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Tempest Tower
Developer Half Past Yellow
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome. From the Steam store page
58 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews) · newest Jul 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
21 positive · 4 negative
95% range 65–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| Steam reviews | 21 | 4 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Positive
21 of 25 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 21 yes, 4 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 25 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (66 of 72 positive).
Players praise the game's charming art style and animations. [1][2][3] Many find the gameplay engaging but note a steep difficulty curve. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the lack of turret variety and control issues. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
Fun for how simple it is but theres just not enough variety in it for me. Theres only 3 real turrets in the game and you get them all from the get go. You just kinda mush them all together in clusters around a power source in the same set locations every time, because the soul plants are there. The upgrades are also kind of limited and you have a choice between three but you kinda feel like you see the same three …
- [1]
A cute little tower defense game. I generally enjoy tower defense, so bear that in mind... but I quite like this one. It isn't easy, the waves can be challenging. The graphics are wonderful, as is the animation. This has a charming, cartoony nature to everything that I really love. The movement and jumping animations I found particularly fun. Don't go into this expecting tight, action game controls... this is meant …
- [4]
Really fun game with a lot of cool mechanics and top tier production value. The main issue, like so many other indie games is the difficulty. It gets way too hard too quickly. I had a great time in the first 3 levels, but thats as far as I can get. Devs need to make easy modes for people who are not looking for a hardcore challenge. Regardless, I would still recommend the game since its so unique in the TD space.
- [15]
Bought this game after I got it randomly recommended to me. I like TD type games, and this had a couple of fresh twists to that standard tried-and-done model. It's a very cozy game, very un-stressful so far, and with some nice music to boot. Will definitely introduce this game to my kid, I like the non-violent mechanics with the broom (?) and the old-school jumping on enemies. If you're considering it, give it a …
- [2]
Super cute! Getting into it more and more. It's always been obvious that Half Past Yellow is giving many ♥♥♥♥♥ about delivering a complete high end indie experience, and this is no exception. It's juicy, well thought out design wise, and is a fresh take on the TD genre. The only pain I can think of is that it's screaming for local (and perhaps online) multiplayer. As an early access title this is over delivering in …
Summarised from 30 of the 59 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Tempest Tower sits at 84% positive across 25 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
58 of 58 · most liked firstTrying something new with the Peepers this week, who do you think is cuter?! (old design below 👇) Learn more about Tempest Tower and Wishlist the game here: hpy.lol/TempestTower #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨 Tempest Tower is OUT NOW 🚨 You can head over to Steam and grab a copy of the game: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... Remember to leave a review on Steam if you purchase the game, it really helps with discoverability and future sales 🙏 #SteamRelease #gaming #indiegame #TowerDefense
neutral · AI labelView post →Just in case you missed it, we released our first look trailer for Tempest Tower on the weekend. Find out more about the game here: hpy.lol/TempestTower #TrailerTuesday #indiegames #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I never really thought about the fact that Denmark is part of the Baltic Region, but I'm happy to see Tempest Tower shown off in the Baltic Game Steam Showcase along side so many other cool games! Check out the show here: store.steampowered.com/sale/baltics... #SteamSale #gaming #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →The whole Half Past Yellow team loved watching @wanderbot.bsky.social 's playthrough of Tempest Tower! It was great to see them figure out the game and clear some of the Desert Levels (even with the work in progress UI/UX) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLNX... #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #letsplay
neutral · AI labelView post →We just released the first Major Update for Tempest Tower! Get ready to Touch Grass because this update adds a whole new world to the game: The Garden. We are celebrating the update launch with a 35% off sale! store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #gaming #madewithunity #dkgame #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →1 day to go! We are gathering up all the last little tasks and making sure they are taken care of 📝 Tempest Tower will release on the 21st of April at 17:00 CEST Check out the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #gaming #indiegame #madewithunity
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing through some new games, then art with a new vtuber friend! www.twitch.tv/voiddebris #Vtuber #TempestTower #Horticular #Art
