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Towerborne 1.0 Launches as Buy-Once Release After Early Access Rework

Stoic pivots to a premium model to deliver a complete campaign experience with offline play.

Overview

  • The full release went live on February 26 across Xbox, PC, Steam and PlayStation 5, and it is available on Xbox Game Pass for Ultimate, Premium and PC tiers.
  • The standard edition costs $24.99 with a Deluxe Edition offered, marking the first Xbox Game Studios launch of 2026.
  • The overhaul completes the story, adds two bosses, revamps the world map, introduces new gear and abilities with a Forge system, brings new music and earnable cosmetics, enables multiple save slots, and debuts a Brutal difficulty with a full rebalance.
  • The game supports offline play and online co-op, and PCGamesN reports that crossplay and cross-progression have been removed along with public matchmaking in favor of direct friend invites.
  • Stoic centers the campaign at roughly 15+ hours across more than 50 missions, reworks drop rates and adds crafting, refining and reforging to cut grind, and broadly tunes combat with new class skills, aspects, perks, companions and NPC ally options.