The new live-service game Towerborne from the creators of The Banner Saga launched with a player count lower than the Grounded demo and Pentiment

Launching new projects is no easy task. Even a portfolio featuring a well-known franchise and the support of a major publisher like Xbox Game Studios cannot guarantee a massive launch.

Towerborne was recently launched in Early Access. It is developed by Stoic studio, best known for The Banner Saga franchise.

Towerborne is no longer a tactical RPG — it is an action RPG where you can customize your character and play as one of the classes: The Pyroclast, The Sentinel, The Rockbreaker, The Shadowstriker.

The launch version of Towerborne features 4 difficulty levels, hundreds of exploration missions, varied equipment, and modifiers. The developers plan to gradually expand the game with new content.

The game is published by Xbox Game Studios. According to data from SteamDB, Towerborne’s launch player count stands at 598 players — which is lower than the peak player count for the Grounded demo (617) and weaker than any of The Banner Saga games. Compared to the niche adventure Pentiment from the same publisher, its peak was 1,250 players (a game by Obsidian studio).

After Early Access, Towerborne will transition to a free-to-play model. Currently, the game is not sold in Russia.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/YQlDe-tBV4E

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Cover author: Stoic, Xbox Game Studios. Image source: steamcommunity.com