New Steam Horror FPS Mixes BioShock With Disney-like World and a Farting Shotgun

Twisted Tower has opened its doors, and this is one theme park where you probably don’t want to hug the mascots. The newly released FPS mixes horror, With Disney-like world, comedy and fast gunplay inside an abandoned attraction packed with increasingly strange surprises.

Its unusual setting helps it stand apart among the latest game releases arriving on PC. Better yet, you can fight your way through it with everything from a slingshot to a shotgun powered by flatulence.

Welcome to the tower

Released on Steam on August 18, Twisted Tower comes from Atmos Games and developer Thomas Brush, with 3D Realms handling publishing duties. The $14.99 game takes players into a forgotten resort inspired by 1950s theme parks, with BioShock and Disney World among its stated influences.

You play as Vincent, whose fiancée Charlotte is kidnapped by eccentric filmmaker Mr. Twister. A mysterious admission ticket leads Vincent to Twisted Tower, where murderous mascots and mechanical horrors are waiting.

Mr. Twister frequently speaks to Vincent as he climbs, behaving like a twisted game-show host while revealing an unsettling knowledge of his past. Beneath the absurd premise is a more personal mystery involving Vincent’s troubled family history. It gives the gaming experience an unexpectedly emotional thread between all the bloodshed.

Five strange floors

The tower is split between five distinctive areas: a hotel, waterpark, clown casino, carnival forest and space station. Exploration also reveals secrets and prize tickets that can be spent on upgrades, ammunition and healing supplies.

Movement becomes more elaborate as new toys appear. Butterfly wings provide an air dash, clown shoes help Vincent bounce from trampolines, while a jetpack effectively unlocks a double jump. A grappling hook provides another way to navigate the environments.

Those abilities feed into platforming and combat, giving Twisted Tower more variety than simply moving between shooting galleries. Different routes can also be taken between playthroughs, an approach that fits broader gaming trends toward rewarding exploration and replayability.

Bring the bubblegum

Combat is where things become especially ridiculous. The ten-weapon arsenal includes a rubber-band pistol, dart-firing Tommy Gun, bubblegum-spitting chaingun, sniper slingshot, ray gun and the wonderfully questionable farting shotgun. Many weapons have secondary attacks, while upgrades can improve damage, magazine capacity and reload speed.

Enemies are similarly unpredictable. Players can encounter corrupted fairy-tale mascots alongside stranger creations such as animatronic telephones and teleporting, fire-breathing seahorses. Arena encounters mix enemy types together, forcing players to switch tactics and weapons quickly.

A shorter ride

At roughly six hours according to Noisy Pixel, the campaign is a relatively compact option among the latest game releases, but its mix of exploration, platforming and frantic gaming keeps the experience varied. That unusual combination has also started making an impression in game reviews, awarding Twisted Tower a 7/10 while praising its environments, enemies and creative arsenal.

Anyone curious about entering the tower can currently pick up the game with a 10% Steam discount until September 1. After years of game development, Brush’s strange theme-park nightmare has finally opened its gates, offering a short but unusual ride for players willing to step inside.