TowOrbs is an incremental tower defense game where where you face down hordes of wolves. Master unique tower paths, unlock powerful permanent upgrades and slice through your foes with spinning orbs of destruction!
TowOrbs — Recent Patch NotesI've made a large number of additions, balance changes, visual improvements and performance optimizations over the past couple of weeks. Here's a summary of the latest updates!Steam LeaderboardsAdded custom leaderboard display names.Added leaderboard privacy controls and score submission opt out.Added the ability to delete your leaderboard data.Challenge ModeAdded Challenge Mode versions of select levels, currently only 1 for testing.Challenges are unlocked by discovering specific chests.Challenge levels have their own XP records and leaderboards.CodexMoved the Reset Data option into the Codex with a confirmation screen.Other New FeaturesAdded German and Korean language support.Language can now be changed from the in-game Options menu.Added Global Upgrade Auto-Buy. Unlocked via capstones.Added a Gold Reserve option to protect gold needed for upcoming towers.Chests now display their rewards after being opened.Opened chests can be hovered again to review their rewards.Added random friendly and enemy Onslaught Pylons.Gameplay & BalanceThe Base Orb has been renamed to the Nexus throughout the game.Tower and Nexus gold upgrades now cost more, but each level provides a 25% stronger bonus than the previous level.Upgrade path unlock costs are now based on their tier.Fixed several upgrade paths appearing at incorrect levels.Fixed Guardian's missing Level 10 upgrade tier.Adjusted Frostspire's upgrade progression.Enemies will now only attack friendly pylons when they are directly on the enemy's path.Lucky Finds is now available from Player Level 1.Added a small hidden safety net for new players during Level 1.XP is no longer lost when restarting, quitting, or returning to the menu during a run.Corrected several upgrade tooltip values to match their actual effects.Combat & Tower ImprovementsTowers now visibly charge up before firing, with unique effects for each tower:Auto targeting now selects the best target at the moment of firing instead of when ...
Weekly Patch NotesGameplay & BalanceUpdated Barrage Tower targeting for improved target selection.Added a slight enemy HP ramp throughout each level to provide a more consistent difficulty increase.Added Level Modifiers with mouse-over information to better explain their effects.Made additional Mastery balance adjustments.Added Mastery prestige preview options so players can preview available choices before committing.Fixed Level 6 Auto-Buy functionality.UI & Visual UpdatesUpdated several themes with visual improvements.Added stat cards for Walls and Chests.Added Level Achievements.Added sliders to make certain settings easier to adjust.Reduced the pixelation of various UI elements.Improved the readability of the Victory and Defeat screens.Added blood effects for additional visual feedback.
TowOrbs Weekly Patch Notes:September 4, 2026Gameplay & BalanceThunderstorm has been adjusted.Onslaught HP scaling has been reduced.Tower immunities have been reworked.Leaving only 1 enemy alive is no longer intended to be a viable strategy for gaining additional Guardian Tower XP.Towers sold before the game has started now return 100% of their value.Tower aiming has been adjusted to make targeting easier.Tower aiming options have been updated and should show live targeting.TowersTowers have been renamed.Improved tower selection when multiple towers are clustered together.Skill TreeSkill tree animations have been slightly reduced.Unspent skill points have been moved to the Skill Tree tab to reduce confusion.UI & ThemesIn game/ main menu themes have been updated.Cursor options have been updated.The default cursor has been changed.Victory and defeat screens have been simplified and reorganized.Gold gained from selling towers now appears as floating text.Tutorial improvements have been made to make it easier to follow.Save DataSave files have been updated.Existing save data from the previous version should continue to work.Improvements have been made to save data handling and compatibility. Feel free to join the discord if you have any feedback or suggestions: https://discord.gg/3vEV7WqKRQ
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