neutral · AI labelView post →IMPROMTU PROTOGEN STREAM AAAAAAAAAA I'm showcasing @halfpastyellow.bsky.social 's game, Tempest Tower - We checked this one out a while back during the Nova Game Expo! Jump in to check out a sweet TD Game! 🦊 twitch.tv/foxotic [ #protogen #indiegame #indiedev ]
neutral · AI labelView post →We just released the Demo for Tempest Tower! If you are looking for a new game to check out over the weekend, you can check it out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #TowerDefense #SteamNextFest #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Last chance to get Tempest Tower at 35% off! When this post is 7 hours old, the deal will be gone 😮 Get the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #wishlistwednesday #indiegame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Relaxing tower-defense game Tempest Tower gets a playable demo. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800 #indiegames #steam #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Base-building and tower defense game Tempest Tower officially announced. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800 #indiegames #indies #steam #indiegame #gamingnews
neutral · AI labelView post →In case you missed it on the weekend. Tempest Tower has a public demo out now! The level select UI is still a little rough around the edges, but the game looks great. We can't wait to hear what you think 🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #WishlistWednesday #gaming #TowerDefense
neutral · AI labelView post →Tempest Tower will be live from Gamescom at 17:30 today (8 hours from now). If you're not at the show, it is the perfect place to learn more about the game! m.twitch.tv/indiearenabo... #Gamescom #livestream #indiearenabooth
neutral · AI labelView post →A cute little tower defense game. I generally enjoy tower defense, so bear that in mind... but I quite like this one. It isn't easy, the waves can be challenging. The graphics are wonderful, as is the animation. This has a charming, cartoony nature to everything that I really love. The movement and jumping animations I found particularly fun. Don't go into this expecting tight, action game controls... this is meant to be a bit more fun and a little bit chaotic. I really like how they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We have just updated the Tempest Tower Steam page for the official announcement that we will be self-publishing the game via Early Access next year! Check out the updated Store page and wishlist the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/... #WishlistWednesday #indiegame #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →What I liked - Keeping busy during waves: There is a lot to do during a wave. You can jump on enemies, “gust” them into range of turrets, activate spike traps, throw bombs or even supercharging wind turbines. But you really want to get all the peepers first. Which is a risk. Sometimes you might not have enough time. You want to plan the route you take before the wave starts. It feels tightly balanced. - Keeping busy between waves: There is also a lot to do after each wave. Cleaning up turrets,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gamescom was a ton of fun, we got to meet some Tempest Tower fans and introduced a bunch of people to the game. We thought it would be interesting to share the player stats from the show! The highlights for me are 265k enemies killed and 69k gusts 💨 #Gamescom #gaming #madewithunity
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun for how simple it is but theres just not enough variety in it for me. Theres only 3 real turrets in the game and you get them all from the get go. You just kinda mush them all together in clusters around a power source in the same set locations every time, because the soul plants are there. The upgrades are also kind of limited and you have a choice between three but you kinda feel like you see the same three choices all the time ...and theyre also kinda bland. X more dmg, X more range…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We just released the second Major Update for Tempest Tower! We have 3 big additions this update; Level Challenges, Stat Tracking, and a bunch of new Upgrades. Can you get the Platinum Trophy on every level of the game?! #gaming #indiegame #contentupdate
neutral · AI labelView post →Maybe this one wasn't for me, but it has a lot going on. A lot of micromanagement and I realized I wasn't collecting souls at the end of the rounds. If I didn't physically run into the bugs to get them, I lost them once the round was over. I was pretty excited for this one too. Thought my kids would love it too but they wouldn't want to play this with how it plays. Oh well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cute! Getting into it more and more. It's always been obvious that Half Past Yellow is giving many ♥♥♥♥♥ about delivering a complete high end indie experience, and this is no exception. It's juicy, well thought out design wise, and is a fresh take on the TD genre. The only pain I can think of is that it's screaming for local (and perhaps online) multiplayer. As an early access title this is over delivering in spades. Oh, I play with an XBOX controller and the controls are super great.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played Tempest Towers, and it was a very fun and hard experience! I'm not used to playing such a mobile tower defense game. I'm so used to just making a chokepoint and done. Check the link! @halfpastyellow.bsky.social #tempesttower #indiegame #indie #keymailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeGm...
