Stoic’s Towerborne is leaving Xbox Game Preview and releasing version 1.0 this coming February with a new PlayStation 5 port alongside Xbox and PC.
A Long Time Coming
Towerborne, which has been in early access since September 2024, is leaving Xbox Game Preview and launching on February 26th, 2026. The title is already out on Xbox, Xbox PC, and Steam. A PlayStation 5 version will launch alongside the 1.0 updates.
The biggest news is that Towerborne is shifting from a free-to-play model to a buy once, offline game:
With this full game update, Towerborne shifts from its original vision as a free-to-play, always online title into a buy once, offline game – you will own the complete experience permanently, with offline play and online co-op. – Stoic
What’s New
Stoic gave us a TL:DR on the big new additions for this 1.0 launch:
- A complete story & final showdown: We have an updated and complete story, a full narrative arc featuring a major antagonist, new side quests, and an overhauled Bounty Board.
- Who’s the boss?: we’ve added two new bosses, including the big bad boss (that would be the antagonist we mentioned), lieutenants, and Umbra enemies.
- Fully reworked difficulty system: we’ve added an entirely new difficulty system, a complete rebalance of the game, and a new ‘Brutal’ difficulty for those who enjoy breaking controllers and swearing at their screens.
- Map it out: we’ve reworked and reimagined the World Map and added a new coastal biome.
- New Encounters & Combat Challenges: we’ve added new gear and player abilities, a new Forge system with the ability to modify, upgrade, and re-roll stats
- Is there more? Yes, there’s more! We have new music from the man/myth/maestro Austin Wintory, a bunch of quality of life and bug fixes, no more cosmetic purchasing – you can acquire all cosmetics free through gameplay, we added a TON of new cosmetics, and we’ve included multiple save slots and the ability to import your current character and associated loot.
Our Previous Coverage
Our own EIC, Jon Clarke, has covered the game extensively since its launch. In his early access review, he stated:
Towerborne is slick, chaotic, gorgeous and above all – fun. I have high hopes that with an eager community and the team at Stoic at the helm, listening and reacting, and above all working with that community, Towerborne can grow – from a unique and interesting game into something genre-defining, and proving perhaps, that new live-service games can succeed, even now.
In the above video, we interviewed Stoic while playing through the game in co-op, as well.
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