonus cogs awarded for a good win streak.

Complete the collection

Unlock all 210 machines to turn your workshop golden, pursue 40 achievements and track each run on a stats and record screen. Hand-synthesized 16-bit music and sound effects accompany the game.