positive · AI labelView post →Tempest Tower by @halfpastyellow.bsky.social is great! Thank you for the opportunity. I had a blast playing the game! Tons of promise. Please check the link below for the YT vid or Article! youtu.be/X7d4Tbr3FFs exploringthegames.substack.com/p/tempest-to... #tempesttower #keymailer #indiegames
positive · AI labelView post →I am excited to start posting little videos and updates on Bluesky and building a community here! If you like the look of Tempest Tower, consider following us here and/or giving the game a wishlist on Steam. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I enjoyed this cute game! It requires more careful resource management and ended up being more hectic than i expected. Looking forward to more levels!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Tempest Tower! A cute as heck Tower Defense game by the developers of Time on Frog Island @halfpastyellow.bsky.social. I checked it out at The Awesome Game Showcase at Copenhagen Gaming Week and it looks absolutely sick! store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
positive · AI labelView post →An interesting take on the tower defence genre ! There are lots of things to do when the wave is going on. Definitely a challenge ! Would recommend if you like tower defence and want something where you have more agency during the action phase :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty fresh take on the the Tower Defense genre, where the build phase also doubles as an exploration and planning phase. The wave-phase involves actively throwing bombs, triggering traps or shepherding enemies into kill-zones. The most obvious thing is that this would be an excellent coop game since it's always hard to keep track of half of the things happening just by yourself. Doing a team-up and planning to defense fronts would be a blast. I really enjoy the graphics and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game after I got it randomly recommended to me. I like TD type games, and this had a couple of fresh twists to that standard tried-and-done model. It's a very cozy game, very un-stressful so far, and with some nice music to boot. Will definitely introduce this game to my kid, I like the non-violent mechanics with the broom (?) and the old-school jumping on enemies. If you're considering it, give it a chance!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you aren't a member of the press or a content creator, fear not! We have more Tempest Tower news coming SOON 👀 Stay tuned for more (and wishlist the game if you haven't already) store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Very cute art style and juicy gameplay. It's a nice challenge!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovely tower defense with a lot of potential stifled by it being a strategic game with a massive lack of variety in attacking turrets. Everything that doesn't do damage feels like a quirk, and some maps have specific turret combinations you need, so you either load into a game with a suboptimal power source and need to restart to take one of the others, or the dealing of turret cards simply didnt give you what you need, and even if you reroll it you dont have the currency to place turrets…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it. good game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun game with a lot of cool mechanics and top tier production value. The main issue, like so many other indie games is the difficulty. It gets way too hard too quickly. I had a great time in the first 3 levels, but thats as far as I can get. Devs need to make easy modes for people who are not looking for a hardcore challenge. Regardless, I would still recommend the game since its so unique in the TD space.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →also played in today's streams: Rita (demo), Knights of the Road, Superquest, Genopanic, Eye of the Commando, and Tempest Tower! next week i'll be playing [SECRET GAME] and maaaybe Discounty?
neutral · AI labelView post →A unique little 'RTS', where you need to constantly be running around collecting things, fighting enemies, and placing structures during the wave. I found it very difficult and have only gotten through a couple of maps so far, but it's innovative and polished. Looking forward to updates!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun game! A lot more depth of strategy than you'd initially think and also a fair bit of randomness sprinkled in to keep things interesting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very cozy and fun tower defense, well-balanced. Playing it on Steam Deck, close to flawless.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We have heard player feedback relating to the game's difficulty and we have just released an update that makes some balance changes and adds a new level to the game (to smooth out the difficulty curve). Read more here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/312... #patchnotes #TempestTower
neutral · AI labelView post →i really like this game it has so much content and is really well made i would really like to see this game do well. sadly i dont see many people talk about it which is a bummer cus its good and its cheap
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's a bit tricky, but it feels super nice when you just barely make a wave - everything also feels really juicy it's satisfying to even just run and jump around
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't be deceived by the cute look! This game is much harder than it looks! Great Fun! Sponsored to play the game for one hour but kept going for much longer!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's beautifully crafted and very polished. Great visuals. Fantastic audio. So much attention to detail in every corner of this game. There's a bit of a steep learning curve, but once you figure out all the pieces of the puzzle you can start finding your way through the levels.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today we're trying out a new indie game - Tempest Tower by Half Past Yellow! Grab a cuppa, get cosy, and come check it out with me? www.twitch.tv/ambershee
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for giving Tempest Tower a try! I'm glad you enjoyed the game 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →Really proud to have contributed to Tempest Tower 🙏 It is a fun and adorable game with baby Peepers. If you want to know what those are you should get the free demo now on Steam.
positive · AI labelView post →Thanks for checking out Tempest Tower! I'm glad you enjoyed the game 🎉
neutral · AI labelView post →you are unable to khange the kontrols , as someone who has kertain keys not working rn this is a huge issue and sadly makes the tutorial unbeatable due to not being able to demolish i gotta say this somewhere
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It may look cute, but this game presents a constant flurry of management as you try to keep on top of upgrades to bring in, tower placement, cleaning up debuffs on your towers, personally trigger spike traps, throwing bombs, and sweeping enemies back to keep them in range of your most important towers! Rewarding to overcome when you bring it all together!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →peepers for life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Resting mind game. Good job!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a gem of a game! There are so many ways to lose yourself in it and immerse yourself in the world. The platforming is tight and satisfying, offering both challenge and fun in equal measure. Strategy is also my thing, and l find plenty of depth here as well. It strikes that perfect balance between difficulty and enjoyment, it’s hard to stop playing! I'm about to "gust" my way into oblivion.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tempest Tower by Halfpastyellow Releasing Today Tower defence against cute beasts Published by Wave Game (on CN) store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
neutral · AI labelView post →youtu.be/EVc9Q5WbxCI #sponsored #towerdefense #halfpastyellow #s84g Tempest Tower is a tower defence game that lets you run around the map with your mop trying to save small critters and your tower against an onslaught of slimy bugs.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's the week after spring break and it's time to get back to the indie game playing! We demoed this game and I was terrible at it, but Lurkit gave me the ability to try to play the full game, so we'll try it again! We're playing Tempest Tower this morning! www.sharkstars.net
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for checking out the game and for the in-depth rundown of Tempest Tower! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and hope you check out the full game when it drops.
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